Dear all,

Our friends from Mozilla asked me to share this interesting opportunity. Please support them in spreading the message, or apply yourselves.

Thanks, Nicole

///\///\///\///\///\///\///\///\///\///\///\///\///\\ Be on the frontlines to protect the open Internet: apply by March 20th to become a Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellow! Mozilla is seeking talented developers, activists, educators and other technologists eager to protect the open Internet. The goal? Combat threats to digital freedom and defend policy that keeps the Web open and free.

The 2016 cohort will be a global group working on a variety of projects that protect the open Internet. This year’s host organizations are:

* Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law —Nairobi, Kenya * The Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto—Toronto, Canada * ColorOfChange.org—New York, NY * Data & Society—New York, NY * Derechos Digitales—Santiago, Chile * European Digital Rights (EDRi) —Brussels, Belgium * Freedom of the Press Foundation—San Francisco, CA * Privacy International—London, United Kingdom

This is a 10-month fellowship. The application window is open until March 20, and fellows will be announced in June. They’ll begin work in September of this year. For more information, visit https://advocacy.mozilla.org/open-web-fellows/ and https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2016/02/01/2016-open-web-fellows-program-....

Sample Tweets to spread the word:

Do you believe in protecting the #openweb? Apply to become a Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellow! Applications due March 20 https://advocacy.mozilla.org/open-web-fellows/

Join @FordFoundation @Mozilla and others in the fight to protect the #openWeb. Apply to become a Fellow by March 20: https://advocacy.mozilla.org/open-web-fellows/

Help protect the #openweb; apply to become a Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellow with @MozillaAdvocacy by Mar. 20: https://advocacy.mozilla.org/open-web-fellows/

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