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Google: Freedom and Power in the Digital Age
DATE AND TIME
Wednesday, September 17
5:30 p.m. registration
6:00β7:30 p.m. program
LOCATION
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Cowles Auditorium
301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Pay parking is available across the
street in the 19th Avenue Ramp
COST
Free for MIC Members, Corporate
Members, & Students
$10 Non-members
REGISTRATION
Click here or
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call 612.625.1662
In the last 25 years, the Internet has changed how people access and share
information, shifting the dynamics of societies around the globe. Those
with a web connection have the potential to take any message and reach
an audience of millions. But this individual potential is only possible when
the Internet is open and available for its users. More than 600 million
Internet users - over 30% of the world's total Internet population - live in
countries where there is substantial filtering or censorship of online
content.
On Wednesday, September 17, join the Minnesota International Center
and Google analyst Ben Blink to discuss what the Internet and online
freedom mean for the world, and its impact on the of future of democracy,
human rights, and economic growth.
A program of the World Affairs Councils of America with support provided
by a grant from Google, Inc.
About the speaker:
Ben Blink is a senior public policy analyst at Google and a
founding member of its free expression and international
relations team. Based in Washington DC, he focuses on
issues related to free speech and human rights. He is
responsible for building coalitions in Washington to help
decrease censorship and filtering on the Internet around
the globe. Ben graduated from Carleton College in
Northfield, Minnesota.
Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com
Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy
Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072