SPACE - Socio-Political Advocacy for Community Networks Engagement
SPACE is a capacity and movement building mentorship programme that brings together digital community network advocates, internet governance and digital rights activists in the global South. It aims to support and equip women, gender-diverse, queer and trans individuals to take on leadership roles of CN advocacy in policy and regulatory spaces.
⭐️ A CARING SPACE
THE CARING SPACE THAT WE WILL CO CREATE The Association for Progressive Communications is comm...
💻 Zoom link to SPACE
📻 Agenda
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📡 RELEVANT EVENTS
🧚🏽 SPACE PLAYLIST
Ana Sahraouiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qkoYus8B_k The Astounding Eyes of Ritahttps://www....
WEEK ONE
During the first week, we will be discussing what makes it important for us to be in policy space...
Session One | Oct 4
SESSION TITLE Why are we interested in policy, advocacy and governance? ABOUT THE SESSION T...
Session Two | Oct 8
SESSION TITLE Our gendered experiences in policy spaces, challenges and needs. The spaces we wis...
📋 Resources
WEEK 1 SESSION 1 PRESENTATION SPACE_Week1_Session 1.pdf SAMPLE EXERCISE SPACE_Advocacy strate...
💬 Documentation
October 4 | SESSION 1 — Why are we interested in policy, advocacy and governance? The session wa...
WEEK TWO
In week two, we will get more familiar with ICT laws, take a closer look at how we can gender pol...
Session One | Oct 11
SESSION TITLE Understanding ICT laws, policy and gender. ABOUT THE SESSION Gender perspecti...
Session Two | Oct 15
SESSION TITLE Infrastructure is not gender neutral: Who, how and why we need to be involved in t...
📋 Resources
WEEK 2 SESSION 1PRESENTATION SPACE_UnderstandingICTGender.pdf LIST OF RESOURCES 1. (a) 2019...
🪡 Documentation
October 11 | SESSION 3: Understanding ICT laws, policy, and gender Facilitated by Eleanor of A4A...
WEEK THREE
During week three, participants and mentors will discuss the areas of regulation and policy in te...
Session One | Oct 18
SESSION TITLE Areas of regulation and policy in telecoms in general and Community Networks more ...
Session Two | Oct 22
SESSION TITLE Hacking language of intimidation: an antidote to jargon. ABOUT THE SESSION In...
📋 Resources
WEEK 3 SESSION 1PRESENTATION SPACE_AreasOfRegulation.pptx Reading Recommendations SPACE 18...
💮 Documentation
October 18 | SESSION 5 — Areas of regulation and policy in telecoms in general and Community Netw...
WEEK FOUR
In week four, we will learn more about how enabling local and innovative access in different regi...
Session One | Oct 25
SESSION TITLE Enabling local and innovative access in different regions and contexts through inc...
Session Two | Oct 29
SESSION TITLE Gender in CNs - community power dynamics and roles - reclaiming a seat at the deci...
📋 Resources
Week 4 Session 1 Resources 1. Business Model CanvasBMC-for-SE-2nd-Edition-Web.pdf 2. How to pr...
🖌 Documentation
October 25 | SESSION 7 — Enabling local and innovative access in different regions and contexts t...
WEEK FIVE
Session One | Nov 1
SESSION TITLE Enabling Innovation for inclusion: spectrum sharing policies, spectrum innovation;...
Session Two | Nov 5
SESSION TITLE Feminist Tech Innovation led by women, gender and sexuality-diverse individuals an...
📋 Resources
Week 5 Session 1 This is a whitepaper we recently published about the 6 GHz band, it is availabl...
🪁 Documentation
Nov 1 | SESSION 9 — Enabling Innovation for inclusion: spectrum sharing policies, spectrum innova...
WEEK SIX
Session One | Nov 8
SESSION TITLE Keys for Sustainability (1): Backhaul, CN models, cooperatives, SMEEs. ABOUT T...
Session Two | Nov 12
SESSION TITLE The role of women, gender inclusive modalities and other diverse community members...
📋 Resources
WEEK 6 Session 1 PRESENTATIONSPACE_Backhaul, models for CN and cooperatives or SMEE.pptx WEE...
🛖 Documentation
Nov 8 | SESSION 11 — Keys for Sustainability (1): Backhaul, CN models, cooperatives, SMEEs In th...
WEEK SEVEN
Session One | Nov 15
SESSION TITLE Keys for sustainability (2):USF in the different areas of the world + social sust...
Session Two | Nov 19
SESSION TITLE Knowledge keeping, knowledge transfer, digital skills and continuity in the commun...
📋 Resources
WEEK 7 SESSION 1 PRESENTATIONSPACE_USF.ppt Presentation_ USF_Adriana.pptx USF Video on USF in...
🔭 Documentation
Nov 15 | SESSION 13 — Keys for sustainability (2): USF in the different areas of the world + soci...
WEEK EIGHT
This week will be participant-led. The sessions will serve as an interactive platform for the par...
Session One | Nov 22
LEADING and Co-SHAPING STRATEGYThis session is dedicated for participants to recall and remember ...
Session Two | Nov 26
SUMMARYLocNet SPACE Summary 2021.pdf GENDER AND LANGUAGE Our discussions were around these po...
📍Documentation
Nov 22 | SESSION 15 — Leading and co-shaping strategies In this penultimate session of SPACE 202...