From support at gn.apc.org Thu Dec 21 12:30:04 2017 From: support at gn.apc.org (GreenNet Support) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:30:04 +0000 Subject: GreenNet Winter Newsletter Message-ID: GreenNet logo *Dear GreenNet friends,* *December 2017* If it's nearly the end of the year then it must be time for a GreenNet newsletter. We'd like to thank you for your support in 2017 and wish you a very merry festive season. To see when our office is closed for the holidays, please skip <#opening> to the end of this message. We have had a splendid 2017 at GreenNet Towers (aka Development House), though it seems likely to be our last at this address - we'll be moving to a new space next year along with the Ethical Property Company. We will let you know when we finally change address. 2017 highlights * GreenNet launched new websites for Peace Brigades International , Women's Engineering Society and End Water Poverty and have more exciting web projects in the proverbial pipeline. * We have grown some amazing vegetables in the Development House garden, alongside Sustain and other Ethical Property co-tenants. * ***Weaving Our Own Web* *Are you a grassroots activist wanting to find our more about online campaigning tools and privacy? Our friends at Peace News are organising a free day school in London on Saturday 13 January, and GreenNet will be participating. Find out more and register here . * Our legal challenge to GCHQ hacking continues* Privacy International are fighting the government's use of 'general warrants' to hack computers, phones and networks at a potentially vast scale. Please help them to keep the state out of your webcam! *GDPR* In May the EU General Data Protection Regulation will come into force, enhancing citizens' rights to data protection. If your organisation or campaign has a mailing list, or handles personal data in any other way, you should start thinking about how to ensure that you don't fall foul of the new rules. We can't help with legal interpretations, but check out the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) for guidance , and give us a shout if you need any help with your mailing list or CRM. * Your very own cloud!* Check this article about how to use our amazing Nextcloud as an alternative to corporate 'clouds'. Nextcloud can do more than just help share files and appointments, and we expect it to sprout even more features in 2018. * Moving towards becoming a Co-op* GreenNet has operated as a collective for as many years as any of us can remember, but is owned by a charity, GreenNet Educational Trust. So that we can work better with the co-operative movement, we're working on transforming our legal basis to be a 'proper' co-operative, with the support of Hackney Cooperative Developments . We'll update you as things progress. *Christmas opening hours* *The GreenNet office will be closed from 5.30pm on Friday 22nd December 2017 and will reopen fully on Tuesday 2nd January 2018.* As always, we will be monitoring our servers throughout the festive period. If you have an urgent query during this time, please send an email to support at gn.apc.org or leave a message on *0330 355 4011*. We'll do our best to respond as soon as we can. Meanwhile don't forget to switch off your own devices (don't leave them on standby) and have a lovely break! With all our best wishes for a peaceful and happy holiday, Andrew, Cedric, Ed, Howard, Ian, Liz and Marek Christmas tree GreenNet is the ethical Internet Service Provider that has been connecting people and groups who work for peace, the environment, gender equality and human rights since 1986. We hope that you are happy to receive our newsletter. If not, simply unsubscribe here and you will not receive it in future. Previous years' newsletters can be read here . GreenNet, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. Phone: +44 (0)20 7065 0935 or 0330 355 4011 Email: info at gn.apc.org Twitter: @GreenNetISP Website: http://www.greennet.org.uk GreenNet Winter Newsletter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: GreenNetLogo250.png Type: image/png Size: 10184 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: christmas-tree-sml.png Type: image/png Size: 13850 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: gmapgcckffgelpie.png Type: image/png Size: 1713 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 836 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: