[57north-discuss] 57N taking political positions

[Rowan Evenstar]

Sorry top posting. I agree with Rob, im not really happy with that twitter
post and ones that would be similar.
On 10 Jul 2014 21:50, "Robert McWilliam" <rmcw at allmail.net> wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 10, 2014, at 09:28 PM, Iain R. Learmonth wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 09:24:13PM +0100, Robert McWilliam wrote:
> > > As much as I might agree with the sentiment I'd rather the space wasn't
> > > taking a stance on any political issues. I think being as apolitical as
> > > possible[1] is the only way to be inclusive.
> >
> > Two of the directors of the space are on the Open Rights Group Supporter
> > Council.
>
> And three of the directors work for Aberdeen University - have we taken
> a stance to agree with Aberdeen University? What 57N collectively
> does/agrees with/says is different from what individual or groups of
> members or directors do.
>
> > We have run cryptoparties.
> >
> > We have organised cryptography related workshops.
>
> I see a big difference between sharing information on technology (part
> of the founding purpose of the space) and campaigning on political
> issues.
>
> Robert
>
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