-- Please forward until June 27, 1997 --
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               *** CELEBRATE FREE SPEECH IN CYBERSPACE ***

             ** Supreme Court UNANIMOUSLY Overturns CDA **


AMENDMENT I: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."


               *** RALLY AGAINST INTERNET CENSORSHIP ***

          ** South Park, San Francisco, California -- 1 PM **

		** TODAY!!  Thursday June 26, 1997 **

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In February 1996, President Clinton made Internet censorship the law of the
land by signing the Communications Decency Act.  The CDA -- a blatant
affront to free speech -- has since become a symbol of the ignorance and
contempt the American political establishment reserves for Internet users
and their constitutional rights.

Now, more than one year later, the United States Supreme Court has affirmed
your right to free speech for the 21st century in the landmark case of ACLU
vs. Reno!

TODAY, The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Wired Ventures, the Citizens
Internet Empowerment Coalition, and The WELL invite you to join us for a
RALLY to show your support for free speech online.

PLEASE JOIN US to discuss the free speech implications of this ruling with
plaintiffs and organizers of the legal challenge.

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WHEN: TODAY!  Thursday June 26, 1997 at 1 PM.

WHERE: South Park (between 2nd and 3rd, Bryant St. and Brannan St.) in San
Francisco.

SPEAKERS (Tentative List):
Bruce Ennis, the lead attorney who argued this case before the Supremes
Mike Godwin, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Judith Krug, American Library Association
Ann Brick - Northern California ACLU
Gail Williams - The WELL
Sameer Parekh - C2Net
Todd Lappin - Wired Magazine

BRING: Attention-grabbing posters, signs, and banners that demonstrate
your committment to free speech and expression, and your feelings
about Congress.

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FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS RALLY: http://www.ciec.org/events/sf

TEXT OF THE DECISION:
http://www.ciec.org
http://www.aclu.org

FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CDA:
http://www.ciec.org
http://wwww.hotwired.com/special/indecent/
http://www.eff.org/blueribbon.html

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(NOTE: We are *actively* seeking participation and support from ALL members
of the Bay Area media, online, Internet, new media, and telecommunications
communities. Please forward this message to anyone you think should attend,
and to all relevant mailing lists and newsgroups.)

MEDIA CONTACT:
Lessley Anderson, Wired Magazine, 415-276-5162, lessley@wired.com

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