# Our Networks and Toronto Mesh at dweb collaborations

Hi Wendy,

Thank you again for speaking with us last week. We are all excited about the collaboration possibilities. As we discussed on the call, we imagine some potential activities where Our Networks folks would participate at the summit.

**Science Fair: Our Networks**

Contact: [e-mail] (Dawn)

This will be an informal share back of our experiences running the event, including topics from the discussion sessions, what worked (and didn't), as well as our thoughts for next year with a view to collaborate. We will have some materials for tabling as a conversation starter and may also have some swag.

**Science Fair: Meshstream Demo**
https://github.com/tomeshnet/meshstream/issues/1
Contact: Ben

This project started over a series of discussions between Nico P., Matt Z., and Ben during Rightscon week in Toronto.

The Meshstream project aims to show an integrated experience of what is possible with peer-to-peer applications (a live stream with video content stored on a local IPFS network, played in an embedded video player on a SSB social feed) where the traffic is passed across an encrypted mesh network (mesh protocols cjdns / yggdrasil) passing over long-range WiFi radios of the LibreRouter. The motivation is to demonstrate a familiar user experience using peer-to-peer software running on decentralized infrastructure.

The entire setup can be installed, configured, and operated on an island with zero Internet access, and provides a user experience like looking at a live video stream from your Facebook friend.

This work is ongoing by Yurko, Elon, Hamish, and Ben from Toronto Mesh.

**Workshop: Building the Peer-to-Peer Internet** (submitted to dweb form as well)
Contact: Ben
https://github.com/tomeshnet/p2p-internet-workshop/

Participants will learn about community networks, wireless mesh networks, distributed applications, and train their pet Raspberry Pi to do networking things. This is a hands-on session where participants will use IPFS and Secure Scuttlebutt on a mesh network of Raspberry Pis, then perhaps become future facilitators of this open-source workshop.

Propose to run Module 1 at dweb. It requires a big TV or projector, power outlets and participants (up to 10) need only laptops. There are three parts over 1.5 - 2 hours:

[Intro (15 min)](https://tomeshnet.github.io/p2p-internet-workshop/module-1-presentation/index.html)
[Hands-on Activity (40 min)](https://github.com/tomeshnet/p2p-internet-workshop/blob/gh-pages/module-1-worksheet-2-peer-to-peer-file-sharing-on-a-mesh.pdf)
[Discussion (20 min)](https://github.com/tomeshnet/p2p-internet-workshop/blob/master/module-1/README.md#3-discussion-and-reflection-activity)

A website is currently under development, and is designed for facilitators (whether from a technical background or not) to to modify the workshop and students to self-guide or review. All previous iterations have been as pilots, perhaps we can make a blog post on the dweb blog to announce this open-source curriculum as output?

People involved in this project are listed on the course GitHub. Also, some of the current work on this is support by a SSBC grant:

https://github.com/benhylau/ssbc-grants-scuttlemesh

**Discussion: Funding Open Source**
Contact: Ben

There are many more people in the Scuttleverse holding interesting discussions around funding topics. The one Our Networks organizer absent from our call is Patrick, he worked on Gratipay many years ago and is currently looking into Open Collective for Toronto. There are frequently interesting discussions around open-source funding models in SSB circles. Here is one example:

https://viewer.heropunch.io/%256HjW0kVQCmRFJCko5cFcdr4rrQ8vaGViaOdJIb2IdQk=.sha256

If Andre and Dominic are both attending the summit, I’d (Ben) be happy to reach out if we want to put a session together at dweb.

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# Data Together, Our Networks, and DWeb Summit Call

Tuesday, June 14, 11am | 2pm ET

attendees:

# Intros

- Ben, [tomesh](https://tomesh.net), engineering, mobile systems, tech literacy
- Dawn, PhD UofT, EDGI, data justice
- Garry, also tomesh!, designer, previous IA connection, research into design practices, community overlap
- Sarah, developer! tomesh (and art+blockchain awesomeness!)
- Wendy,

# Background and hopes

- past, present, future
- celebratory!
- community building within Toronto
- also mutual aid/solidarity to other groups doing similar work in different places
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# Dweb summit

- all of us should be there!
- update from Wendy:
- New location (SF Mint)
- Looking for a mesh demo
- hardware/mesh complementarity: decentralize logical and physical layers of communication

- Using Our Networks sprint to demo for Dweb?
- Connect with Peoples Open, Nico Pace, Altermundi?

- Demos Session:
- Toronto Mesh folks

- Workshop with SSB, IPFS and mesh networks
- Dominic Tarr
- IPFS
- [Digital Democracy folks]

Inspiring Projects:

- [Radical Networks](http://radicalnetworks.org/)
- [Furtherfield](https://www.furtherfield.org/)
- Detroit Digital Justice Coalition and Community Technology
- [Digital Equity Lab](https://www.newschool.edu/digital-equity-lab/)
- [Platform Cooperativism](https://platform.coop/)

## Potentials:

- Tues Science Fair Tabling:
- EDGI
- Our Networks
- Toronto Mesh
(a way to pitch events maybe?)

- Wed+Thurs
- 10 rooms + courtyard + crypt (lo wifi... demo for mesh?)

- Friday
- Meet at IA on Friday, Lunch

- Afterparty?
- Grey Area Festival

- 7x7x7 (just go make something! Rhizome Style)

## Next Steps

- Wendy: connect us with Noffle and Digital Democracy folks
- Us: Send details on workshop
- Us: Connect with Mindy
- Wender to distribute a form (needs, description, bios, etc...)