[Air-L] Fwd: [Icommons] Fwd: [A2k] OneWebDay, Sept. 22 - next Saturday

Thu Sep 20 12:20:37 PDT 2007

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> Subject: [Icommons] Fwd: [A2k] OneWebDay, Sept. 22 - next Saturday
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> Subject: [A2k] OneWebDay, Sept. 22 - next Saturday
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> Subject: [Discuss] OneWebDay, Sept. 22 - next Saturday
> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:22:04 -0400
> From: WWWhatsup <joly at punkcast.com>
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> http://www.onewebday.org/?p=240
>
> OneWebDay, Sept. 22, is an Earth Day for the internet.
>
> Here's a very short overview video that will give you the idea
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=twDyBfjUXv8 and a Rocketboom interview
> about OneWebDay http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/rb_07_aug_20/flash. The
> first OneWebDay took place in 2006.
>
> It's easy to take the web for granted. But it's worth taking a moment
> to reflect on what the web could mean to humankind in the future.
> That's the purpose of OneWebDay, held each September 22.
>
> There are substantial threats to the free flow of information online,
> all over the world. Many governments censor online content. (see
> http://opennet.net ). Many people in developing nations can't get
> online at all. We need to ensure that the internet used by future
> generations will be open and empowering — access to the internet is
> central to the future of humanity.
>
> The idea behind OneWebDay is to encourage people to think of
> themselves as responsible for the internet, and to take good and
> visible actions on Sept. 22 that (1) celebrate the positive impact of
> the internet on the world and (2) shed light on the problems of access
> and information flow.
>
> OneWebDay is a global, decentralized event. We're encouraging people
> around the world to meet up on Sept. 22 to talk about how the web
> could change lives around the world in the future. We're aiming for at
> least fifty of these events, and thanks to the Internet Society and
> others we've already heard from Poland, Italy, Colombia, the
> Philippines, Bulgaria, Kenya, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Belgium, Ethiopia,
> Tunisia, and other countries. In the US, there will be events in Los
> Angeles, Boston, Austin, and New York.
>
> Click on http://www.onewebday.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page page to see
> these events.
>
> These events can range from sponsoring a teaching event (how to edit a
> wiki, how to post a photo online etc) to helping a school or town set
> up internet connections, to having a panel of speakers talk about the
> ways the world has been/will be changed by the internet. We're working
> with the Internet Society and the Internet Archive to encourage these
> offline events, but anyone not affiliated with these groups is more
> than welcome to get involved. In the US, the American Libraries
> Association, the Sunlight Foundation, the Center for Democracy &
> Technology
> http://communities.justicetalking.org/blogs/day14/default.aspx  and
> other groups are working on OneWebDay-related announcements and
> events.
>
> If readers would like to stage an offline OneWebDay event, let us know
> at dan at onewebday.org what you're thinking of, and we'll make sure
> there's a wiki page for you on onewebday.org to help your planning.
>
> *Online,* we're encouraging people to make their own short videos and
> post them on blip.tv or youtube or dotsub.com tagged "onewebday2007?.
> Suggested topics:
>
> + how the web has changed your life
>
> + how you'd like the web to change the world in the future
>
> + highlights of what you've seen online the day you make the video
>
> + your favorite online event ever
>
> + something you've done online with other people in other countries
>
> The internet is made of people, not just machines. It's up to us to
> protect it. We can use OneWebDay around the world to raise awareness
> of the threats to the internet — including censorship, inadequate
> access, control of various kinds — and to celebrate the positive
> impact of the internet on human lives.
>
> ====
>
> Specifics for NY:
>
> New York City, 3-4pm, Washington Square Park Speakers to include Jimmy
> Wales, founder of Wikipedia; Andrew Baron, founder of Rocketboom; Dana
> Spiegel, NYCWireless; Birju Pandya, charityfocus.org ; Lauren Klein,
> One Laptop Per Child.
>
> Rain Location: For Your Imagination, 22 West 27th Street, 6th Floor,
> New York, NY 10001
>
> Sept. 22, Noon to 2:30pm, free public classes in honor of OneWebDay at
> NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, 721 Broadway, 4th Floor
> (cross street Waverly Place), *must rsvp at itp at onewebday.org to
> attend.*
>
> Subjects to include:
> -how to build a router antenna and turn your home into a neighborhood
> hotspot
> -how to live stream video online
> -how to set up a blog and podcast
> -all about Creative Commons
>
> Plus, the iCommons/OneWebDay Party: part of 50 Great Parties Around
> the World.
>
> Time: 10pm
>
> Date: Sept. 22
>
> Place: For Your Imagination, 22 West 27th Street, 6th Floor, New
> York, NY 10001
>
> Who should attend: Anyone who likes the internet and its
> transformative effect on human lives
>
> Why you should attend: The internet is under threat around the
> world, and it's up to us to celebrate and protect it.
>
>
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jeremy hunsinger
Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research,  
School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee  
(www.cipr.uwm.edu)

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