If you plan on being in Vancouver on October 23 - 24, you should think of attending what looks like a very interesting conference put together by the BCLA Information Policy Committee: Jumpstarting the Public Sphere: Information Policy Issues for the 21st Century. The issues convered include net neutrality, media concentration, telecommunications policy, TILMA, access to information, and intellectual property. For a very cheap price, you’ll get to hear some fascinating speakers. Thanks to the committee for organizing this!!
My 74 year old father has been heard to say such things as “George W. Bush and his whole crew are evil, evil people” and “I don’t think Stephen Harper is doing much as Bush’s lackey”. If my DAD is saying stuff like that, then something is quite obviously seriously wrong.
Next week, George W. Bush , Stephen Harper and Felipe Calderón (Mexico) will be discussing the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) in Montebello, Québec. The SPP aims to be a trilateral force to increase both security and prosperity amongst the three nations. Really this is just more intensified intercontinental integration and collusion amongst government, the military, and corporations.
There are a lot of actions happening in and around Ottawa, as well as around Canada. Check and spread these links and come out to show them.
Events, Places, Times:
http://ottawa.indymedia.org/en/2007/08/4934.shtml
The SPP in their words:
http://www.spp.gov/
Council of Canadians ABC of SPP
http://www.canadians.org/integratethis/backgrounders/guide/ABCs.html
All of these have links to actions, information, people to contact and places to be.
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Not that I want to interrupt the letter you’re writing to the LPL board of directors, but as luck would have it, this would be the week that Canadian representatives decided to make life difficult at the World Intellectual Property Organization Development Agenda meetings in Geneva.
Fortunately, Michael Geist reports a positive update today on his blog.
Update: Reports this morning indicate progress with inclusion of the access to knowledge language. A welcome development, though Canada should be leading on these issues, not aligning itself against the developing world.
Apparently the Harper government needs a wake up call. If the Access to Knowledge issue is new to you, have a look at the Wikipedia community’s summary of A2K/Access to Knowledge. It also includes a long list of organizations active in the A2K movement.
The CIPO mission statement is also worth a look. I’m not seeing anything about Canada’s role internationally.
Keep up to date on IP news through IP Watch and Sarah Bannerman
via the CLA discussion list a la Heather Morrison
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With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, Hans Rosling debunks a few myths about the “developing” world. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden’s world-renowned Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a non-profit that brings vital global data to life. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 20:35) - More TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com
(via Citadel of the Blogs)
- JH
