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#374 — 18 May 2023
This week we want to highlight the launch of our new series on how some
APC members see the future of circular economies of digital devices
playing out. We also have a powerful account of how activists in Korea
just won an epic nine-year-long privacy case against Google, as well as
the launch of five manuals to support community networks on key issues
such as solar energy and circular economies. And we have a new
research subgrant call for proposals, as well as two job postings!
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“The bottom line is to understand that linearity and growth will not go
together”: Introducing "Our Circular Future", a series on the future of
circular economies
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=16997&qid=1882416>
In this new series, we reconnect with members who contributed to
our guide on the circular economy of digital devices, this time
about their vision for the future of these economies. In part one, we
speak with CITAD about what is needed in the right to repair
movement, emerging trends and lessons learned and missed.
ADVOCATING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ONLINE
Protecting civil rights against corporate surveillance in South Korea
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=16998&qid=1882416>
Google has been giving access to users' personal information to the US
government under the latter's PRISM programme. In 2014, six activists
from various organisations, including APC member Korean Progressive
Network Jinbonet, took the tech giant to court, demanding they be given
access to the information that Google holds on them. Nine years
later, they finally won in the Supreme Court.
The APC network intervenes at the Global Digital Compact's deep dive
session on human rights online
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=16999&qid=1882416>
APC and its members gave statements at the Global Digital Compact (GDC)
thematic deep dive session on the theme of human rights online.
SPOTLIGHT ON ASIA
Call for proposals: APC is excited to announce the CYRILLA research
subgrant for 2023!
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=17000&qid=1882416>
APC will award one subgrant for a research project that focuses on the
criminalisation of online expression in Sri Lanka, in continuation of
research which to date has covered nine countries across South and
Southeast Asia. The deadline to apply is 15 June.
*From the archives* Unshackling expression: A study on laws
criminalising expression online in Asia
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=17017&qid=1882416>
This special GISWatch edition examines problematic trends in the use of
laws against freedom of expression in online spaces in Asia. It presents
analysis on the criminalisation of online expression in six countries:
Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan and Thailand.
LOCAL ACCESS AND COMMUNITY NETWORKS
Manuals from communities of practice: A series to support community
networks <https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=17001&qid=1882416>
These five manuals are the result of communities of practice
that brought together community network practitioners from diverse
countries. They aim to support community networks on key issues such as
solar energy, circular economies, bamboo infrastructure and more.
Rural digital transformation in Sekgosese: Overcoming connectivity
challenges and developing digital skills
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=17002&qid=1882416>
Drawing on the lessons and experiences from the Mamaila Community
Network, traditional leaders, local entrepreneurs, community members and
academics discussed the role of community networks as complementary
solutions to commercial internet service providers in bridging the
digital divide in underserved areas such as Sekgosese, in South Africa.
El afecto, un pilar fundamental en la construcción de redes comunitarias
en Latinomérica
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=17003&qid=1882416>
“Plasmemos un sueño colectivo para los territorios en los que nos
encontramos”. En torno a esta idea giró el encuentro latinoamericano del
proyecto LocNet sobre redes comunitarias. En el centro, la participación
de los jóvenes, las mujeres, los pueblos indígenas y los movimientos
sociales.
SAVE THE DATE! UPCOMING EVENTS
DRAPAC23 Assembly: Creating a network of trust through the peer
verification process
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=17018&qid=1882416>
EngageMedia envisions the upcoming DRAPAC23 Assembly as a safe space for
all participants, and the Assembly is implementing a peer-to-peer
participant verification system where registered attendees can vouch for
each other as trusted contacts.
Palestine Digital Activism Forum 2023
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=17019&qid=1882416>
7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media launched
the first Palestine Digital Activism Forum in 2017, and this year it
will be held from 23 to 25 May 2023 on the theme of Undoing Digital
Discrimination.
COME WORK WITH US AT APC!
Job call: APC is looking for a subgrants coordinator for the Safety for
Voices project
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=17004&qid=1882416>
APC is looking for a subgrants coordinator for our “Safety for Voices”
project to join our virtual office and team and support our exciting
work. The deadline for applications is 21 May.
Job call: APC is looking for a finance and administration coordinator
for the Safety for Voices project
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=17005&qid=1882416>
APC is looking for a finance and administration coordinator for our
“Safety for Voices” project to join our virtual office and team and
support our exciting work. The deadline for applications is 21 May.
Read more on
Harness collective power of communities
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=17006&qid=1882416>
Enable digital inclusion for the most vulnerable
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=17007&qid=1882416>
Co-create a feminist internet
<https://crm.apc.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=17008&qid=1882416>
Advocate for human rights online and offline
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Promote governance of the internet
as a global public good
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Mobilise collective action
for environmental justice and sustainability
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