GreenNet Winter Newsletter 2024

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*Dear GreenNet friends,* 	
*December 2024*


It's time once again for our annual GreenNet winter newsletter. We'd 
like to thank new and longstanding GreenNet users for your support in 
2024 and wish you a very merry festive season.

We've been keeping busy this year as usual. In 2024 we welcomed new 
customers from Footprint Co-op, launched new websites for our customers 
and connected thousands of users in various ways - check the revived Day 
in the life of GN <#numbers> below.

If you just want to see when our office is closed for the holidays, 
please skip <#opening> to the end of this message.


      FreeAlaa


      We'd like to remind you that not everyone can get together with
      their family this year, and reiterate our support for Alaa's
      family's campaign and urge you to Take Action
      <https://freealaa.net/take-action>!
      Alaa's family have invited supporters to join them for a
      Solidarity Vigil on day 81 of Laila's Hunger Strike opposite *10
      Downing Street on Thursday 19th December from 5.30-7PM*


      Cheaper hosting!!


      We're really pleased to announce that we are doubling web quotas
      from the start of 2025, so if you have a web hosting account with
      us, your web space quota will be twice as big!
      We'll be in touch to let you know if that will affect your billing
      - if you are paying for extra webspace on one of our web hosting
      accounts your bill might be reduced :)


      Ghost hosting


      GreenNet has started offering Ghost, a new open source website
      building tool aimed at journalists and bloggers (an alternative to
      Substack).
      If that sounds interesting, welcome to get in touch
      <https://www.greennet.org.uk/content/contact-us> for details


      Mastodon at GreenNet.Social

If you're fed up with Twitter/X, why not try Mastodon? GreenNet is 
running free a Mastodon instance for our network. Existing GreenNet 
customers are welcome to register for free at: https://greennet.social
<https://greennet.social>


      A day in the life of GN


      Here's the sort of thing we get up to on a typical day at the
      GreenNet office:

  * Advising a charity comms person about nameservers while moving their
    website from a commercial provider,
  * A couple of calls to guide a broadband customer setting up a new
    router, and liaising with BT about an upgrade for a horticultural
    centre,
  * Connecting up from 4 countries on our Jitsi video chat to discuss
    Drupal data mapping for a large INGO online library project,
  * Using gitlab to plan a demo of the new editorial workflow for online
    editors at a daily newspaper,
  * Upgrading the publications section of an online academic website on
    non-extractive economics,
  * Participating with APC members around the globe on APC strategy and
    governance,
  * Briefing a freelance collaborator on a new website design project
    for a small but mighty climate justice group,
  * Co-writing multilingual support documents with an international
    peacebuilding organisation in several countries, working with their
    international and local staff on their cloud platform and GN email
    setup.


      Employment Rights Podcast from Institute of Employment Rights


      Please check out IER's podcast
      <https://www.ier.org.uk/the-ier-podcast/> on Employment Rights,
      and support their work on the 2024 Employment Rights Bill.


      Ethical Consumer, the Green Web Foundation

Our broadband and email services are still Ethical Consumer's best buys 
<https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/best-buy-label>!

GreenNet's email and web servers are certified "Hosted Green" 
<https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/green-web-check/?url=greennet.org.uk> 
by the Green Web Foundation.


      GDPR bit

If you are on this mailing list you are an individual or organisation 
GreenNet user or supporter, if you would like to check or amend your 
details please let us know, dpo at gn.apc.org.


      Christmas Opening Hours

*The GreenNet office will be closed from 5.30pm on Friday 20th December 
until Thursday 2nd January 2025.*

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 
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.

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