Freedom Not Fear 2012

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This is the page to co-ordinate the European Freedom not Fear weekend in Brussels in September 2012.

Join us: Freedom not Fear 2012 European policy making is affecting our every day lives and civil liberties more and more. The EU is increasingly imposing unnecessary and disproportionate governmental surveillance measures on us. We are not willing to take this any longer. Therefore we invite you to join us for about three days of discussions networking protest meetings with politicians Issues "Freedom not fear 2012 - Defending fundamental rights in our networked world" We say NO to data retention and PNR and the respect of our fundamental rights in the digital environment. Full list of demands When and where? When? From 14. - 17. September 2012 (Friday till Monday). We are starting in the afternoon of Friday afternoon, having one meeting room on our own from 1 pm. The official ending of the meeting shall be on Sunday evening, but there will be some more "action" on Monday, September 17, as some people want to organize some meetings with people from the EU Commission and Parliament. There is an offer to participate in a visitors Group by German NGO "FoeBuD" on Monday. If you want to join and visit the European Parlament with MEP Jan Philip Albrecht please contact <enkode>mail@foebud.org</enkode> Where? We have booked some rooms in the "Mundo B" at Rue d'Edimbourg 26, where we had some wonderful days at Freedom not fear 2011. It's the home of some non-governmental organisations and a very lovely place with lots of space for our meeting. Communication/Contact The international mailing list is for those who'd like to take part in discussions about all topics of "digital rights" all over Europe. But you can contact us also via E-mail and Twitter. Mailing list The international AK Vorrat mailing list is being used to talk about everything that needs to be discussed. The list is open to everyone, the list language is English. Please insert the tag [BXL] into the subject-line of any e-mail to make clear that its content belongs to this topic. Email Contact via e-mail: info(at)freedom-not-fear.eu (pgp-key) (Members of this e-mail distribution list are Werner, Kirsten, Marius, Tobias, Katta, Frank, LJ, Marine, Michael.) Twitter Account: fnf11bxl Tags: #fnf #fnf11bxl Press contact Please contact us at info(at)freedom-not-fear.eu Material Simple handout

Structure We would like to offer time & space to exchange thoughts and concerns directly. As we believe, networking beyond borders is becoming more and more important; therefore this "event" shall provide an opportunity to get citizen initiatives from different countries together. We will thus have four days of "Freedom not fear" in Brussels: 14.9.2012 (Friday): Arriving, first meeting 15.9.2012 (Saturday): Slots of networking, lectures and talks in the morning, protest/demonstration in the afternoon 16.9.2012 (Sunday): Slots of networking, lectures and talks 17.9.2012 (Monday): Meetings with politicians (self-organized) Friday - 14.9.2012 Available rooms at Mundo B: "Fairtrade room" - from 1 pm (< 26 people) Saturday - 15.9.2012 Available rooms at Mundo B: "Fairtrade room" - from 9 am (< 26 people) "Aquarium room" - from 9 am (< 16 people) "Urban room" - from 9 am (< 14 people) "Climate room" - from 9 am (< 10 people) Caferteria/Lounge - from 9 am (lots of people) Sunday - 16.9.2012 Available rooms at Mundo B: "Fairtrade room" - from 9 am (< 26 people) "Aquarium room" - from 9 am (< 16 people) "Urban room" - from 9 am (< 14 people) "Climate room" - from 9 am (< 10 people) Caferteria/Lounge - from 9 am (lots of people) Monday - 17.9.2012 Meetings with responsible persons from Commission and Parliament. Proposals for topics: Data retention Privacy and security research eCall eCommerce Video surveillance, INDECT, SAPIENT Side events Traveling and accommodation We have collected some information to make getting to Brussels easier and to help you find some cheap accommodations. Generally, accommodation has to be organized autonomously. But don't hesitate to ask in case of you have a problem. Also, you can ask German NGO "FoeBuD". They are organzing a trip to Brussels with accomodation and partial reimbursment of travel expenses. You can get more information contacting mail@foebud.org. Links Small Guide for "Privacy-Travellers" to Brussels (German) EU-Lobbying on Data Retention (English) How-To EU-Lobby (German) German demo-blog "Freiheit statt Angst" Blog of Brussels activists Legal guide for activists (from NoBorder camp 2010) (English, German, français, italiano, Nederlands, polski) Archive Freedom not fear Brussels 2011 ... .. .

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