La Conexión

Is a better internet possible?

Cuba's open source community has so much to teach us about technology, but rarely gets to share internationally. Imagine an internet that values community over corporate interests. Free of outside influence. With socialized infrastructure for health records. And an easy-to-use open source operating system.

We are an international group of technologists, academics, media producers, and organizers exploring how Cuba's free/libre and open source software community builds technology, with shared intention and solidarity at its core. We are doing this research and storytelling in collaboration with our counterparts in Cuba’s free technology user group, GUTL (Grupo de Usuarios de Tecnologías Libres).

In November 2017, our group is organizing an unconference track at CubaConf.org, a free technology gathering where we will share common struggles, learn from one another, and build alternatives. You can support our work and help make this happen.

Contribute

Help us and our Cuban counterparts collaborate on open source internet in Cuba. We are asking for support from people like us, who believe in the importance of a socialized infrastructure and international solidarity.

• Our main goal is to cover $2,800 in fees plus a $3,000 sponsorship to support CubaConf and its organizers.
• Because computer equipment is very expensive, our Cuban counterparts requested that we bring a laptop and external drives with open source libraries for them to set up as a local server at the conference and future meetups, a total of $2,500.
• We’re also doing collaborative video and documentation, a cost of $1,500.
• After supporting CubaConf itself, our next priority is supporting individuals in our group from underrepresented backgrounds in technology and with limited financial means. Additional funds will cover some of our estimated $5,900 in airfare and $1,200 in accommodations.
• Our group is paying for all of these costs upfront, a total of $16,700.

Your support helps us cover these costs and sustain ongoing organizing.

Contributors get:

• Your name on this page
• Email updates from our group
• Postcards, stickers, and surprises!