EFF hosts Tunisian activist Sami ben Gharbia in San Francisco, May 20

Cory Doctorow 11:03 am Wed May 11, 2011

Katina from the Electronic Frontier Foundation sez,

Join EFF on Friday May 20th for a very special Geek Reading with Sami Ben Gharbia. Sami is a Tunisian anti-censorship activist and blogger based in the Netherlands. He is the co-founder of nawaat.org, an award-winning collective blog about Tunisian news and politics. Sami serves as Advocacy Director for Global Voices, where he also works on Threatened Voices, a recently developed initiative of the Global Voices Advocacy project. He is the author of a French-language book titled Journey in a Hostile World, which documents his escape from Tunisia.

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. This is an all ages event. We ask for a $25 contribution to help support our work defending freedom. EFF member admission is $20 online or at the door with your Member Card. Contact membership@eff.org for the Members-Only link! RSVP to events@eff.org.

Geek Gathering with Tunisian Activist Sami ben Gharbia
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