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v1 v2 1 1 = Proposal for workshops at the Left Forum = 2 2 3 == The Internet: Humanity's Revolutionary Ini ative ==3 == The Internet: Humanity's Revolutionary Initiative == 4 4 5 The Internet is a mass movement, one of the largest and most international in human history. Its spectacular growth in size and social importance raises a central question for our political movements: How and why did it happen? Why is it that over a billion people have invented, continuously developed, defended and protected this technology and effe nctively used it to organize this huge movement? What about this movement is particular and what challenges do organizers within it face? And what is its potential future.5 The Internet is a mass movement, one of the largest and most international in human history. Its spectacular growth in size and social importance raises a central question for our political movements: How and why did it happen? Why is it that over a billion people have invented, continuously developed, defended and protected this technology and effectively used it to organize this huge movement? What about this movement is particular and what challenges do organizers within it face? And what is its potential future? 6 6 7 7 Internet organizers from various progressive Internet organizations will lead an audience discussion on the topic and what it means for world revolution.
