Of interest. DLB On 22 Jul 2005, Jason Schultz wrote:

* EFF Announces "EFF15 Blog-a-thon" � Blog for Freedom!

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For the past 15 years, EFF has been fighting to preserve the constitutional right to freedom of expression on the Internet. In the last few years, we've seen an explosion of expression as new web publishing tools emerged, providing countless netizens with their own personal First Amendment machines. This month is our 15th anniversary and to celebrate, we're putting these publishing tools front and center. We're holding an EFF15 Blog-a-thon where you're invited to blog about your personal experiences fighting for freedom online � a project to celebrate new publishing tools, attract new EFF members, and mark our 15th all at once.

We want to hear about your "click moment" � the very first step you to took to stand up for your digital rights - whether it was blogging about an issue you care about, participating in a demonstration, writing your representatives, or getting involved with EFF.

As a thank you, we've enlisted an independent panel of judges to choose from among your posts for "Most Inspirational," "Most Humorous," and "Best Overall." At the end of the Blog-a-thon, we'll announce the names of the three bloggers with the best posts on our website and in EFFector. We'll also publish the three best posts on our site and send the authors a blogging "kit" as an extra thank you: an EFF bloggers' rights T-shirt, special EFF-branded blogger pajama pants, a pound of coffee, and a pair of fuzzy slippers!

Follow the links below for details on how to participate and watch the Blog-a-thon - and for extra inspiration, check out the posts by EFF staff members and interns describing their first steps in fighting for online freedom:

Join the EFF15 Blog-a-thon: <http://www.eff.org/bloggers/eff15>

Deep Links - EFF15: <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/cat_eff15.php>

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