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<h1>The Lowdown<font size="-1"><br>
May First/People Link's Newsletter<br>
Growing Networks to Build a Just World.</font><br>
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<h1><a href="http://mayfirst.org/lowdown/may-2011/april-review">April
in Review</a></h1>
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title="View user profile."> mallory</a></div>
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<p>As we celebrate in solidarity with all workers and students
commemorating May 1st, we're sending out our first edition of the new <a
href="http://mayfirst.org/lowdown">Lowdown</a>! Last month, we
published <a href="http://mayfirst.org/lowdown/april-2011">a few
articles summarizing our work in March</a> but never sent out the email
to <a href="https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/lowdown">our
mailing list</a>. Just a reminder that we always welcome MF/PL members
or other technologists that would like to contribute as guest writers
for the Lowdown. Just email us at <a href="mailto:info@mayfirst.org">info@mayfirst.org</a>.</p>
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<h1><a
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Participation:
One
Year of Praxis</a></h1>
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<p>In just one year, MF/PL has supported seven convergence events by
providing live streaming from locations all over the world. The
underlying goal behind our ongoing work with live video is fundamental:
to make possible the participation in global, political convergences
regardless of location. Alfredo Lopez writes about our first event in
Bolivia, "Through this work, we challenge the false and destructive
border and national divisions imposed on the indigenous peoples of our
Hemisphere and continuously imposed on us all. We will make this
conference a truly Hemispheric conference."</p>
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<h1><a href="http://mayfirst.org/lowdown/may-2011/data-security">Data
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<p>The way we evaluate Internet technology is changing ... quickly.</p>
<p>Seems like you can't read the news these days without hearing about
a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/business/05hack.html">security
breach
leaking
hundreds of thousands of email addresses</a>, a <a
href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/amazon-cloud-failure-takes-down-web-sites/">"redundant"
cloud
service
being down for over two days</a>, or a mobile device
maker <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/business/21data.html">accidentally
tracking
your
movements</a>.</p>
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<h1><a href="http://mayfirst.org/lowdown/may-2011/building-home-techies">Building
a
Home
for Techies</a></h1>
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<p>It has always been a priority but the unique challenge of involving
progressive techies in the work of May First/People Link has never been
more pressing. And never has it been more complicated. We talk about it
all the time here and we probably each think about it when we're not
talking about it. While we have a community and team of some of the
best politically progressive techies in this country (maybe even the
world), there are many more out there who don't work with us. Indeed,
many who don't know who we are.</p>
<p>How do we change that? I think my Aunt Virginia can help.</p>
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