Internet Without Borders is a traveling conference-laboratory uniting technology professionals, journalists, activists around a common challenge: ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine as soon as possible.
Between January 31st – February 2nd the conference will come to Haifa, Israel. We invite people from the region (and those willing to travel) to submit your ideas for talks, presentations, panels, demos and workshops, as well as hackathon challenges, on some of the following thematics:
Anti-censorship boot camp
- Understanding censorship circumvention technologies
- Satellite, radio and mobile communication strategies for evading censorship
- Censorship analysis as a tool for circumvention
Internet Freedom agitprop
- Targeted outreach / advertising / messaging for different audiences
- Ensuring the online availability, accessibility and re-transmission of independent media and anti-war information sources
Digital Antiwar Resistance
- Secure communications in adversary and isolated networks
- OSINT research to discredit propaganda narratives
- Supporting anti-war communities and influencers’ campaigns
The conference will be held in English and Russian with simultaneous translations provided and take place over 3 days – presentations and panels scheduled for the afternoon(16:30-20:00) of January 31st and February 1st. Possible formats for your contribution include: presentations or demos (15 minutes); panel discussion (55 minutes); interactive group sessions, workshops or brainstorming (up to 1.5 hours), interview with an expert (30 minutes). You can suggest a different format as well.
The third day 9:00-19:00 is entirely dedicated to “Hackathon Without Borders”. We invite you to suggest one-day small-team challenges aiming to improve existing solutions for anti-censorship technologies and tactics, as well as design and prototype new ideas for strengthening the ambitions and results of the anti-war movement. Hackathon challenges will be awarded a bounty prize by the conference organizers.
Who are the organizers?
The event is organized by eQualitie and Teplitsa (Technologies for Social Good) with support from the Internet Defense Society and the Haifa anti-war group Connections. We will be joined by our technology partners AmneziaVPN, Lantern, Access Now, OONI, New Node and CENO
eQualitie creates decentralized internet services in support of a more equal and equitable network. Our solutions are open source, battle proven and developed in mind of our values. Everyday, they enable freedom of association for millions of people online.
Теплица социальных технологий – an independent educational and development project whose mission is to strengthen Russian civil society through information technology
«Связь» – Haifa Anti-War Group, founded in 2022 by Israeli activists. Aims: support for Ukrainian citizens in Israel, financial and humanitarian support for Ukraine, anti-war activities in Russian language in Israel, connection with anti-war Russian-speaking movements around the world.