Wahid NoorNov 8, 2019
Bhavana Varun

Aaron Swartz. Born on this day! November 8, 1986. He would have been 33 today.

November 9 will be observed all over the world as Aaron Swartz Day — an annual event to celebrate Aaron Swartz’s legacy as an activist, programmer, entrepreneur & political organizer.

Hackathons would be organised, where diverse & passionate folks would gather & exchange ideas with each other, who believe in Freedom of #Information & #Education and Securing Digital Space for all.

Remember 9th November! 💜

Nov 8, 2019 at 12:10pmWeb
Show threadBhavana VarunNov 8, 2019

Learn more about his work and how each one us can contribute towards Internet Freedom.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/11/join-eff-aaron-swartz-day-weekend-internet-archive

Join EFF for Aaron Swartz Day This Weekend at The Internet Archive

Join EFF and others on November 9 at the Internet Archive for Aaron Swartz Day—an annual event to celebrate Aaron Swartz’s legacy as an activist, programmer, entrepreneur, and political organizer. 
Aaron’s life was cut short in 2013, after he was charged under the notoriously draconian Computer...

Show threadAsli Liberal FeministNov 8, 2019
@BhavanaVarun RIP Aaron.. Your spirit will never be forgotten!
Show threadKushal Das   🇸🇪Nov 8, 2019
@BhavanaVarun https://securedrop.org is participating in a remote hackathon on the #AaronSwartzDay Aaron started the project with two other people.
Show threadBhavana VarunNov 8, 2019
@kushal Amazing! Thank you for sharing. His legacy must be remembered. 💜
Show threadVitaminVikramNov 8, 2019
@BhavanaVarun daw the documentary on him 2 years ago. He was a good one
Show threadashwinNov 9, 2019
@BhavanaVarun @Lawandemotions and I am in tears. Again. Every time I think of Aaron.
Show threadThe Last of her NameNov 9, 2019
@ashwink @BhavanaVarun
He would have been 33 today. 😢
Show threadashwinNov 9, 2019
@Lawandemotions @BhavanaVarun sigh. Went to the memorial screening in SF a few years back. Every single person in the audience was crying.
Show threadBhavana VarunNov 9, 2019
@ashwink @Lawandemotions He'll be missed forever! His deeds and legacy stands tall. In our hearts and our actions, he'll be always with us. 💜
Show threadAnivar  by Nov 9, 2019
@BhavanaVarun @ashwink @Lawandemotions Spoke to him on email multiple times on long threads. arranged his live remote talk once in NIT Calicut. We almost planned an India visit too , but couldn't materialize. A big loss
Show threadashwinNov 9, 2019
@anivar @BhavanaVarun @Lawandemotions I cannot get over the simplicity of the code in web.py. Like poetry.
Show threadBhavana VarunNov 9, 2019

@anivar
Visionary, Genuine soul & a crusader. That's how the world must remember Aaron Swartz.

"Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves,” Aaron wrote in his Guerrilla Open Access Manifesto.
“Forcing academics to pay money to read the work of their colleagues? Providing scientific articles to those at elite universities in the First World, but not to children in Global South? It’s outrageous & unacceptable.”

We remember him! 💗

Show threadKermodeNov 9, 2019

@BhavanaVarun @anivar

The Internet's Own Boy
https://peertube.social/videos/watch/04af977f-4201-4697-be67-a8d8cae6fa7a

The Internet's Own Boy

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Show threadDr Nikhil P BhagwatNov 9, 2019
@BhavanaVarun this is how a single person can change world for better. He wanted information to be free like it should be but was harassed by govt and power that controls the world.
Rest in Peace Aaron. Your legacy still lives on
Show thread॥स्वक्ष॥Nov 9, 2019
@DrNikhil_P_B @BhavanaVarun Alexandra, #scihub (-free papers from #academia) founder is in the same boat with cases against her in USA.
Show threadBhavana VarunNov 9, 2019
@svaksha @DrNikhil_P_B True! Shameful how activists are made to run for life! While criminals and chrony capitalists take leisures being in power.
Show thread॥स्वक्ष॥Nov 9, 2019
@BhavanaVarun @DrNikhil_P_B In this case it's publishing companies profiting off the unpaid labor of #researchers writing papers for free and reviewing it for free. Ironically, you need to do research for a PhD but today it's all about citations. Here #capitalism capitalizes on PhD students doing near slavery labour as they have no rights to the paper they wrote. The irony of #academia!
Show threadpratyaksh Nov 9, 2019
@BhavanaVarun The internet's own boy