Wednesday, May 14th | 5:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time | Free on Zoom
What does the tech industry have to do with war, surveillance, and the erosion of our civil rights? More than most people know.
Join RootsAction for a free Zoom screening of Forever Peace Now — a documentary that pulls back the curtain on how Big Tech companies are driving global conflict and quietly dismantling civil liberties worldwide. The screening will be followed by a live panel discussion with the film’s director and one of America’s most prominent anti-war voices.
Register free here:
Panelists:
Norman Solomon is co-founder and national director of RootsAction and founder of the Institute for Public Accuracy. Immersed in anti-war, social justice, and environmental movements since the late 1960s, he is the author of a dozen books including “War Made Invisible,” “War Made Easy,” and “Made Love, Got War.” Norman is featured in the film.
Vahid Razavi is the director of Forever Peace Now and author of Ethics in Tech and Lack Thereof. A longtime advocate for digital rights and human rights accountability, he is the founder of ForeverPeaceNow.com and ParentsPlea.com.
About RootsAction:
RootsAction is dedicated to galvanizing people committed to economic fairness, equal rights, civil liberties, environmental protection — and defunding endless wars. They mobilize on these issues no matter which party controls Washington.
Space is limited. Register now — it’s free:
Wednesday, May 14th | 5:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time | Free on Zoom
National Security Agency, NSA, and No Ethics In Big Tech Comedy Night!
Hey there, folks. Are you ready for a night of fun, education, and controversy? We’ve got just the event for you: the No Ethics in Big Tech and NSA Comedy Night!
Featuring some of the most insightful comedians around, Will Durst, Mean Dave, Chloe McGovern, and Alicia Dattner will be sure to get you laughing and thinking about the intersection of surveillance, technology, and society. Accompanied by talented musician Mike Rufo, this evening promises to be a great mix of entertainment and education.
The stars of the evening are the speakers from No Ethics in Big Tech, Austin Electronic Frontier Foundation, as well as the Media Alliance, Veterans for Peace, Common Dreams, Google, and Electronic Frontier Foundation. These experts will discuss the ethical implications of technology, the latest developments in the tech world, and the importance of a free and independent press in the age of algorithmic news feeds.
But don’t worry, this event won’t be all serious talk. We’re bringing humor and irreverence to this important topic. So come join us for a night of laughs and deep thoughts.
Mark your calendars, folks. This event is going to be a night to remember. We’ll see you there!
Acknowledged by peers and press alike as one of the premier political satirists in the country, Will Durst has patched together a comedy quilt of a career, weaving together columns, books, radio and television commentaries, acting, voice-overs, and most especially, stand up comedy, into a hilarious patchwork of outraged and outrageous common sense. His abiding motto is, "You can't make stuff up like this." The New York Times calls him "possibly the best political comic in the country." Fox News agrees "he's a great political satirist," while the Oregonian hails him as a "hilarious stand-up journalist.
He is a regular at Cobb's Comedy Club, Punch Line in SF and Sacramento, and Rooster T. Feathers. He has opened for headliners such as Judy Tenuta, Big Jay Oakerson, Allan Havey, Tom Rhodes, Neil Hamburger, Brent Morin, Bret Ernst, and most importantly, Barry Sobel.
has performed at major clubs throughout New York City and the country, including The Comedy Cellar Underground, The Stand, Gotham Comedy Club, Caroline's, The Hollywood Improv, and The Laugh Factory, among others.
has performed worldwide with women areas like Ali Wong, Sheng Wang, Maria Bamford, and W Kamau Bell. Her shows have garnered numerous awards and critical acclaim for her edgy charm, cultural commentary, and emotional vulnerability.
is a graduate worker and researcher at the University of Kentucky exploring the relationship between Anarchy, Democracy, and Abolition. Additionally, they organize with the Veterans for Peace, The Democratic Socialists of America, the Kentucky Poor People's Campaign, and the University of Kentucky Red/Black Alliance
Rev. Martin Todd Allen is an Associate Minister at the Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples. Previously, Rev. Allen worked as a prison, hospital and military Chaplain and currently works as a hospice chaplain in the South Bay. In addition, he serves on the board of directors of The Human Agenda.
has worked as Media Alliance's Executive Director since 2007. She has organized and advocated for a free, accountable, and accessible media system, focusing on the protection and sustainability of alternative media outlets, monitored the mainstream media for accuracy and fair representation, and facilitated the training of numerous nonprofit organizations and citizen's groups in effective communications.
is a San Francisco-based writer and activist whose work focuses on issues of war and peace, and human rights. He is a staff writer at Common Dreams and a member of the international socialist writers' group Collective 20.
is the president of EFF-Austin, a digital civil liberties organization founded alongside the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and continues to be a member of their Electronic Frontier Alliance (EFA). At EFF-Austin, he leads their push to educate the public and politicians about important legal and cultural issues confronting society in emerging technological spaces. He has spoken at diverse venues on these topics including at SXSW and at State Department. He is a Caltech graduate with degrees in Bioengineering and English.
is a policy analyst working on issues of surveillance and policing at the local, state, and federal levels. He received a PhD in history at the University of Connecticut, where his research focused on the intersection of race, immigration, U.S. imperialism, and policing in New York City. He is the co-editor of The Essential Kerner Commission Report (Liveright, 2021), and his book Police in the Empire City is forthcoming from Duke University Press.
Vahid Razavi Founded Ethics In Technology 10 years ago and is now the Founder of No Ethics In Big Tech, is the author of two books, The Age of Nepotism and Ethics in Tech and Lack Thereof. As a lifelong activist and humanitarian, he has produced hundreds of videos on various social issues, including Ethics In Technology, Silicon Valley, regional politics, poverty, war, and social injustice. This event is not financed, endorsed or supported in any way by any government, for-profit, or nonprofit corporation. It is 100% grassroots and supported by attendees.
VAHID RAZAVI's INSPIRING
Ethics In Tech & Lack Thereof – Sleeping Under the Cell Tower tells Vahid’s circuitous and tragicomic journey through Big Tech, as a startup founder and as an employee. This journey coupled with Vahid’s personal struggles details a relatable and intriguing read.
Either we learn to live in peace and harmony or wait for the doomsday clock to strike midnight!
Join us for Music, Comedy, Poetry and Laughter as we discuss views and philosophy towards promoting life.
Every year people around the world mark Memorial day, Hiroshima Day, Veterans Days etc. After participating and holding events for Hiroshima Day and other inhumanity of mankind, Vahid Razavi the founder of this site has decided to stop marking the inhumanity of war. This is not an attempt to forget the pain and suffering caused by war and destruction but to rather focus on what can bring us together to see above global conflicts. Simply put there are not enough days in a year to mark all genocides and crimes of war, death and destruction. We can not keep commemorating war every year and the people that participate in them and cause them and expect to have different results for the future.
Our goal is to share the philosophy for the living. Our event series are based on the 10 principles for GoAmour.com website. Any of the participants, speakers, artists that are invited to the event are welcome to add to the list of these 10 principles and we welcome that with open arms. Having said that, we will stick with our principles and look for folks that can enrich our community by adding to these principles. We have a policy of addition and not subtraction to these principles.
Event Details:
1st of Each Month! Starting with August 1st 2024
Starting at 6:00 PM Pacific ( San Francisco Time)
Cost: Free
