Dear all, I hope that you're having a good summer, with some (much needed) time to rest and enjoy yourselves. Due to many of those wanting to be part of the militarisation work being on holidays, we collectively decided to postpone our working group kick-off to early September, for the debate to be richer and with more points of view. * If you want to *join the militarisation working group*, please, subscribe to our newly created mailing list using this link: https://mailman.edri.org/mailman3/lists/militarisation.mailman.edri.org/. Those of you who have expressed interest have already been added, and should have received a confirmation email. * To *help us schedule the first meeting, which will take place in early September*, please add your availability in the following poll: https://beta.framadate.org/polls/844583a740d563624cc5 * To check the *proposed scope* of our work on the topic, check our notes here: https://hub.edri.org/index.php/s/6PpPiZcipX3E3LT Moving on, follow-ups to this will be discussed exclusively in the dedicated mailing list. Thank you very much! Best regards, and stay hydrated, Aljosa Ajanovic Andelic (he/him) Policy Advisor Phone: +34 665 535 031 EDRi working days are Monday-Thursday www.edri.org <https://www.edri.org> | PGP: 0D52 2E7C 890B 02F4 5831 3EDB 41A4 E260 9190 2B32 EDRi logo <https://edri.org> On 6/26/26 12:03, Aljosa Ajanovic wrote:

Dear all,

thanks to everyone who expressed interest in joining this strand of work so far! According to your availabilities, please *save this date* for the first meeting (I won't be sharing an invitation yet, as we're still waiting for more people to join, so make sure to mark it in your calendars!)

* _*Tuesday 28 July, from 11h to 12.30h *_ * *Meeting link*: https://meet.edri.org/MilitarisationKickOff

I will be on holidays _until 21 July_, so please, make sure to send your interest to participate (in the WG and/or the meeting) also to Andreea, so that we can both keep track of it :)

Best regards,

Aljosa Ajanovic Andelic (he/him) Policy Advisor Phone: +34 665 535 031

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EDRi logo <https://edri.org> On 6/24/26 12:53, Aljosa Ajanovic wrote:

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Dear members,

Following the discussion during our General Assembly, we would like to begin our work on militarisation based on the scope that emerged from the session. You can find our *proposal for scoping our work* on the topic, as well as* notes from the discussion*, here: https://hub.edri.org/index.php/s/6PpPiZcipX3E3LT. This is open to comments, of course, and will serve as the starting point for this process.

Our aim is to *develop the network's high level position* and *understand the opportunities and spaces for EDRi to intervene* in advancing this position.

As a first step, we will establish a *working group*, and there will be an *initial meeting* to discuss the proposed scope and set the foundations for the group's work. In a second meeting we will work *toward identifying priorities and divide work*.

We are planning to hold this first meeting on either *Monday 27 July at 11AM*, or *Tuesday 28 July at 11 AM*, for 1h30. *If you are interested in joining the working group*, and/or attend the meeting, please reply to either of us (Andreea or Aljosa) and let us know:

* That you would like to participate, and * Which of the two dates you would prefer (if any). * If you happen to be on holidays, or unavailable, we'll make sure to generate space to share your thoughts both before and after

We encourage anyone interested in contributing to the development of the network's position on this topic to join us.

We look forward to working with you on this important issue.

Best regards,

Andreea and Aljosa

-- Aljosa Ajanovic Andelic (he/him) Policy Advisor Phone: +34 665 535 031

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