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La Contre-Voie
Formerly « 42l »La Contre-Voie is a not-for-profit association promoting digital ethics, through awareness activities and the hosting of libre and open source services.
Agenda
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Questions
Who are we?
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Our actions revolve around two themes:
Outreach activities
In order for digital technologies to remain a means of emancipation rather than a means of control, we wish to accompany you in its understanding.
As a non-profit community education organization, we host conferences upon invitation at various education facilities in order to present those issues.
We also host self-defense workshops against Internet tracking and various hands-on activities that will help you regain control over your privacy.
Finally, we organize digital mediation activities, screenings, debates and booths at conventions throughout France.
Free/Libre services
Alone, living without the tech giants services can become very difficult.
This is why we offer free/libre and open‑source alternative tools. We participate in a software ecosystem that does not monetize your privacy for advertising purposes.
We also help all kinds of organizations that wants to move away from Google tools towards better digital practices.
To contribute to an inclusive, resilient and empowering digital network
Through the monetization of our personal data, the web giants are turning Internet into a large shopping mall of which we are the products.
Yet, the digital world is made of societal choices : today a mean of surveillance, it can become a means for emancipation and resistance, and help us automate tedious tasks, at the service of human beings and the general interest.
Another digital world is possible and we wish, through our actions, to make it known as many people as possible.
And to achieve this: we need you.
We need your help
Our donation campaign for the year 2024-2025
Current amount: 1780 euros — Goal: 12000 euros
15 %
Last update
Our funding sources for the year 2024-2025
Current amount: 4168 euros — Annual budget: 14950 euros
28 %
Last update
Here’s how we use your donations.
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Financial resources devoted to the remuneration of the association’s staff.
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Expenses related to technical infrastructure maintenance: domain name rental, possible server rental… May also include the purchase of computer equipment.
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Expenditure on other communication tools: goodies, flyers, stickers…
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Expenses incurred in printing T-shirts to be sold at our booths and on En Vente Libre. This is far from being our main activity, but it helps us to stay afloat financially.
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The budget dedicated to the reimbursement of expenses related to the travel of our speakers, whether they are members of the association or external people that we bring in for our activities. These costs may also include the cost of lodging and food for our speakers when they travel.
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This category includes the association’s banking and insurance fees.
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The donations made by La Contre-Voie to other associations with a similar purpose.
This estimated budget has been approved by the annual General Assembly.
Why support la Contre-Voie ?
For digital commons education
Thanks to your donations, we conduct outreach activities to promote the use of emancipating digital technologies that will not sell your data.
To guarantee our independence
Financing us through donations allows us to depend less on public subsidies to exist, which protects our editorial freedom.
To face the GAFAM
Your donations allow us to cover the operating costs of our servers, which host alternative services to the web giants.
For an alternative society model
To prove that small structures like ours can develop without entering into a capitalist logic, where economic interests take precedence over the general interest.
To contribute to the commons
We document our technical infrastructure and our awareness activities so that others can freely reuse them.
Tax deductible donations
In France, donations to La Contre-Voie are tax deductible at 66%: if you pay taxes, a €30 donation will only cost you €10.