Katina Bishop - EFF Offline Activism & Education Dir.
+1 415 436 9333 x101
katina@eff.org
This event is free and open to the general public. Food and beverages will be served.
Famed rapper and outspoken activist Chuck D, formally of Public Enemy, will keynote April's BayFF as part of the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Campaign for Audio-Visual Free Expression (CAFE). CAFE works to protect freedom of expression by empowering the creative community in cyberspace. Chuck D will address these issues directly, speaking on "The Challenges and Opportunities Facing Online Artists."
As leader and co-founder of legendary rap group Public Enemy, Chuck D redefined rap music and Hip Hop culture. His messages addressed weighty issues about race, rage and inequality.
Most recently, Chuck has become a spokesperson for, and major proponent of music on the Internet. In September 1999, he launched a multi-format website called Rapstation.com. The site is a home for the global hip hop community. It provides both a television and radio station with original programming, a slew of Hip Hop's most prominent DJs, celebrity interviews, free MP3 downloads (the first was contributed by rap star Coolio), social commentary, current events, and regular features dedicated to empower aspiring musicians with the knowledge to turn their craft into a viable living.
Chuck has also launched a radio station on the Internet, BringTheNoise.com, and has made Public Enemy the first multi-platinum selling act to release their album in MP3 format via the Internet before it was available in retail stores.
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Hastings College of the Law was founded in 1878 by Serranus Clinton Hastings (the first Chief Justice of California) Hastings is the oldest public law school in California and the oldest in the western U.S. It is a part of the University of California system. In addition to legal practice that covers the entire spectrum of law, many Hastings graduates sit as judges on the California bench.
Continuing over 10 years of defending civil liberties online, EFF presents a series of monthly meetings to address important issues where technology and policy collide. These meetings, entitled "BayFF", (Bay-area Friends of Freedom), kicked off on July 10, 2000, and will continue on a monthly basis
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http://www.eff.org/bayff
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties
organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded in
1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and government to
support free expression, privacy, and openness in the information
society. EFF is a member-supported organization and maintains one of the
most linked-to Web sites in the world:
http://www.eff.org