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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.

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...

Introduction This guide provides explanations, tips and suggestions for the efficient use of Commslabs's main file repository files.commslabs.org which is based on an open source tool called Nextcloud. Quick overview Get familiar with capabilities of Nextcl...

From more work oriented processes such as group channels for the Coordination Team, Activist Advisory Board and Facilitators to preparing and planning for CommsLabs, to making announcements during the event or just hanging out in the "off topic" channel gettin...

Introduction Mattermost is an open source application for team collaboration. It runs on Astraea's server, so your conversations are securely stored and data protected. Confidentiality is guaranteed as not even system administrators can access your private co...

CommsLabs.org website platform is a safe place for the CommsLabs community to access all relevant information, from the event schedule to principles of participation and orientation on logistics, safety and security. It is also a hub for connecting with the ne...

Introduction CommsLabs Meeting space is based on a free/libre open source project called BigBlueButton and can be considered an alternative to Zoom. Apart from the features described on this page, BigBlueButton offers other features that are described in the...

BigBlueButton (BBB) is the open source conferencing solution that we will be using for our online sessions. It is hosted on Astraea's own servers, it is very safe to use and it respects your privacy. Quick overview Get familiar with capabilities of BigBlueBu...

CommsLabs collaborative and participatory design involves a diverse set of interlinked and interdependent roles embodied by Astraea grantee partners, activists, advisors, healers, technologists, and movement allies.   CommsLabs collaborative and participat...

Ecosystem of roles distributes tasks in the planning and design of CommsLabs, as well as in the governance of infrastructure, nurturing community engagement and learning building. Implementation Putting together CommsLab takes a village, from online meetings...

For the event a variety of resources to support engagement of different groups involved in CommsLabs were prepared. These include onboarding guides, communication templates, nomination forms, invitations, and engagement plans for advisory board members, activi...

Resources which help guide the planning and implementation of CommsLabs include a visual timeline of milestones that can be embedded and updated, a high-level planning document for organizing milestones, and a collaborative workplan for tracking activities thr...