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-== Next Steps ==
+== Phase 2: Convene and Commission ==
+=== Lille (April 2022) ===
-This work will complement Mozilla’s existing Sustainability Program and build out Mozilla’s capacity to explore emerging issues. This work also reflects the priorities of the Technology and Society team at Ford Foundation to understand and address social justice issues at the intersection of tech, climate and the environment.
+This convening gathered over 35 participants from digital rights funds to:
+* Jointly explore the intersection of climate justice and digital rights
+* Discuss the recent research findings from The Engine Room and issue briefs
+* Identify opportunities to collaborate and move this work forward
-We also seek to learn alongside other funders interested in this intersection and share the results of this research with them and with practitioners.
+As funders in the digital rights field, we envisioned this meeting as a catalyst for exploring and strengthening grantmaking strategies and for nurturing a funder community grounded in advancing people’s rights online and learning to respond to the climate emergency. The event built upon on three initial (remote) funder conversations in 2021 where we shared interim findings and learned about other organizations’ efforts. It was co-located with Ariadne’s annual meeting and the Open Source Infrastructure Funders Meeting.
+Read our full event documentation, including Michelle Throne’s opening remarks and Fieke Jansen reflection.
+=== Virtual convening (May 2022)===
+Following up from Lille and expanding the conversation to participants who were not able to attend, we hosted a virtual convening in May 2022. We set out to continue advancing the goals from our previous meeting, articulate areas of actions, and keep up the momentum.
+We began to refine topics for “deep dives” as a funder collective and determine where and how we wanted to take the research recommendations forward.
+=== RightsCon (June 2022)===
+The research was presented at RightsCon in a session on Digital Rights and Environmental Justice hosted by The Engine Room’s Becky Kazansky and co-presented by BSR, APC, OEDP and Maya Richman.
+=== Upcoming events ===
+We are interested in sharing our findings and connecting with other funders and practitioners working at this intersection. Below are events we plan on attending in some form. If you would like to invite us or recommend other opportunities, please get in touch!
+* EuroDIG 2022 (June 21, 2022): “From commitments to action: Assessing the effectiveness of pan-European policies and regulations for the green digital transformation” with Alexandra Lutz (Parliamentary Assistant for MEP David Cormand, Greens/EFA), Almut Nagel (Green Digital Transformation - Policy Officer, DG-Connect, European Commission) and Michelle Thorne, (Sustainable Internet Lead, Mozilla Foundation)
+* bits&bäume (Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2022): The Conference for Digitalisation and Sustainability in Berlin, Germany. Submitted a panel to present research.
+* COP27: Still scoping what this could look like. Potentially collaborating with the Innovation Pavilion.
+== Deep Dives ==
+Based on the research and convenings, we are holding space for our networks to take “deep dive” on key strategic areas.
+Those currently are:
+* Policy
+* Advocacy and Governance
+* Tech standards and Climate
+* Climate Misinformation
+* Open Practices & Knowledge Commons
+* Fiscal Hosts & Climate Lens
+== Get Involved ==
+=== Contact Us ===
+If we ever hope to interrupt the cycle of global environmental extraction and degradation, we need to tackle this crisis together. Whether you are interested in discussing the research, other related initiatives, or you would like to join the coalition of funders working at this intersection, please reach out to:
+maya.richman@ariadne-network.eu
+fieke@riseupup.net
+michelle@mozillafoundation.org
+=== Learn Together ===
+Phase 1 was just the beginning of the learning process. As part of our exploratory partnership, we are dedicated to “learning in the open”and inviting other funders, practitioners and allies to learn alongside us. You can always find up-to-date links to our reflections and the work we’ve commissioned here on the wiki.
+We see this work complementing Mozilla’s existing Sustainability Program and build out Mozilla’s capacity to explore emerging issues. It also reflects the priorities of the Technology and Society team at Ford Foundation to understand and address social justice issues at the intersection of tech, climate and the environment.
+=== Funders: Join the Coalition ===
+Interested in contributing resources into this exploratory partnership and helping steer the ship? We are looking for other funders interested in investing in research, project and other collaborations at this intersection. Please get in touch.
 == Contact ==