Move It Forward Brussels - Workshop 2: Safe Online Environments for Women
Event Information
Description
inQube's Move It Forward project aims to bring women from the Brussels Capital Region together to learn about and develop initiatives to counter Cyber violence against Girls & Women in their communities.
- + establishing a code of conduct for an online environment
- + how clicks and likes could lead to online harassment and cyberbullying
- + how compassionate commenting on social media could help deescalate a potentially harmful post or comment
- + no prior knowledge is required, though this workshop is most useful for those who are active on social media
- + this is a hands on workshop and you'll need a laptop - let us know in advance if you'd like us to arrange a laptop for youwhat is your internet identity
- + the number of places is limited - if you can not make it to the event, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can give your spot to someone on the waiting list
- + we ask a 5 euro administrative fee per workshop - however we do not want this to be a barrier to participation and we have bursaries available upon request
- September 30 - Move It Forward - Navigating the Online Landscape
- October 21 - Move It Forward - Building a Safe Online Environment
- November 18 - Move It Forward - Tackling Threats to Online Safety
- November 26 - Move It Forward - Highlevel Roundtable on Cyberviolence
- November 28-29 - Move It Forward - digital starter event
Sabrina Vorbau - European Schoolnet
Sabrina Vorbau holds a Master’s degree in Applied Economic Sciences: Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Antwerp. Prior to European Schoolnet (EUN), she worked at the European Agency for Fundamental Rights in Vienna. Sabrina joined the eSafety team of EUN in January 2014, mainly managing logistics, financial and administrative aspects of projects. Within the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) project she took over the role as assessment officer, focusing on project evaluation and joint research approaches. Furthermore, Sabrina is also coordinating projects with industry partners called the “Web We Want” and the “eSafety Label”. In line with, she is in charge of offline dissemination and presenting the projects at external meetings.
Virág Gulyás - MissCareer/Less
Virág Gulyás is the founder of MissCareer/Less, a startup dedicated to women who embrace change, and works as a freelance creative project manager. As a former ballet dancer, she faced the challenges of what it means to change a career and start a new life in a culture where success is defined in linear terms. Today, she is helping women to share their personal stories through which they gain clarity and empower others. She believes that raw, honest storytelling is the new generation of women empowerment. Virág is an author, speaker and develops workshops to empower women and young (un)employed people. She will talk about her experiences building and managing a supportive online community.
Sponsors & Partners:
Volunteering, Donations & Sponsorship for DLI Activities:
If you or your organisation is interested in partnering, volunteering, sponsoring girls & women to participate in DLI activities, or would like to support DLI and its mission in other ways, please contact us. Donations to DLI are gratefully accepted and go toward furthering its mission of bridging the gender gap and the digital divide worldwide.
Move It Forward is supported by the
Ministry of Equal Opportunity of the Brussels Capital Region.
Organizer inQube - female digital accelerator
Organizer of Move It Forward Brussels - Workshop 2: Safe Online Environments for Women
inQube, an initiative of the Brussels- and Los Angeles-based Digital Leadership Institute, is a dynamic global community of entrepreneurs, mentors, experts and investors sharing know-how and resources in order to build and deploy successful women-led, digital enterprises around the world.
