Wranglers
While Mozilla provides a basic structure, resources, and support, the festival is essentially designed and produced by MozFest Wranglers — teams of educators, activists, engineers, artists, and researchers who care about the open web and a healthy internet.
Wranglers are practitioners, activists, academics, and artists across geographies who collaborate to create an arc that ties together the festival narrative and festival themes (aka Spaces) to bring attention to pressing issues in the internet health and Trustworthy AI spaces. They share an invitation to participate at the festival that convenes diverse communities through community-led sessions and hands-on experiences.
Wrangling at MozFest 2024
MozFest Wranglers are the connection point between the festival narrative and the facilitators, who will become the face of the festival.
Wranglers will dedicate 2-3 hours/week from March to June 2024 to co-design the MozFest experience and design areas of thematic focus for the Netherlands festival.
They are responsible for a number of key, high value deliverables that reflect their vision for MozFest, and the perspectives and priorities of their communities. MozFest Wranglers also choose the sessions and design what the space will look like at the venue.
Your Chance To Shape MozFest
Applications to help co-design MozFest House in the Netherlands have now closed, but you can still register your interest to wrangler future MozFest events.
Meet Lujain
"MozFest extended my network and introduced me to researchers, artists, organizers, and more community members working on issues that matter to me professionally and personally at the intersection of tech and society."
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Program Officer at Mozilla, lawyer, and technologist, exploring the intersections of data, equity, and freedom.
Organiser, Gender Rights Advocate and Principal at Bluma Community Strategies.
NGO Professional at RNW Media, using digital media to create impactful, social discourse.
Senior Manager at Access Partnership, with 18 years of experience in public policy across South Africa’s financial and FMCG sectors.
Project Coordinator at UN-Habitat, previously served as Lead of Digital Rights and Ethics at the City of Amsterdam.
Activist and Community Organiser of ‘Other Ways to Care’, using art to drive social change.
Social justice advocate interested in the intersection of data, technology and human rights. Equal parts reader, hiker and maker.
Computer Scientist focused on creating a safer, sustainable and collaborative future with AI.
Digital Project Manager at Psiba Productions, and Mozilla Festival volunteer, actively contributing since 2013.
Design Researcher exploring the intersections of fashion and digital culture as tools of reimagining digital technologies.
Political Sociologist, Digital Justice Activist, and Founder of Cultiva Lab, advocating for a healthier digital future.
Digital Rights Activist/Founder of Yobamoodua Cultural Heritage, committed to promoting linguistic diversity and inclusion online.
Economist and Senior Researcher at the World Benchmarking Alliance, dedicated to advocating for inclusive, ethical, and sustainable technology.
Software Engineer at Komodo Digital with an interest in tech for good.
Data Worker at ING advocating for the use of technology for social good and making data skills accessible to all.
Program Officer at Green Screen Coalition and Researcher focusing on climate justice and digital rights.
Federated Design
MozFest is shared by design. Mozilla gives Wranglers driving lessons, and then hand them the keys to the car. In turn, they chart a map that Facilitators use make the schedule come to life. Those Facilitators then take participants on a ride that inspires them to take action in their own local communities. And the Volunteers are the mechanics that ensure our adventure runs smoothly each step of the way.
Federated Design Principles
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