The Free Software Foundation Europe runs two main activities for young people in Europe: Youth Hacking 4 Freedom and the illustrated book „Ada & Zangemann: A Tale of Software, Skateboards and Raspberry Ice Cream“ by Matthias Kirschner and Sarah Brandstätter.
Youth Hacking 4 Freedom is our programming competition, that is open for all teenagers in Europe.
While Youth Hacking 4 Freedom is targeted for teenagers, we also have our inspiring Ada and Zangemann story. A fun story for children from the age of 6 and adults alike about a girl who loves to tinker, and decides to confront the mighty inventor Zangemann.

In this talk, I will briefly introduce those activities, share some fun anecdotes, and highlight our learnings about engaging with younger people through the glasses of Free Software.

Both activities aim at encouraging people to get active in Free Software and to own your technology.

Bonnie is the host and, alongside Øjvind the editor of the FSFE's Software Freedom Podcast, a podcast dedicated to Free Software. In this workshop Bonnie will share her knowledge and skills on how to produce podcasts using Free Software, sharing different tools and techniques with you to create your own podcast projects.

This is the perfect workshop for everybody who wants to share their ideas and thoughts with others through podcasts. Learn the basics of recording, editing, and publishing podcasts with Free Software tools, and discover how to create quality content without relying on proprietary software. Everybody is welcome to join us from beginners and those looking to switch to Free Software!