Upon popular demand we have extended the registration deadline for #FnF2022 until Wednesday! (17th of August, 23:59 CEST) Make sure you don’t miss when the self-organised conference on privacy and digital rights returns to Brussels!
Find the registration form for #FreedomNotFear 2022 here and join us:
https://civi.digitalcourage.de/fnf2022
We are calling for registrations and session proposals for Freedom not Fear 2022, 2–5 September at Mundo B, Rue d’Edimbourg 26 in Brussels.
Freedom not Fear 2022 will focus on the following topics: data retention, chat control, DSA/DMA & platform power, public and private surveillance technology.
More details on the schedule and programme are going to be published soon.
As part of Freedom not Fear we will meet with MEPs in the European Parliament. Participants in this visit are eligible for travel reimbursement and a fixed allowance thanks to visitor quotas of the MEPs who support us.
Registration for the FNF events from Friday to Sunday is not compulsory. However, in order to take part in the EP visit on Monday and to receive any allowances you must register.
In order to receive travel reimbursement and the allowance, it is mandatory to take part in the official visit to the European Parliament on Monday, 5 September, 10:00–11:30.
On Monday afternoon (after the mandatory EP visit) we will schedule talks with MEPs and other relevant politicians to be prepared in workshops during the weekend. If you are interested in taking part in these talks, please make sure to reserve time until about 15:00 on Monday afternoon when planning your departure.
We have organised hotel accommodation close to the event venue and the EU facilities, as an option. Please state your accommodation preferences in the registration form.
Please register as soon as possible
The available places are limited, please register as soon as possible but by 17 August at the latest. You will find more information on the registration form: https://civi.digitalcourage.de/fnf2022
If you have trouble taking part due to financial restrictions, please get in touch with us and we will try to find a solution.
Freedom not Fear is dependent on individual donations to cover expenses such as venue, facilitation, infrastructure, and to make the event affordable to participants from all backgrounds and all parts of Europe. Your donation would be highly appreciated here: https://digitalcourage.de/spenden
(Enter “FNF 2022” at “Nachrichten” at the end of the form to direct the donation towards FNF.)
Freedom not Fear (FNF) is an annual self-organised conference on privacy and digital rights. People from all across Europe meet and work towards more freedom in the digitalised world, plan actions against increasing surveillance and other attacks on civil rights. Also we have the chance to talk to decision makers at the EU level.
After two years of FNF happening online only, we are looking forward to meet in real life in Brussels again.
Everybody is welcome to take part: help organise, propose conference content and support FNF 2022!
Please spread the word about Freedom not Fear 2022 to people you think might be interested or should be there.
We want to live in freedom, not fear. Join us!
Registration is not open yet, please keep an eye on this space.
It will be possible to apply for some travel allowance for people that officially register for the conference and visiting the EU parliament.[2]
More information soon. For regular updates join our mailing list: akv-international@ listen.akvorrat.org
We’re a group of concerned people from all over Europe who want to make FNF 2022 happen.
We’d be happy to have your helping hand to organise Freedom not Fear 2022 in Brussels! If you are based in Brussels or not, have some organising or language skills (French/Dutch), would like to shape the event or help with communication and writing texts, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
[1] Un-conference means that the programme will be defined at the start of the event with whoever is present and proposes a talk, workshop or other.
[2] Please be aware that in order to receive the travel allowance you need to register with your full name, and take part in the EU parliament visit on Monday.
Freedom not Fear (FNF) is an annual self-organised conference on privacy and digital rights. People from all across Europe meet and work towards more freedom in the digitalised world, plan actions against increasing surveillance and other attacks on civil rights. Also we have the chance to talk to decision-makers at the EU level.
After two years of FNF happening as an online event only, we are ambitiously aiming for an in-person event in Brussels this year again – probably on a weekend in September. Usually we can arrange travel reimbursements. To make this happen, we (the previous year’s organisers) are inviting everyone from all over Europe who is willing to get involved with ideas, skills, enthusiasm to join our first open planning call.
To agree on topic(s) and time, arrange locations, organise a programme and inspiring speakers we need YOU. If you have any help to offer, big or small, please feel invited to join our
first online planning call on
28 February (Monday) at 18:00 CET.
If you’re interested to join the meeting, please contact us at contact@freedomnotfear.org or subscribe to the mailing list where the conference link will be shared shortly before the call: https://listen.akvorrat.org/mailman/listinfo/akv-international.
We want to live in freedom, not in fear. Join the team to make a next Freedom not Fear possible!
