Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of nyc_anarchist_book_fair_2008

Timestamp:

Mar 23, 2008, 5:44:13 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

Jamie McClelland

Comment:

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nyc_anarchist_book_fair_2008

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   Is the communications medium i'm using something i can rely on?  Who controls the medium?  Can it be shut down or interrupted?  Will it be there when i need it urgently?
 
-== Role Play ==
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-We're going to lead a role play where each participant is issued an identity, objectives, and complicating restrictions.
-
-People in the room all stand in a circle, facing outward, away from each other, but with hands within reach. People do not walk around.  Each person has a pad of paper and a pen, and is issued an "e-mail address".
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-One subgroup of people in the room is a group of activists, trying to select a time for their next action (a surprise picket, say).  They need to pick a time when as many of them can make it as possible, and they need to do this by writing notes on paper and handing them off around the room.
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-Other scenarios/objectives?
-
 == Use Cases/Case Studies ==
 
-We're interested in discussing particular common scenarios.  We're not lawyers, so we won't get into legal advice.
+We're interested in addressing particular common scenarios.  We're not lawyers, so we won't get into legal advice.
 
-Some scenarios that we want people to think about are:
+Some scenarios that we want people to think about (via role play and discussion - see below) are:
 
  * Chinese dissident bloggers getting their personal info turned over to the authorities from their blog hosts
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  * IM encryption -- how does this differ from e-mail encryption?
  * Search engine queries and online purchases can be tracked to an individual
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+== Role Play ==
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+We have not fully figured out what role plays we can do or how to organize them. We discussed having one role play that attempts to address the scenarios/use cases above or doing a series of simpler role plays, each one addressing one or a few of the scenarios/use cases above.
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+One role play we discuss: each participant is issued an identity, objectives, and complicating restrictions.
+
+People in the room all stand in a circle, facing outward, away from each other, but with hands within reach. People do not walk around.  Each person has a pad of paper and a pen, and is issued an "e-mail address".
+
+One subgroup of people in the room is a group of activists, trying to select a time for their next action (a surprise picket, say).  They need to pick a time when as many of them can make it as possible, and they need to do this by writing notes on paper and handing them off around the room.
+
+Other scenarios/objectives?
 
 == Followup ==