In September 2023, we were able to participate in Feira, the Global Gathering, a festival for digital rights defenders, convened by Team Community. The Feira was a three day social and networking festival hosted in Estoril, Portugal on September 15 - 17, 2023. The event, designed, modeled and named for the concept of a community market, was created to provide digital rights defenders with a space to connect with others in the digital rights community for informal meetups, discussions, and joy — particularly as this was the first time gathering in-person for most participants since before the start of the COVID19 pandemic.
![Feira 2023: Reflecting, Reconnecting, and Revitalizing](/images/_hu29181c3e5236b53428b3a74c62f103a4_1452856_9e8a9b4cb2e5c44bbee0b8b9f4b5a140.png)