[govinfo] Lawrence Lessig to launch Change Congress project in DC Sunshine Week lecture
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Patrice McDermott, Director
OpenTheGovernment.org
www.openthegovernment.org
202.332.OPEN (6736)
March 6, 2008
LESSIG TO LAUNCH BETA OF CHANGE CONGRESS PROJECT IN SUNSHINE WEEK LECTURE
WHAT
Professor Lawrence Lessig, renowned expert in intellectual property, has a new
mission: to combat the influence of money in American democracy. Bolstered by
the recent "Draft Lessig" movement that almost convinced him to run for
Congress, Lessig will further his mission by launching a new "Change Congress"
project in a Sunshine Week lecture sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation and
Omidyar Network.
In this lecture, Lessig will describe his decision to focus his academic
interests on the issue of the systemic corruption of American democracy. He
will explore the ways in which our democracy is threatened by corruption and
ways we, as citizens, can respond.
Lessig recently joined the Advisory Board of the Sunlight Foundation, which is
on the vanguard of using technology to promote transparency and positively
change the culture in Congress. Omidyar Network recently invested $2 million in
Sunlight Foundation, and is actively supporting efforts to increase
governmental transparency and community engagement.
WHEN
1:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
WHERE
National Press Club, Murrow, White and Lisagor Rooms
529 14th Street, NW Washington, DC
The event will also be Web cast:
http://www.visualwebcaster.com/thepressclub-lessig-032008
WHO
Lawrence Lessig, Law Professor and Director, Stanford Center for Internet and
Society
Ellen Miller, Executive Director, Sunlight Foundation
Please register by sending email to media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The Sunlight Foundation supports, develops and deploys new Internet
technologies to make information about Congress and the federal government more
accessible to the American people. Through its projects and grant-making,
Sunlight serves as a catalyst to create greater political transparency and to
foster more openness and accountability in government.
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