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Demand Progress
Demand Progress is an important part of the Open movement and maybe now targetted by authorities
COMMENTARY
Peter Burgess
URGENT ACTION NEEDED: New Internet Blacklist Bill Could Shut Down Twitter And YouTube! The rumor all over Capitol Hill is that the House version of the Internet Blacklist Bill will be introduced this week. Our allies on the Hill say the bill’s so bad that it could effectively destroy Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and other sites that rely on user-generated content by making the sites’ owners legally responsible for everything their users post. Will you ask your Congressmember not to cosponsor the legislation, at least until they’ve heard our concerns? NET NEUTRALITY IS UNDER ATTACK, EMAIL YOUR SENATORS NOW: Big Telecom is ramming a resolution through the Senate to undermine existing Net Neutrality regulations and ban the FCC from enacting protections in the future. urge your Senators to stand strong. PLUS, URGE YOUR LAWMAKERS TO PROTECT ONLINE PRIVACY: A new snooping bill forceS Internet providers to track and retain customer info — including your name, address, phone number, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and IP addresses. AND, please follow us on Twitter.
An example of their work: http://youtu.be/lwVqS16Xe44
Our Mission Demand Progress works to win progressive policy changes for ordinary people through organizing, lobbying, and elections in the United States. In particular, we tend to focus on issues of civil liberties, civil rights, and government reform. We run online campaigns to rally people to take action on the news that affects them — by contacting Congress and other leaders, funding pressure tactics, and spreading the word in their own communities. We work in Washington to provide an advocate for the public in all the back-room decisions that affect our lives. And we recruit and work with candidates across the country to help them run winning campaigns powered by everyday people instead of corporate fat cats. But we can’t do it without your help — can you join us today? AND, please follow us on Twitter.
The Team David Segal, Executive Director. David Segal is a former Democratic Rhode Island State Representative, and served on the Providence City Council as a member of the Green Party. During his eight years as an elected official he oversaw the passage of legislation promoting economic justice, renewable energy and open space, banking reform, affordable housing, LGBT rights, criminal justice reform, and a variety of other progressive causes. He recently ran in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island’s first Congressional seat, supported by much of the netroots and organized labor. His opinion pieces have appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, and other newspapers, and in a variety of online publications. He has a degree in mathematics from Columbia University. David Moon, Program Director. David Moon is a Washington-based policy attorney and political consultant. The former Chief Operating Officer of the election reform group, FairVote, Moon has coordinated numerous advocacy efforts to make our electoral process more fair and accessible. In recent years, he has managed and assisted successful campaigns for progressive Democrats, political action committees and ballot initiatives around the country. His issue portfolio has included work on smart growth and transit issues, criminal justice reform, LGBT rights, women’s rights, civil liberties, and more. He is a graduate of American University’s Washington College of Law and received his bachelors degree from Tufts University. Morgan Callahan, Operations Director. Morgan Callahan is the Operations Director for Demand Progress. While previously working in electoral politics, she led community organizing, communications, research or Get-Out-The-Vote efforts in over 10 states. She most recently worked in the Development Department at EMILY’s List as the Events and Call-Time Manager and consults as the Publication Manager for the journal MatchBook, which is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of juvenile fire-setting. Morgan has a degree in International Relations from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and currently lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. Aaron Swartz, Advisory Board Director. Aaron Swartz is the founder of Demand Progress. He previously co-founded the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, watchdog.net, Open Library, Jottit, and Reddit.com. He is co-author of the RSS 1.0 specification and helped launch Creative Commons. Meet the rest of our Team: Demand Progress Interns, 2011 Interested in helping?