Events http://www.fsf.org/events/aggregator Site Events Richard Stallman - Technological Society Panel (Symbiosis Panel, Oakdale, CA) http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-20160923-oakdale Oakdale, CA Richard Stallman will be speaking on the Technological Society panel at the Symbiosis Gathering (2016-09-22–25), "to discuss privacy, surveillance and the nature of a technological society," with John Perry Barlow, Noah Swartz, and Andreas Antonopoulos (moderated by Brett Scott).

Location: Woodward Reservoir, Oakdale, CA

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]]> No publisher Panel Discussion RMS Speech 2016-09-05T13:10:00Z Event Free Software Foundation community meetup (Washington, D.C.) http://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-20160923-washington-stop-drm-in-web-standards Washington, DC Come share snacks and refreshments with the free software community. FSF campaigns manager Zak Rogoff will be happy to talk about our ongoing battle against Digital Restrictions Management in Web standards, the recent European net neutrality victory, our role in the new White House source code policy, and almost anything else you ask him about. The FSF will provide the first round of snacks and beers, with more available from the menu.

This is an informal gathering for anyone interested in spending time with the free software community or learning more about the FSF; you are welcome, whether you are free software noob or hacker extraodinaire.

Location: Seoul Spice, 145 N St NE #400, Washington, D.C., 20002 – The closest subway station to Seoul Spice is NoMa-Gallaudet U on the Red Line. There is also a Capital Bikeshare station a block away, at First St. NE and M St. NE.

Seoul Spice is wheelchair accessible, and all people of ages are welcome.

RSVP: We'd love it if you'd let us know you're coming to the meetup, but you're also welcome to just drop in. Contact us at campaigns@fsf.org to RSVP, or if you have any questions.

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]]> No publisher meetup 2016-09-13T11:00:00Z Event Richard Stallman - "Copyright vs. Community" (Oakdale, CA) http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-20160924-oakdale Oakdale, CA Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it.
The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright--to promote progress, for the benefit of the public--then we must make changes in the other direction.

Richard Stallman's speech will be part of Symbiosis Gathering (2016-09-22–25); it will be nontechnical, and the public is encouraged to attend.

Location: Woodward Reservoir, Oakdale, CA

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]]> No publisher RMS Speech 2016-09-05T13:16:16Z Event Richard Stallman - "What Makes Digital Inclusion Good or Bad?" (Fresno, CA) http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-20160927-fresno Fresno, CA There are many threats to freedom in the digital society. They include massive surveillance, censorship, digital handcuffs, nonfree software that controls users, and the War on Sharing. Other threats come from use of web services. Finally, we have no positive right to do anything in the Internet; every activity is precarious, and can continue only as long as companies are willing to cooperate with it.

Richard Stallman's speech will be nontechnical, admission is gratis, and the public is encouraged to attend.

Location: AC1-150, Clovis Community College, 10309 N Willow Ave, Fresno, CA 93730

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]]> No publisher RMS Speech 2016-09-05T13:25:56Z Event Richard Stallman - "Education for Freedom with Libre Software" (Libre Learn Lab, Cambridge, MA) http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-20161008-cambridge Cambridge, MA Richard Stallman will be speaking at the Libre Learn Lab (2016-10-08–09).

Richard Stallman's speech will be nontechnical, admission to his speech alone is gratis and does not require registration, and the public is encouraged to attend.

Location: MIT Tang Center, Building E51 (Room 345, tentatively), entrance at 2 Amherst Street

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]]> No publisher RMS Speech 2016-09-02T10:25:00Z Event Event - "GNU Health Con 2016" (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain) http://www.fsf.org/events/event-20161118-laspalmas-gnuhealthcon Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain GNU Health Con 2016. This conference will gather the community of activists and developers who have been working on the project during the past 8 years.

Location: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

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