Pursuance Democracy bites back Activists, journalists, and nonprofits of the world -- unite! Here is the URL to our panel's livestream, which is live now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAe-PeEgv8w In general you can find our livestreams at https://www.youtube.com/c/PursuanceProject Our Tech Lead, Steve Phillips, is giving a talk that we're also livestreaming at youtube.com/c/PursuanceProject , at 2:15pm PT / 5:15pm ET today as well! The Background: We're at RightsCon! RightsCon is an international tech and human rights conference, organized by the digital rights NGO Access Now. RightsCon 2018 will take place May 16-18 in Toronto, Canada. Members of the Pursuance team have been invited to speak at not one, but two sessions! Technical lead and project manager Steve Phillips will be presenting a live demo of the Pursuance platform, and Barrett Brown will speak as part of a truly all-star panel covering lessons learned from past activism, plus their visions for 21st century activism. The other panelists include Naomi Colvin (Courage Foundation), Birgitta Jónsdóttir (poetician, spokesperson for the International Modern Media Institute (IMMI), and prominent member of the Pirate Party in Iceland), Jesselyn Radack (whistleblower, attorney representing many whistleblowers, and heads the Whistleblower and Source Protection Program (WHISPeR) at ExposeFacts), Diani Barreto (journalist and researcher on whistleblowing at ExposeFacts and Courage Foundation), and Thomas Drake (NSA whistleblower). Here is the URL to our livestream, which is live now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAe-PeEgv8w In general you can find our livestreams at https://www.youtube.com/c/PursuanceProject We'll keep you updated on Pursuance's developments and the team's activities in the coming weeks and months. Thanks again for your support! Sincerely, The Pursuance Team