Join First Light & Playable Glos to challenge online harassment and help build safer, more inclusive gaming communities for women and girls

Reclaim the Net: 16 Days of Activism

Join First Light and Playable Glos on 25th November to challenge online harassment and help build safer, more inclusive gaming communities for women and girls.

Online spaces belong to all of us. It is time to reclaim them.

About this event

On 25 November, First Light will launch Reclaim the Net, a movement to take back online spaces for women and girls. Created as part of the 16 Days of Activism and delivered in partnership with Playable Glos, this event will bring people together to expose online harassment, challenge the culture that allows it to thrive and turn understanding into action.

Women and girls should not have to log off, disguise their names or genders, or hide who they are to feel safe. At this event, we will listen to lived experience, explore how gaming and online communities can empower and support people, and identify the part each of us can play in creating meaningful change.

Why attend?

· Understand the realities of online gaming communities and the harm people can encounter.

· Hear and centre the voices of people using online gaming spaces.

· Challenge the belief that exclusion is the price of being safe online.

· Experience what gaming communities, online spaces and the centre can offer and leave ready to help make those spaces safer and more empowering.

What to expect

1pm: Professional session

From 1pm, professionals will come together to listen, learn and turn understanding into action. Playable Glos will bring insight from gaming communities, while First Light will share the support available to people affected by abuse and harassment. Attendees will then enter the centre's gaming and online spaces not simply to observe, but to see how these spaces can empower and support people.

From around 5pm: Open session

From around 5pm, the event will open out to parents and anyone who wants to understand online gaming communities, confront online harm and be part of building something better.

Launch Reclaim the Net

The event will launch the Reclaim the Net live feed and begin 16 days of activism. Women and girls will be invited to share their experiences throughout the campaign, making online harm visible and turning individual stories into collective action. Every story and every conversation can help build momentum beyond the event.

Who is this event for?

The afternoon session is for professionals who work with or support women and girls, gaming communities, young people or people affected by online abuse and harassment. The open session is for parents and anyone interested in online gaming communities, online safety and positive change.

Event details

· Date: 25th November

· Professional session: From 1pm

· Open session: From around 5pm

· Venue: PlayAble Glos

Be part of the movement. Reserve your place and help us reclaim online spaces for everyone.

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