May First/People Link at the World Social Forum

Please join May First/People Link at both the World Forum of Free Media and the World Social Forum in Montreal August 5th through August 14th. See below for a list of workshops organized by MF/PL and MF/PL members.

World Forum of Free Media Events

Monday, Aug 8

• Indymedia Africa Convergence project and cross border organizing in Sub-Saharan (Indymedia Africa Working Group): 10h45m - 12h30m, Leacock 26
• Indymedia Strategy Session #1: Indymedia in the age of Corporate Social Media (Indymedia): 15h30 - 16h45, Arts W-120

Tuesday, Aug 9

• Free media challenges in the multi-platform & digital environment (Association for Progressive Communications): 9hm00 - 10h30, Leacock 26
• Indymedia Strategy Session #2: Learning from Successful IMCs: an assessment of where we are at with the network, engaging as may active collectives as possible (Indymedia): 10h45 - 12h30, Arts 145
• Beyond Copy Left: Equity and Reciprocity while sharing our Creations (Rosa Luxemburg): 10h45m - 12h30m, Arts W-20
• Conversation with Hamid Khan (remote) on impact of Surveillance on our movements (May First): Lunchtime, Room W-5
• Share your creativity through MediaGoblin (Rosa Luxemburg): 13m45h - 15h15m, Arts W-5

Wednesday, Aug 10

• Video distribution in the era of Facebook (Indymedia): 14h - 15h45m, Ferrier 230
• Indymedia Strategy Session #3: Reflecting on Indymedia Principles, Process and Practices: a review of past successes/problems with the network (Indymedia): 15h30m - 16h45m, Ferrier 230

Thursday, Aug 11

• Indymedia Strategy Session #4: A Way Forward (Indymedia): 15h30 - 16h45, Ferrier 230

Friday, Aug 12

• Strategy Session #5: Crossborder Dialogue on Women, IMC & Struggles (Indymedia): 9h00 - 11h30m, Arts W-5

World Social Forum

Wednesday, Aug 10

• The securitisation of cyberspace and the impact on human rights (Association for Progressive Communications): 9h - 10h30m, Pavillon Bronfman (Local OO1)

Thursday, Aug 11

• Group collaboration with ownCloud (Rosa Luxemburg): 13h00 - 15h30m, Pavillon des Arts (Local W5)

Friday, Aug 12

• Another internet is possible: Meet progressive ISPs around the world (Rosa Luxemburg): 09h00m - 11h30m, Pavillon des Arts (Local W220)
• Mexcla: Bilingual online communication assisted by an interpreter (Rosa Luxemburg): 13h00 - 15h30m, Pavillon des Arts (Local W220)
• Privacy, Surveillance and Secure Internet Access: Planning the Fight (May First): 13h00 - 15h30m, Pavillon des Arts (Local W20)

Please print out the [flyer](https://mayfirst.org/en/files/mfpl-wffm-wsf- handout.pdf)!