From: Deji Olukotun <[email protected]> RightsCon Silicon Valley at https://www.rightscon.org/ is just one week away and we're looking forward to seeing many of you there! There will be a number of meetings, sessions, and events to attend so I'm sure your calendar is filling up quickly.
I wanted to spotlight two events happening there. The first you may have heard about from Josh: 1. We're pulling together a global Net Neutrality coalition lunch meeting on Thursday, March 31, from 1:15 - 2:15pm, in the "Hub." This is a chance for NN advocates from around the world to share notes and strategies on advancing Net Neutrality in every region, pulling more advocates into the coalition, and ultimately adding more countries to this map of global Net Neutrality laws at http://thisisnetneutrality.org/. We'll also use the time to talk about plans for addressing zero rating, data caps, app blocking, and other related issues. Please RSVP [email protected] if you can make it 2. Access Now will be launching our international #KeepitOn campaign to fight internet shutdowns on Friday, April 1 from 2:30 - 3:45pm in the Hub. After that session at https://rightscon.sched.org/event/6Mi4/how-to-fight-an-internet-shutdown-announcing-the-keepiton-campaign, we'll be uploading an international definition of internet shutdowns to Wikipedia to create a baseline for global activism. If your organization is interested in joining the fight to push back against this increasing practice (there have been 3 major shutdowns this month already) then please come by. Or join us to help create the definition on Friday in the same room from 4 -5pm. RSVP [email protected] if you can make it. Best, -- Deji Olukotun Senior Global Advocacy Manager Access Now | accessnow.org tel: +1 415-935-4572 | @dejiridoo PGP: 0x6012CDA8 Fingerprint: 3AEE 4194 F70E C806 A810 857A 6AD5 8F48 6012 CDA8 Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter on digital rights, the Access Now Express: https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/#sign-up -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected].
