Looks like the CDA decision is going to happen soon... ----- Begin Included Message ----- From: Stanton McCandlish <mech@eff.org> Subject: SF RALLY Against Internet Censorship Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 15:02:21 -0700 (PDT) X-URL: http://www.eff.org/~mech To: bayff@eff.org (bayff mailing list) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 14:05:16 -0800 From: "--Todd Lappin-->" <telstar@wired.com> To: telstar@wired.com Subject: SF RALLY Against Internet Censorship Please help spread the word in the Bay Area! --Todd Lappin--> Section Editor WIRED Magazine -- Please forward until June 26, 1997 -- ___________________________________________________________________________ *** RALLY AGAINST INTERNET CENSORSHIP *** ** Supreme Court Decision on CDA Expected Wednesday or Thursday ** 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." *** RALLY AGAINST INTERNET CENSORSHIP *** ** South Park, San Francisco, California -- 1 PM ** ___________________________________________________________________________ In February 1996, President Clinton made Internet censorship the law of the land by signing the Communications Decency Act. The CDA -- a blatant affront to free speech -- has since become a symbol of the ignorance and contempt the American political establishment reserves for Internet users and their constitutional rights. Now, more than one year later, the United States Supreme Court is poised to decide the fate of free speech for the 21st century. On Wednesday or Thursday of this week, the Supreme Court will issue a decision in the landmark case of ACLU vs. Reno. On the day the decision comes down, The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Wired Ventures, and the Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition invite you to join us for a RALLY to show your support for free speech online. PLEASE JOIN US to discuss the free speech implications of this ruling with plaintiffs and organizers of the legal challenge. ___________________________________________________________________________ WHEN: On the day the Supreme Court issues its decision. EITHER.... Wednesday June 25, 1997 *OR* Thursday June 26, 1997 at 1 PM For up-to-the-minute information on the status of the decision, please visit http://www.ciec.org WHERE: South Park (between 2nd and 3rd, Bryant St. and Brannan St.) San Francisco. SPEAKERS (Tentative List): Bruce Ennis, the lead attorney who argued this case before the Supremes Mike Godwin, Electronic Freedom Foundation Judith Krug, American Library Association Sameer Parekh, C2Net Todd Lappin - Wired Magazine BRING: Attention-grabbing posters, signs, and banners that demonstrate your committment to free speech and expression, and your feelings about Congress. ___________________________________________________________________________ FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS RALLY: http://www.ciec.org/events/sf FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CDA: http://www.ciec.org http://wwww.hotwired.com/special/indecent/ http://www.eff.org/blueribbon.html ___________________________________________________________________________ (NOTE: We are *actively* seeking participation and support from ALL members of the Bay Area media, online, Internet, new media, and telecommunications communities. Please forward this message to anyone you think should attend, and to all relevant mailing lists and newsgroups.) MEDIA CONTACT: Lessley Anderson, Wired Magazine, 415-276-5162, lessley@wired.com -- Stanton McCandlish mech@eff.org Electronic Frontier Foundation Program Director http://www.eff.org/~mech +1 415 436 9333 x105 (v), +1 415 436 9333 (f) Are YOU an EFF member? http://www.eff.org/join ----- End Included Message ----- # Thanks; Bill # Bill Stewart, +1-415-442-2215 stewarts@ix.netcom.com # You can get PGP outside the US at ftp.ox.ac.uk/pub/crypto/pgp # (If this is a mailing list or news, please Cc: me on replies. Thanks.)