LGBTQ+ communities are facing an escalating wave of censorship and targeted surveillance, but we can push back through mutual solidarity. Join us live to learn how safer virtual spaces get built, how platform policies and government pressure are reshaping the digital landscape, and what platform accountability actually looks like. Our panel will share ideas for direct action and concrete strategies you can bring back to your community. Whether you’re an activist, an ally, or just paying attention, this conversation is for you. Join the livestream online followed by live Q&A.
EFFecting Change Livestream Series: LGBTQ+ Solidarity Against the Tide of Surveillance Wednesday, June 17th 9:00 am - 10:00 am Pacific -   Check Local Time Livestream followed by Q&A
This event is LIVE and FREE!



About the Speakers
Paige Collings As a   lawyer, digital policy activist and community organizer, Paige works to dismantle systems of oppression and advance collective liberation. Her work focuses on highlighting how state surveillance and corporate restrictions stifle marginalized communities and perpetuate historic injustices and harm. She has worked with activists across the globe to facilitate systemic change by speaking truth to power and creating spaces for alternative imaginations; and her writing on digital justice has been featured in Wired, Politico, Teen Vogue, the Daily Beast and more.
Jillian C. York Jillian is EFF's Director for International Freedom of Expression, based in London. Her work examines state and corporate censorship and its impact on culture and human rights, with a focus on historically marginalized communities. At EFF, she organizes coalitions, writes about and researches topics related to freedom of expression, leads the   Speaking Freely   interview series, and contributes to various other areas of the organization's work. Jillian is the author of  Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism   (Verso, 2021), a co

… [more]