Our very own Sara Kaan and Pia Waugh are speaking at the below forum tomorrow night, I thought this may be of interest to a number of SLUG-gers:
Globalisation, Technology & Open Source
6.15pm Tuesday 11th October
@ Quakers Meeting Hall
119 Devonshire St, Surry Hills
(Just up from Central Station)
Speakers include
* PIA WAUGH (Linux Australia)
* SARA KAAN (open source advocate)
* MAY MILLER-DAWKINS (Commons Institute)
The propaganda for neo-liberal globalisation paints a picture of the
rapid spread of new technologies for the betterment of all. Yet the
reality is a world dominated by a handful of powerful corporations who
can bend governments to their will and use the WTO system to their
advantage. This forum will discuss free trade, intellectual property and
government complicity in corporate control before outlining the
alternatives, both in the democratisation of technology and the rise of
the creative commons movement. Come along and join the discussion.
* For more information contact Tad 0408 690 215 /
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
* What we’re about... Another World is Possible!
In the past few years there have been big protests against the
mistreatment of refugees and indigenous people, against the
corporatisation of daily life and the drive to war. The Sydney
Greens Forums project is focused on the new left that is
emerging from these movements. We want to bring people together
to discuss ideas and debate the way forward. We want to go
beyond just opposing, and articulate new agendas for change in
the struggle for another world.
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