<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Glad to see OpenITP back in action after missing a couple of months. Human & civil rights are an increasing concern in global Internet fora. Tonight we examine our own backyard.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><u></u><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#666666;text-align:center;margin:0px;padding:0px;background:#dddddd"><table style="width:100%;background:#dddddd" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;padding:10px" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><div style="direction:ltr;max-width:600px;margin:0px auto;overflow:hidden"><table style="width:100%;text-align:left;max-width:1024px;min-width:320px;margin:0px auto;background-color:#ffffff" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tbody><tr><td><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:10px 0px 5px;font-weight:500;color:#555555;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,'Helvetica Neue Light','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.8em;line-height:1.1em"> </h2><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:#555555;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3478e3" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/openitpcivilrights"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-7722" style="border: 1px solid #eeeeee; float: right; padding: 2px; margin: 0px 0px 2px 7px; display: block; clear: none; vertical-align: top; max-width: 98%; height: auto;" src="http://i0.wp.com/isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/openitp_april20_170x255.png?resize=170%2C255" alt="OpenITP" width="170" height="255"></a>Today <strong>Monday April 20 2015</strong> at <strong>6pm</strong>, the <strong><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3478e3" href="http://hacktivism.eventbrite.com/">OpenITP Techno-Activism Third Monday</a></strong>‘s forum <strong><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3478e3" href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/civil-liberties-in-the-united-states-tickets-16357125603">Civil Liberties In the United States</a></strong> tackles the nexus between tech and the growing struggle for civil rights in the United States. From political efforts to outlaw government surveillance, to active citizen-surveillance of repressive actors, to viral exposés of corruption, tech and the Internet – and the increased transparency they bring – have changed the game. Leading activists will discuss the state of play. Speakers: <strong>Naomi Wolf</strong>, Author; <strong>Shahid Buttar</strong>, Director of Bill of Rights Defense Committee; <strong>Mike German</strong>, fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice. The event will be webcast live via the<strong> <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3478e3" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/openitpcivilrights">Internet Society Livestream Channel</a></strong>.</p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:#555555;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><strong>What: <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3478e3" href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/civil-liberties-in-the-united-states-tickets-16357125603">Civil Liberties In the United States</a></strong><br><strong>Where: New America Foundation, 199 Lafayette Ave, Suite 3b, NYC </strong><br><strong>When: Monday April 20 2015 at 6pm</strong><br><strong>Attend: <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3478e3" href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/civil-liberties-in-the-united-states-tickets-16357125603">http://www.eventbrite.com/e/civil-liberties-in-the-united-states-tickets-16357125603</a> (free)</strong><br><strong>Webcast: <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3478e3" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/openitpcivilrights">https://livestream.com/internetsociety/openitpcivilrights</a></strong><br><strong>Twitter: <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3478e3" href="https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23ta3m">#TA3M</a></strong></p><br><table style="width:100%;text-align:left;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#dddddd;background-color:#efefef" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#efefef"><tbody><tr><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#f3f3f3;color:#888888;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background:#efefef"><p style="direction:ltr;color:#444444;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.4em;margin:0px 0px 10px"><br></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"><strong>​Permalink</strong></div><br><a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7721">http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7721<br clear="all"><div><br></div><br></a><font face="yw-b3b03f93acb29dde87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