Hi folks, Following up on Kirby Plessas's email, we're hosting FreedomHack this weekend at DC's 1776 incubator. We're connecting hackers, activists, and journalists to build tools to help folks in Mexico safely get their stories out to the world. But we're not stopping there - Dlshad Othman, Syrian activist and Virtus Linux developer, will keynote, speaking on how our tools can be used in ANY conflict zone.
Also, our sponsors have come through, funding the hack because they believe in the mission. Which is awesome. That means tickets are by-donation - anyone who wants to come and be a tech-hero shall not be stopped! JOIN US! http://freedomhack.eventbrite.com/ On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Kirby Plessas <[email protected]> wrote: FreedomHack is a hackathon put together by CommunityRED along with Amnesty International and Cont3nt.com with the aim of building digital tools to aid citizen reporters in Mexico. Mexico is consistently rated as one the most dangerous places in the world for reporters, due to violence and targeting from drug cartels. The tools developed during FreedomHack will capitalize on existing open source goodness to help journalists report stories anonymously and securely - a total necessity for more reporting of corruption in government and cartel-related violence. Oh yeah, use this link for a 100% discount - special for Lib Tech folks now: http://freedomhack.eventbrite.com/?discount=LIBTECHRULES
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