Global conference on internet freedom

international | arts and media | event notice Thursday May 24, 2007 12:04 by Richard Long

The Struggle for Freedom of Expression in Cyberspace

Amnesty International
Global conference on internet freedom
The Struggle for Freedom of Expression in Cyberspace

Join Amnesty International UK and the Observer Newspaper for a unique global event. 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.
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
* Shava Nerad – The TOR Project
* Yan Sham-Shackleton – glutter.org
* Markus Beckedahl –Network Media
* Kevin Anderson – The Guardian

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
* … and You

London – or wherever you are. You will be able to watch the debate live on the day by webcast, and ask questions, make comments and put your point. Online at www.amnesty.org.uk/webcast - broadcasted from the Human Rights Action Center in London

For more: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events_details.asp?ID=405