Hi there,
I'm helping to spread the word on this. Hope some of you can
make it to this first meet up to work out what to do and what
not to do for this new local group.
nice one
Mick
Open Rights Group Manchester
Tuesday 28th August -
7pm at the Lass o Gowrie
36 Charles Street,
Manchester, M1 7DB
It's our first meeting of ORG Manchester. Come and get involved to help set the focus
and scope of the group.
What is ORG (Open
Rights Group)?
The Open Rights Group exists to preserve and
promote your rights in the digital age. Our freedoms are under
attack in the digital world: from governments and vested
business interests. So we campaign against threats to your
rights.
We work on issues ranging
from e-voting to copyright, open data and privacy.
We do this by talking to
policy-makers and other activists and working with other
campaign groups (both here and abroad). We raise the profile
of these issues and present our arguments through
conventional and social media. And of key importance, we
mobilise our supporters to take part in our campaigns, for
example by contacting their MP.
Why a local group for Manchester?
Well it's better than
shouting at the TV. ORG is encouraging local groups to form to
take further action on some of the most vital issues we face.
We are keen to campaign against legislation like the
'Snooper's Charter', Internet Censorship, ACTA (we won this
one!) and whatever challenges to Internet freedoms come up
next.
The Open Rights Group
has also had good successes with 'Open Data', getting the
government to free up access to mapping and council data.
Local groups may be able to take this work further.
And besides campaigning
and lobbying, local
groups are also
a great forum
for interesting speakers and new ideas in the areas of digital freedoms and free culture. There is a list of
speakers who are happy to visit Manchester to speak at a local
ORG group. Who should we invite first?
How can I get
involved?