# Introduction

<span lang="en-US">Welcome! If you are reading this, it means you are as curious about and fascinated with the intersection of </span><span style="color: #800080;">**<span lang="en-US">technology and feminism</span>**</span> <span lang="en-US">as we are! Like many of us, you may want to share your love for a feminist internet with those around you, and explore with them how to tackle local barriers to realising internet freedom for women and gender-diverse persons in your community, but you don’t know how. This kit brings together some </span>**<span lang="en-US" style="color: #800080;">pro tips</span>** <span lang="en-US">from amazing feminists around the world on how to host a local conversation about the [Feminist Principles of the Internet](https://feministinternet.org/). </span>

**<span lang="en-US" style="color: #800080;">Keep reading and hold tight!</span>**

#### <span lang="en-US">What are the Feminist Principles of the Internet?</span>

<span lang="en-US">The FPIs is </span><span lang="en-US">a <span style="color: #800080;">**living collaboration between feminist activists**</span></span> <span lang="en-US">from all over the world! In 2014, 50 women’s rights, sexual rights and digital rights activists came together in Kuala Lampur to </span><span style="color: #800080;">**<span lang="en-US">imagine a feminist internet</span>**</span> <span lang="en-US">together. The FPIs that emerged from that meeting have since then sparked the organising of similar local and regional conversations in cities such as Johannesburg, Mumbai, Buenos Aires, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Sarajevo. Some activists have also translated the FPIs into local languages such as Bosnian, Spanish, Arabic, Kiswahili and Tigrigna to name a few!</span>

<p class="callout info"><span lang="en-US">[Creating the Feminist Principles of the internet](https://www.genderit.org/gender-sexuality-and-internet-imagineafeministinternet "#imagineafeministinternet")  
[Making a Feminist internet](https://www.genderit.org/making-feminist-internet-building-movements-remembering-resistance-hacking-security-and-care "Making a feminist internet")  
</span></p>

<span lang="en-US">Currently, the FPIs take the form of 5 clusters of 17 principles, or statements, that offer a </span>**<span lang="en-US" style="color: #800080;">gender and sexual rights lens on critical internet-related rights</span>**<span lang="en-US">. These clusters include principles on:</span>

<span lang="en-US">![movements.png](https://explorefpi.apc.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/scaled-1680-/movements.png) ![access.png](https://explorefpi.apc.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/scaled-1680-/access.png)</span>

<span lang="en-US">![economy.png](https://explorefpi.apc.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/scaled-1680-/economy.png) ![embodiment3.png](https://explorefpi.apc.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/scaled-1680-/embodiment3.png)![expression.png](https://explorefpi.apc.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/scaled-1680-/expression.png)</span>

#### <span style="background-color: #ffff99;">**<span lang="en-US">What is a local conversation and why have one?</span>**</span>

<span lang="en-US">These principles were never designed to remain tucked away on a webpage. They emerged out of a deep desire by feminist activists for </span><span style="color: #800080;">**<span lang="en-US">tools</span>** </span><span lang="en-US">to articulate what we mean when we talk about a feminist internet. </span>

<span lang="en-US">But the FPIs are not useful if they do not </span><span style="color: #800080;">**<span lang="en-US">resonate with the experiences and desires of diverse women and queer folk</span>**</span><span lang="en-US"> when engaging with and shaping the internet in their local contexts. A local conversation about the FPIs helps activists in their spaces of activism to </span><span style="color: #800080;">**<span lang="en-US">contextualise the FPIs</span> <span lang="en-US">and apply a feminist lens to local experiences</span><span lang="en-US">. </span>**</span>

<span lang="en-US">Bringing activists together in your community to speak about the FPIs can enable you to:</span>

- <span lang="en-US">Deepen your analysis and understanding of the local experiences that women and queer folk have when using the internet</span>
- <span lang="en-US">Identify what is missing in the FPIs and how your local context can inform their continued strengthening</span>

**<span lang="en-US" style="color: #800080;">Do you want to host a local conversation about the Feminist Principles of the Internet?  
</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #800080;">We hear you! You’ve come to the right place!</span>**

