[liberationtech] Fwd: [Funlist] Thursday 11/20: People's Hearing and Rally at SF City Hall

[Morgan Weiland]

See below for details about a rally tomorrow in SF for network neutrality,
supported in part by EFF.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: April Glaser <april at eff.org>
Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 1:14 PM
Subject: [Funlist] Thursday 11/20: People's Hearing and Rally at SF City
Hall
To: funlist at eff.org


 Hi all,

Please join us this Thursday at SF City Hall for a rally and public forum
<https://eff.org/r.18qr> on the future of the open Internet. We've got a
great line up of people speaking and here's the coolest part: we're
inviting the public to testify. Please come and share your story.

Speakers include:  Former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps; Amy Sonnie,
Outreach Director of the Oakland Public Library; Jay Nath, Chief Innovation
Officer for the City of San Francisco; Corynne McSherry, Director of
Intellectual Property at the Electronic Frontier Foundation; and Malkia
Cyril, Executive Director of the Center for Media Justice; Dane Jaspers of
Sonic.net; Tim Pozar of Fandor,  Chris Witteman of the CPUC; with testimony
from groups like Greenlining, Dave Steer from Mozilla, Tracy Rosenberg of
Media Alliance, amongst others.

We'll start at 5:30 with a rally outside City Hall and at 7 the event at
City Hall begins.

Invite below. Hope to see you there!



  [image: Electronic Frontier Foundation]    Dear Friend of Digital Freedom,

You are invited to join EFF next Thursday, November 20, for a free public
event on the quickly unfolding national debate on net neutrality
<https://www.eff.org/issues/net-neutrality>, to be hosted at San Francisco
City Hall.

The event <http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/933163> is “Bay Area
Speaks: A People’s Hearing on the Future of the Internet,” where you are
invited to testify at City Hall about why net neutrality matters to Bay
Area communities. Attendees will also receive an update from the lawyers,
policy analysts, and activists who have been working on the front lines to
make sure the FCC takes the right path forward.

Before the hearing, supporters will rally outside City Hall at 5:30pm and
are encouraged to bring cell phones, laptops, and flashlights for a cell
phone vigil and to hold signs and colorful art to demonstrate support for
Internet freedom. Download this image to display on your screen at the
rally. <https://www.eff.org/files/2014/11/12/net_neutraltity_protest_0.jpg>

*What:* “Bay Area Speaks: A People's Hearing on the Future of the Internet”

*Who: *Former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps; Amy Sonnie, Outreach Director
of the Oakland Public Library; Jay Nath, Chief Innovation Officer for the
City of San Francisco; Corynne McSherry, Director of Intellectual Property
at the Electronic Frontier Foundation; Malkia Cyril, Executive Director of
the Center for Media Justice; Tim Poznar of Fandor.com; and others.

*Date:* Thursday, November 20

*Time:* Rally – 5:30 pm, Hearing – 7 pm
*Where:* San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Place; Room 305

*PLEASE RSVP HERE* <http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/933163>
The People’s Hearing comes at a key moment in the debate over net
neutrality. Last Monday, President Barack Obama issued a statement
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/white-house-gets-it-net-neutrality-will-fcc-0>
in support of full, clear net neutrality rules, echoing the demands of the
4 million Americans who have spoken out in favor of the same reforms
throughout the year. The FCC is weighing its options now and is expected to
act as early as December.

It’s time to make sure California voices are heard in the national
discussions.The fight isn’t over yet; come meet us
<http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/933163> at the front lines.

Hope to see you there,
April Glaser
Activism Team

PS: Can’t make it to the event? We’ll be streaming live
<http://sfgovtv.org/index.aspx?page=135> starting at 7pm on Thursday,
November 20.
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April Glaser
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Morgan Weiland
Stanford JD-PhD candidate, Communication Dept.
Center for Internet & Society Student Fellow
Stanford Graduate Fellow
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