[governance] 6/6 Cyberspace Discussion-SOME PEOPLE THINK THE INTERNET IS A BAD THING

[William Drake]

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Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:30:31 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: [cpsr-activists] 6/6 Cyberspace Discussion-SOME PEOPLE THINK THE
INTERNET IS A BAD THING (fwd)

SOME PEOPLE THINK THE INTERNET IS A BAD THING
The struggle for freedom of expression in cyberspace

Join Amnesty International UK and The Observernewspaper for a unique
global event. On 6 June we will use the internet to link activists from
around the world to discuss the struggle against internet repression and
to celebrate the irrepressible desire of people towards freedom of
expression.

Wednesday 6 June, 18.30 UK (19.30 Europe/13.30 EST/10.30 PST)

Speakers include:
Martha Lane Fox - lastminute.com
Clark Boyd ­ BBC
Ron Deibert ­ Open Net Initiative
Sami Ben Garbia ­ Tunisian cyber-dissident
Josh Wolf ­ US cyber-dissident
Morton Sklar ­Yahoo! Court case
Yan Sham-Shackleton ­ glutter.org
Markus Beckedahl ­Network Media
Kevin Anderson ­ The Guardian
Shava Nerad ­ The Onion Router

With contributions from:
Jimmy Wales ­ wikipedia
Richard Stallman ­ Free Software Movement
Ethan Zuckerman ­ Global Voices
Dan Gillmor ­ Center for Citizen Media
Yu Ling ­ wife of Chinese cyber-dissident
Cory Doctorow ­ boing boing

Š and You

You can watch the debate live by webcast, ask questions, make comments
and put your point across at: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/webcast




      For a sneak preview of the event go to
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/irrepressible

6 June 2007, 18.30 - 21.00 UK Time
Some People Think the Internet is a Bad Thing: The Struggle for Freedom
of Expression in Cyberspace

A unique global event linking activists from around the world to discuss
the struggle against internet repression. Wherever you are, you will be
able to watch the debate live on the day by webcast, and ask questions
at www.amnesty.org.uk/webca



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