~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C'punks, This item appeared in the calendar section of the San Francisco Bay Guardian: INDEPENDENCE DAY The Internet's status as a censorship-free zone is a tenuous one, so a little digital activism is always in order. The San Francisco Art Institute's Center for Digital Media rises to the occasion with WEB FREEDOM DAY, a symposium addressing the implications of the Communications Decency Act and accompanying government regulation of the Net. The event inclludes a morning session with artists working in electronic media and an afternoon session with media lawyers, activists, and multimedia developers exploring administrative and legal issues. 10 a.m.--6 p.m., San Francisco Art Institute, Lecture Hall, 800 Chestnut, S.F. Free. (415) 749-4588. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~