<div><div dir="auto">This is bad. Really bad. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Our dear government officials, please do not get any ideas. Thank you. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Thu, 23 Nov 2017 at 14:22, Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">FYI<br><br><div id="m_4070088277509866782AppleMailSignature"><div><span><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><span><b>Principal</b></span></div><div><b style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Hussein & Associates</b></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium">+254 0713 601113 </div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium"><br></div><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font></font></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span></p><font><br></font></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle</span></div><div><br></div><div><span><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Candace Clement <<a href="mailto:candace@freepress.net" target="_blank">candace@freepress.net</a>><br><b>Date:</b> 22 November 2017 at 9:17:00 PM EAT<br><b>To:</b> Nathan White <<a href="mailto:nathan@accessnow.org" target="_blank">nathan@accessnow.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:global-nn@lists.riseup.net" target="_blank">global-nn@lists.riseup.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Re: [global-nn] Red Alert for Net Neutrality in the United States</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Candace Clement <<a href="mailto:candace@freepress.net" target="_blank">candace@freepress.net</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>For folks outside the US looking for ways to help mobilize people here, you can also sign up to join our <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYAYCTsBuS3HfYl61GWudezHw2LSVJfWK__fZGr57OEkYp2w/viewform" target="_blank">peer-to-peer texting team</a>. It's an easy way to help get the word out to people here by having one-to-one conversations and you can do it from your computer whenever you have a little extra time. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_4070088277509866782gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div>Candace Clement<div>Campaign Director</div><div>Free Press / Free Press Action Fund</div><div>413-585-1533 ext 203</div></div></div></div>
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</div><br><div>The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under Chairman Ajit Pai just posted the proposed <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-announces-tentative-agenda-december-open-meeting-3" target="_blank">order</a> to roll back Net Neutrality protections in the United States. It will be voted on December 14th, and it's worse than we even feared.<div><br></div><div><b>Not only would ISPs be able to charge more for priority speeds, under this framework they'd be able to selectively downgrade certain services at their own discretion.</b> The rule would also block any states from enacting Net Neutrality principles. </div><div><br></div><div>The FCC knows how wildly unpopular this is. The public comment docket had a record<b> 22 million comments,</b> overwhelmingly in support of Net Neutrality. They're announcing this now, right before one of the biggest holidays in the United States to minimize the criticism </div><div><br></div><div>Our only hope now is to put so much pressure on the U.S. Congress that they tell Chairman Pai to back off. There is still hope. Members of Congress will face an election next year and Net Neutrality is important to many people. In just the last 24 hours <b>175,000 phone calls have gone to the Congress in support of NN. </b>Even places like Breitbart and r/The_Donald are showing some signs of opposing the order. (I've heard rumors that even the ISPs think the order goes too far and will result in inevitable legal battles.)</div><div><b><br></b></div><div>While this is amazing, it's not enough. This is a holiday weekend and Congress is closed. Those calls, can't just be left on voice mail messages boxes. We need to sustain this level of activism all the way up until the vote on December 14th.</div><div><br></div><div>Here are some ways you can help.</div><div><br></div><div><div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><ul type="circle" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li class="m_4070088277509866782m_-1700111099790081867gmail-m_1758762328226575825MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The main Battle for the Net call tool is here: <a href="https://www.battleforthenet.com/" target="_blank">https://www.battleforthenet.com/</a><u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_4070088277509866782m_-1700111099790081867gmail-m_1758762328226575825MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The ACLU call tool is here: <a href="https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/dont-dismantle-net-neutrality" target="_blank">https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/dont-dismantle-net-neutrality</a></li><li class="m_4070088277509866782m_-1700111099790081867gmail-m_1758762328226575825MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Talking points on the order are here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JFt_t4AaA2rK6Kls64l4RqIcN0UTCBhCcEvA72rxnvM/edit#heading=h.teo0lgd25n6u" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JFt_t4AaA2rK6Kls64l4RqIcN0UTCBhCcEvA72rxnvM/edit#heading=h.teo0lgd25n6u</a></li><li class="m_4070088277509866782m_-1700111099790081867gmail-m_1758762328226575825MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Access Now's <b>statement on the international impacts: </b><a href="https://www.accessnow.org/access-now-condemns-u-s-plan-repeal-net-neutrality-rules/" target="_blank">https://www.accessnow.org/access-now-condemns-u-s-plan-repeal-net-neutrality-rules/</a></li><li class="m_4070088277509866782m_-1700111099790081867gmail-m_1758762328226575825MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Statements from different orgs are here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OglCfmKV0eyou_jGxDEQz61JEl8y5XeZR1Kbte-Njh8/edit" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OglCfmKV0eyou_jGxDEQz61JEl8y5XeZR1Kbte-Njh8/edit</a></li><li class="m_4070088277509866782m_-1700111099790081867gmail-m_1758762328226575825MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A fact sheet from (Democratic) Commissioner Clyburn: <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/document/commissioner-clyburn-fact-sheet-net-neutrality" target="_blank">https://www.fcc.gov/document/commissioner-clyburn-fact-sheet-net-neutrality</a></li><li class="m_4070088277509866782m_-1700111099790081867gmail-m_1758762328226575825MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A toolkit with sample social media is here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WffqXGDRcAow-Qds4XwTo7gsvMONO4_Ysnw_g87i7cU/edit#heading=h.otuuifmukhbz" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WffqXGDRcAow-Qds4XwTo7gsvMONO4_Ysnw_g87i7cU/edit#heading=h.otuuifmukhbz</a></li></ul></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><b>Please send any help or advice you have.</b> And one thing to remember is that while it's important to have a strong immediate response, it's a big holiday in the United States and a lot of people are not paying attention. It's just as important to schedule messages and actions in the coming weeks to ensure sustained pressure.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Thanks everyone for any support you can spare.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> </p></div>-- <br><div class="m_4070088277509866782m_-1700111099790081867gmail_signature"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Nathan White</div><div>Senior Legislative Manager</div><div>Phone: <a href="tel:(269)%20267-0580" value="+12692670580" target="_blank">(269) 267-0580</a></div><div>PGP ID: 0x9030A74E</div><div>Fingerprint: C2C2 CEDB 8368 05D7 CB89 72DF 59F9 6246 9030 A74E</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">* Get your</b><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> tickets for</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> <a href="https://www.rightscon.org/#tickets/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">RightsCon Toronto</a>, <span><span>May 16-18, 2018</span></span></span><br></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><b>* Subscribe </b>to</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> the <a href="https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/#sign-up" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Access Now Express</a></span>, our weekly newsletter</span><i style="font-size:12.8px"> </i><span style="font-size:12.8px">on digital rights</span></span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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