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* Privacy and intellectual freedom in an environment of increasing repression | * Privacy and intellectual freedom in an environment of increasing repression | ||
* Privacy strategies and tools with a harm reduction lens | * Privacy strategies and tools with a harm reduction lens | ||
| − | * Individual | + | * Individual and collective action for speech and privacy |
* Building power in and through libraries | * Building power in and through libraries | ||
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===== Syllabus and weekly layout ===== | ===== Syllabus and weekly layout ===== | ||
| − | * | + | * This course is 15 weeks with 2 hours each week of real-time discussion. There are a few off weeks built into the schedule to accommodate holidays. |
| − | * Weekly commitments: | + | * Weekly commitments: weekly real-time discussion, Discord conversations, readings |
* Weekly meetings are a mix of lecture and discussion, so please be ready to participate each week! | * Weekly meetings are a mix of lecture and discussion, so please be ready to participate each week! | ||
| − | * In-person weekend July 25-27 in Philly | + | * In-person weekend July 25-27 in Philly (agenda to come) |
| − | * | + | * There aren’t other assignments except for the optional final project, which you'd present about in Philly. We’ll check in halfway through about the status of those projects, and when that happens you can share drafts or just outlines or thoughts. |
* Let us know if you need to be absent from one of the real-time lectures for any reason. | * Let us know if you need to be absent from one of the real-time lectures for any reason. | ||
* Review [https://libraryfreedom.wiki/html/public_html/index.php/LFI_Course_Materials/Code_of_Conduct code of conduct]. | * Review [https://libraryfreedom.wiki/html/public_html/index.php/LFI_Course_Materials/Code_of_Conduct code of conduct]. | ||
===== Class technology ===== | ===== Class technology ===== | ||
| − | * Discord channel for discussion | + | * Discord channel for discussion |
* Zoom video/audio chat/recordings (Zoom meeting ID 912-942-8892) | * Zoom video/audio chat/recordings (Zoom meeting ID 912-942-8892) | ||
| − | * Riseup mailing list: lfi-2025@lists.riseup.net | + | * Riseup mailing list for general updates and weekly course materials share: lfi-2025@lists.riseup.net |
* Wiki: libraryfreedom.wiki (course materials) | * Wiki: libraryfreedom.wiki (course materials) | ||
* Vimeo archive of lectures: https://vimeo.com/libraryfreedominstitute | * Vimeo archive of lectures: https://vimeo.com/libraryfreedominstitute | ||
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===== Outcomes for this cohort ===== | ===== Outcomes for this cohort ===== | ||
| − | + | * Promote stronger privacy and intellectual freedom within your library, or among other library workers or community members. | |
* Learn to use privacy software that can be installed on patron machines or library workstations. | * Learn to use privacy software that can be installed on patron machines or library workstations. | ||
| − | + | * Approach members of your community regarding privacy concerns and teach privacy-related community workshops, and encourage community engagement with these issues. | |
| − | * Approach members of your community regarding privacy concerns and teach privacy-related community workshops. | ||
* Use your new role as a Privacy Advocate to influence policy and infrastructure. | * Use your new role as a Privacy Advocate to influence policy and infrastructure. | ||
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===== Final projects (optional) ===== | ===== Final projects (optional) ===== | ||
| − | + | Some LFI participants find it useful to create a final project. We've made this optional because everyone has competing demands on their time. We'll discuss ideas for this during our first week and in subsequent weeks, and anyone who desires to work on a final project can do so on their own or in a group. We'll make time during the Philly weekend for presentations. Here are some ideas for final projects that others have worked on in the past: | |
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| − | + | * A privacy class for a specific audience | |
| − | * A privacy class | ||
* A privacy program that isn't a class | * A privacy program that isn't a class | ||
| − | * A display about privacy | + | * A display about privacy or intellectual freedom |
* A flyer or poster about a privacy concept | * A flyer or poster about a privacy concept | ||
| − | * A staff training | + | * A staff training on privacy or intellectual freedom |
* Something focused on privacy work outside of the library walls, like a letter to a legislator | * Something focused on privacy work outside of the library walls, like a letter to a legislator | ||
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===== Readings ===== | ===== Readings ===== | ||
| + | No readings for week 1 | ||
===== Guest lecturer ===== | ===== Guest lecturer ===== | ||
| − | No guest this | + | No guest this week; Alison will lead the lecture |
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===== Tasks ===== | ===== Tasks ===== | ||
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Revision as of 14:24, 23 April 2025
Contents
Week 1: Introduction
- Real time lecture Wednesday May 7th, from 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern
- Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9129428892
- Welcome everyone! We’re so thrilled to be starting Library Freedom Institute with such an excellent cohort! This week, we’ll be getting acquainted with the course, including curriculum, technology, goals, and each other.
Course overview
Course themes
- Surveillance and capitalism: politics, ideology, and money behind technologies
- Privacy and intellectual freedom in an environment of increasing repression
- Privacy strategies and tools with a harm reduction lens
- Individual and collective action for speech and privacy
- Building power in and through libraries
Syllabus and weekly layout
- This course is 15 weeks with 2 hours each week of real-time discussion. There are a few off weeks built into the schedule to accommodate holidays.
- Weekly commitments: weekly real-time discussion, Discord conversations, readings
- Weekly meetings are a mix of lecture and discussion, so please be ready to participate each week!
- In-person weekend July 25-27 in Philly (agenda to come)
- There aren’t other assignments except for the optional final project, which you'd present about in Philly. We’ll check in halfway through about the status of those projects, and when that happens you can share drafts or just outlines or thoughts.
- Let us know if you need to be absent from one of the real-time lectures for any reason.
- Review code of conduct.
Class technology
- Discord channel for discussion
- Zoom video/audio chat/recordings (Zoom meeting ID 912-942-8892)
- Riseup mailing list for general updates and weekly course materials share: lfi-2025@lists.riseup.net
- Wiki: libraryfreedom.wiki (course materials)
- Vimeo archive of lectures: https://vimeo.com/libraryfreedominstitute
Please note that all class technology (with the exception of Discord) is publicly accessible! That means that the mailing list archives and wiki can all be viewed by others. We’ve set it up this way so that the materials we create can easily be shared.
Outcomes for this cohort
- Promote stronger privacy and intellectual freedom within your library, or among other library workers or community members.
- Learn to use privacy software that can be installed on patron machines or library workstations.
- Approach members of your community regarding privacy concerns and teach privacy-related community workshops, and encourage community engagement with these issues.
- Use your new role as a Privacy Advocate to influence policy and infrastructure.
Final projects (optional)
Some LFI participants find it useful to create a final project. We've made this optional because everyone has competing demands on their time. We'll discuss ideas for this during our first week and in subsequent weeks, and anyone who desires to work on a final project can do so on their own or in a group. We'll make time during the Philly weekend for presentations. Here are some ideas for final projects that others have worked on in the past:
- A privacy class for a specific audience
- A privacy program that isn't a class
- A display about privacy or intellectual freedom
- A flyer or poster about a privacy concept
- A staff training on privacy or intellectual freedom
- Something focused on privacy work outside of the library walls, like a letter to a legislator
Readings
No readings for week 1
Guest lecturer
No guest this week; Alison will lead the lecture
Tasks
No tasks for week 1
