Why not a protest in Seattle too!!! (fwd)

[Aki Namioka]

Somebody on the seasigi (the seattle internet special interest group) suggested
a seattle protest.  Does anybody want to organize it?  Also, where is
a good location?

- Aki

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Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 13:18:10 -0800
From: Jack Beslanwitch <warlock at warlock.seanet.com>
To: seasigi at halcyon.com
Subject: Why not a protest in Seattle too!!!

Sorry about this extended message about something happening in San
Francisco, but I was wondering if it would possible to get something similar
going up here in the Seattle area. 

>Spread the word!
>
>
>               *** NETIZENS!! RALLY AGAINST CENSORSHIP ***
>
>
>Amendment I: "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of
>speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble."
>
>
>     **PROTEST ** PROTEST ** PROTEST ** PROTEST ** PROTEST ** PROTEST **
>
>It's like illiterates telling you what to read. On December 6 members of
>the House Conference Committee on Telecommunications Reform approved a
>proposal to censor free speech in cyberspace. If the measures are adopted,
>the Net and online media will become the most heavily regulated media in
>the United States. They *will not* enjoy the First Amendment freedoms now
>afforded to print media. Instead, online publishers and users will be held
>to a vague and patently un-Constitutional "indecency" standard. "Violators"
>will be subject to fines of up to $100,000 and prison terms of up to five
>years.
>
>In response, ALL members of the Bay Area media, online, Internet, new
>media, and telecommunications communities are invited to participate in a
>protest rally to express our outrage that the politicians in Congress
>(which is not even connected to the Internet!) are attempting to destroy
>our First Amendment rights in cyberspace, and directly attack our
>livelihoods.
>
>Help stop the demagogs in Washington! There is nothing "decent" about
>denying free speech to us, our children, and our children's children.
>Preserve our Constitutional rights! Join us!
>
>WHEN: Monday, December 11, 1995  12:00 - 1:00 PM
>
>WHERE: South Park (between 2nd and 3rd, Bryant and Brannon) San Francisco.
>
>SPEAKERS: To be announced
>
>BRING: Attention-grabbing posters, signs, and banners that demonstrate your
>committment to free speech and expression, and your feelings about
>Congress.
>
>FOR UPDATED INFORMATION: http://www.hotwired.com/staff/digaman
>
>(Although this event is being organized in the offices of Wired magazine
>and HotWired, we are *actively* seeking participation and support from all
>members of the local community. Please forward this message to anyone you
>think should attend, and to all relevant news groups.)
>
>CONTACT: Todd Lappin -- 415-222-6241 -- protest at wired.com

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