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<div class="moz-forward-container">Dear all <br>
<p>(Apologies for the inevitable cross-posting)<br>
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<p>After some months of work, it is with great pleasure that I can
introduce you all to a new initiative, which has just gone live
on <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/">openDemocracy</a>- It is
entitled <i>Human Rights and the Internet</i>, and you can
enter the series directly at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/hri">https://www.opendemocracy.net/hri</a>.
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This space brings scholars, activists, artists, techies, and
policymakers together to debate, and also to delve more deeply
into a range of interlocked issues that fall under this rubric now
that this connection has become a recognizable element to internet
governance policymaking, scholarship, and human rights advocacy.
Thanks to all the contributors for the inaugural page, some
familiar authors and also some up and coming contributors. <br>
<br>
Feel free to comment and if you would like to contribute let me
know.
<p>Watch this space for more news on upcoming articles.</p>
<p>The hashtag is #humanrightsinternet </p>
<p>Best wishes</p>
<p>MF</p>
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Marianne Franklin, PhD
Professor of Global Media and Politics
Convener: Global Media & Transnational Communications Program
Goldsmiths (University of London)
Department of Media & Communications
New Cross, London SE14 6NW
Tel: +44 20 7919 7072
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:m.i.franklin@gold.ac.uk"><m.i.franklin@gold.ac.uk></a>
@GloComm
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://twitter.com/GloComm">https://twitter.com/GloComm</a>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/franklin/">http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/franklin/</a>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-global-media-transnational-communications/">https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-global-media-transnational-communications/</a>
Chair of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet)
Steering Committee/Former Co-Chair Internet Rights & Principles Coalition (UN IGF)
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.internetrightsandprinciples.org">www.internetrightsandprinciples.org</a>
@netrights</pre>
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