Tenders Are Invited For Bread&Net 2025

Tenders are invited for Bread&Net 2025 Activists, Technologists, Journalists, and Policymakers to Discuss and Reimagine Digital Rights and Social Justice in the Arabic-Speaking Region Closing Date: Tuesday, 15. Jul 2025 Intervention Sector(s): Advocacy & Awareness, Communications & Media, Human Rights & Protection, Peace & Security, Safety and Security, Science & Technology Bread&Net is an annual unconference that brings together activists, technologists, journalists, and policymakers to discuss and reimagine digital rights and social justice in the Arabic-speaking region. Organized by SMEX, Bread&Net offers a collaborative space for learning, strategizing, and building networks of solidarity. Each year, Bread&Net fosters an open, safe, and diverse environment for knowledge exchange, resource sharing, and strategic collaboration. After a two-year hiatus, Bread&Net returns this October with a highly anticipated in-person gathering in Beirut, highlighting the urgent need for face-to-face dialogue. The unconference, taking place on October 29, 30, 31, will unite civil society groups, journalists, policymakers, technologists, lawyers, judges, scholars, and independent voices to critically examine the growing role of technology in the region. This gathering will be a vital space for sparking new conversations, developing adaptive strategies, and forging strong collaborations to navigate an increasingly complex and challenging landscape. This years call for Bread&Net proposals is now open! You can now help us shape this years agenda by contribute to a workshop, give a talk or a demo, or joining forces in a roundtable on any topic where technology and social justice meet. Choose among 15 tracks/themes including Surveillance and Transnational Repression, AI and Emerging Tech, and Funding Uncertain Futures, and learn from fellow speakers as we address digital rights in West Asia and North Africa. Bread&Net returns this October to Beirut, bringing together the regions most passionate advocates for a better internet, for everyone. Read our Proposal Submissions Guidelines to learn more about session format, themes, and the selection process. Deadline: July 15, 2025. How to apply Submit your proposals here If you have any questions ahead of preparing your submissions, reach out to the Bread&Net team at [email protected]. Good luck! Tender Link : https://daleel-madani.org/civil-society-directory/smex/calls/breadnet-2025-call-proposals-open