[liberationtech] My Venezuela Post

[Yosem Companys]

It has been brought to my attention that some of you felt that my email on
Reymar Perdomo was excessive editorializing on behalf of Liberation
Technology in favor of a political group against others.

I'd like to apologize to all of those who saw my email in that light,
though in hindsight I understand how my email could be misconstrued in that
way. But I was only trying to make two points:

   - First, that we forget that music can sometimes serve as a Liberation
   Technology; and,
   - Second, that the plight of migrants and refugees is an issue of
   concern for Liberation Technology.

In this context, I'd like to reiterate Liberation Technology's bias. We
used to state our bias all the time on Twitter but not so much on the list.

Liberation Technology's bias has long been that we believe in rights-based
pragmatism, that is, we believe in supporting the use of technology
(anthropologically defined) to foster public goods that protect or advance
the rights enshrined in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights at
http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to share them
with me privately or with the group publicly.

Thanks,
Yosem
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