#### <span lang="en-US">**<span style="background-color: #ffff99;">About this kit</span>**</span>

<span lang="en-US">We offer this kit as </span>**<span lang="en-US" style="color: #800080;">a guide on how to host a local conversation with activists in your community about the Feminist Principles of the Internet</span><span lang="en-US"><span style="color: #800080;">.</span> </span>**

<span lang="en-US">It is intended for our broader APC community, feminist internet communities, women and gender-diverse activists, sexual rights activists curious about technology, internet rights activists interested in feminist practice, and magical humans like </span><span style="color: #800080;">**<span lang="en-US">you</span>**</span><span lang="en-US">.</span>

<span lang="en-US">The pages below are an </span><span lang="en-US"><span style="color: #800080;">**archive of practices**</span></span><span lang="en-US">! They contain the many knowledges of digital security trainers, conversation facilitators and event organisers from around the world who have generously shared their practices for planning feminist events, holding healthy conversations, and getting our hands dirty with technology. </span>

<span lang="en-US">The kit provides guidance on:</span>

- <span lang="en-US">How to organise a local conversation about the FPIs, whether it be face-to-face or in the virtual rooms and verandas of the internet</span>
- <span lang="en-US">How to hold a feminist space and facilitate healthy conversation</span>
- <span lang="en-US">Fun and provoking activities and conversation methods</span>
- <span lang="en-US">How to support the production of thought pieces and creative communications to share insights from your local conversation</span>

#### **<span lang="en-US" style="background-color: #ffff99;">How to use this kit</span>**

<span lang="en-US">The kit is a guide that has grown from our years of experience holding feminist spaces to engage with technology. It has been designed as a step-by-step process covering different aspects of hosting a local conversation and the things you may want to consider. However, it is not intended to be prescriptive in any way, but is rather an offering - a means of sharing what we have learnt. We encourage you to take what is useful, self-navigate through the kit, jump to the sections you need the most, and most importantly, play, mess around and experiment with this kit! Deconstruct, rebuild and adapt the points in this guide to your own needs, desires and realities. </span>

<span lang="en-US">In the final pages, you will find a list of relevant resources on particular aspects of hosting a local conversation for further reading. You will also find an appendix with downloadable templates and frameworks that can help shape conversation materials and activities.</span>

<span lang="en-US">Read through each section, or jump to the sections that interest you the most using the page links in the table of contents!</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-chapter-1.-how-to-or" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 50%;">##### [![FeministInternetExchange600x338.jpg](https://explorefpi.apc.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/scaled-1680-/feministinternetexchange600x338.jpg)](https://explorefpi.apc.org/books/explore-fpis-toolkit/chapter/chapter-1-how-to-organise-an-fpi-convening "Chapter 1. How to organise an FPI convening")[Chapter 1. How to organise an FPI convening](https://explorefpi.apc.org/books/explore-fpis-toolkit/chapter/chapter-1-how-to-organise-an-fpi-convening "Chapter 1. How to organise an FPI convening")

</td><td style="width: 50%;">##### [![blaftldcaaaxatw_0_1.jpg](https://explorefpi.apc.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/scaled-1680-/blaftldcaaaxatw-0-1.jpg)Chapter 2. Holding space and getting to know each other](https://explorefpi.apc.org/books/explore-fpis-toolkit/chapter/chapter-2-holding-space-and-getting-to-know-each-other "Chapter 2. Holding space and getting to know each other")

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">##### [![GenderIt.jpg](https://explorefpi.apc.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/scaled-1680-/genderit.jpg)Chapter 3. Playing with tech](https://explorefpi.apc.org/books/explore-fpis-toolkit/chapter/chapter-3-playing-with-tech "Chapter 3. Playing with tech")

</td><td style="width: 50%;">##### [![embodiment3.png](https://explorefpi.apc.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/scaled-1680-/embodiment3.png)Chapter 4. How to introduce the FPIs](https://explorefpi.apc.org/books/explore-fpis-toolkit/chapter/chapter-4-how-to-introduce-the-fpis "Chapter 4. How to introduce the FPIs")

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**<span lang="en-US" style="color: #800080;">Ready? Let’s dive in!</span>**