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Some events might include the possibility of having participants break into smaller groups in order to work together. Breakout rooms can be designed as separate on-site and online groups, or teams with a mix of both on-site and online participants. The follow...

Similar to any other event, there must be general principles of participation, shared before the start of the convening/event as part of the logistics advisory. Print and distribute one copy per table or alternatively list them on a flip-chart big enough to b...

Hybrid tech support can be hard to grapple with, as it is something rather new. It differs greatly from tech support for an "all online" meeting and tech support for a completely on-site meeting. For example, support for online meetings requires tech staff to...

Running a successful hybrid event is not easy and there are many challenges. We have collected a few general recommendations that can help you in having a successful event: Recognise that while the experiences of on-site and online participants can be diffe...

Remember that a hybrid event is not just broadcasting a conference: it is making sure participants who are remote are given as many opportunities for interaction as the ones on-site. This means that a successful hybrid event requires a lot of planning beforeha...

What is usually needed at the venue is: Very good internet connectivity – preferably dedicated and with a cable connection A sound mixer and speakers A large TV or projector and screen Microphones, preferably wireless. The tech kit that we travel with...

Astraea’s CommsLabs are a series of regional and national gatherings hosted by Astraea and designed with, by, and for LGBTQI activists. CommsLabs are built on a vision of a network of linked activists, artists, healers, and technologists from the Global South ...

CommsLabs have evolved and grown from the work of many in movement. As one of the key partners in organizing several CommsLabs gatherings with Astraea, Research Action Design (RAD) developed a set of templates based on learnings to support the participatory de...

ASTRAEA has organised several CommsLabs in collaboration with RAD, who have developed a resource as part of their learning process and experience with CommsLabs. This resource, now renamedCommsLabs 1.0, is designed to provide guidance for future CommsLabs and ...

Click on image to view full size   CommsLabs has been convening since 2014 all across the globe! Colombia The first CommsLab was hosted in Colombia in July, 2014 with local host Colombia Diversa and participants from Latin America. Gathering together mor...

This resource has been developed through a collaborative effort, drawing on the combined expertise and insights that have been shared and rigorously tested within our organisation and across our broader network. We are deeply grateful to all those who, in one ...

Many talented transfeminist artists have poured their creativity in representing CommsLabs. In this zip file (758MB) you can find all the visual and design assets such as banners, illustrations, merch design and much more  produced over the years.

CommsLabs Landscape Mapping Consultancy An in-depth movement and technology analysis helps map local organizing, security and technology landscape, including issues of internet freedoms, digital organizing and surveillance and the effect on civil society comm...

In this section we will present the online spaces inhabited by the CommsLabs community. You can read digital infrastructure overview and specifications for a more detailed technical explanation and the section about roles to understand how the different people...

Introduction The CommsLabs Files space is based on a free/libre open source projected called Nextcloud and can be considered an alternative to Google Suite file storage and editing tools.  Apart from the features described in this page, Nextcloud offers a wi...