Please sign up at http://www.meetup.com/ORG-Manchester/events/221317601/ where you can also pay for your ticket.
CITIZENFOUR is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the National Security Agency (NSA).
The film recently won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature.
A small fee of £4 will be charged to cover the license fee and anything left over will go to the Open Rights Group, a charity which supports digital rights.
Once again, sign up at
http://www.meetup.com/ORG-Manchester/events/221317601/
and we'll see you there.
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Tom Chiverton
War is peace. Ignorance is strength.
Freedom is slavery. Trust the computer.
Hi all
The next Bitcoin Manchester is confirmed. It will be Monday 13th April, 7-9pm at the Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab).
April's speaker will be Gulnar Hasnain[1], parliamentary candidate for The Green Party in Vauxhall, London (for which she is accepting bitcoin donations), and co-founder of CoinSummit, a company that curates events connecting Bitcoin entrepreneurs with investors.
Gulnar will be talking about why she has decided to accept Bitcoin for her parliamentary campaign. She will offer her personal perspective on what implications Bitcoin might have for politics, the environment, and business. Gulnar will be happy to answer questions on all of these.
Full details including full speaker bio on the website: http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/meetings/bitcoinmanchester-15/
Google+ event: https://plus.google.com/events/cl89bgjeluedaoa8fhic72qlvg4
If you want to say hello and/or want to receive future announcements by email, why not join our mailing list?
https://groups.google.com/group/bitcoin-manchester
See you there!
Ash + Max
[1] https://twitter.com/gulnar73
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Bitcoin Manchester
http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/
Organiser group email: hello(a)bitcoinmanchester.org.uk
Hi there,
The Open Rights Group are kicking of our pre-general election campaign with a talk on the 24th February at MadLab :
http://www.meetup.com/ORG-Manchester/events/220481722
ORG's Executive Director Jim Killock will talk about mass surveillance, liberty and activism. He'll say why mass surveillance is a danger to democracy and how we can work together to curb it.
This event is free and open to the public. You don't need to be an ORG member to attend, just someone interested in an open and free internet.
If you don't want to use Meetup you can email manchester(a)openrightsgroup.org to RSVP.
Arrive from 7.15pm onwards for a 7.30pm start.
Tom
Hi all
The next Bitcoin Manchester is confirmed. It will be Monday 1st December, 7-9pm at the Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab). We have 3 activities, summaries follow (see the link below for a full description):
# Ideas for the Gov.uk consultation
The UK Government has started an open consultation titled Digital currencies: Call for Information which runs until Wednesday 3rd December 2014.
We will run through the questions in turn and collect ideas from the group. We will submit our finished response on behalf of Bitcoin Manchester on 3rd Dec.
# Bearwhale Poster Raffle
Some of you may remember earlier this year the story of the Bitcoin Bearwhale, when a huge 30,000 bitcoin sell order appeared on Bitstamp. This story rapidly became part of Bitcoin lore, and a number of artists started designing commemorative pieces. We have a full-size print of one available to win! (See the website link for a photo.)
Entry will be a small bitcoin ticket fee. If anyone doesn’t have a wallet set up, don’t worry, we’ll show you how to use GreenAddress to create a convenient and secure wallet on the night.
# Predictions for 2015
To continue the tradition started in December 2013, we’ll be making predictions for 2015. We have the slips from last year looking forwards to 2014, so we’ll be able to see how closely our predictions/guesses played out! (Hint: some were better than others…)
Full details: http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/meetings/bitcoinmanchester-14/
Find us on Twitter (@bitcoin_mcr), and Google+ (Bitcoin Manchester community)
Mailing list: https://groups.google.com/group/bitcoin-manchester
See you there!
Ash + Max
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Bitcoin Manchester
http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/
Organiser group email: hello(a)bitcoinmanchester.org.uk
Please note that due to circumstances beyond our control, the talk this Thursday on "Freeing the Internet" is now at
New Federation House (Dantzic Street entrance) M60 0AF
A map showing the route from MadLab's traditional home is
http://madlab.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Annotated-Map-.png
and their are detailed directions from there at
http://madlab.org.uk/content/details-of-our-temporary-location-during-the-r…
The new venue is wheel chair accessible, and we will have someone at the previous venue to redirect you if you miss this message,
Tom
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Subject: New talk : Freeing the Internet: How hard can it be? (Nov 6th)
Date: Monday 20 Oct 2014, 18:29:34
From: Tom Chiverton <tom+fsfe(a)falkensweb.com>
To: manchester(a)lists.fsfe.org
To follow up on Cory Doctorow's recent talk, our next event is in November when award-winning journalist Wendy M. Grossman will join the Open Rights Group and Open Data Manchester to see how keeping the Internet free and open will require technology, law, and policy, working together.
Can it even be done? Come along and find out.
We're in New Federation house on Dantzic Street, November 6th at 6.30pm.
Tickets are free, but if you could sign up here it would be great to know when we're full up:
http://www.meetup.com/ORG-Manchester/events/203923392/
See you there,
Tom
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Tom
War is peace. Ignorance is strength.
Freedom is slavery. Trust the computer.
Hi all
There isn’t a regular 1st Monday Bitcoin Manchester meetup this month, as there’s a special event this Friday (7th November) to launch the new SatoshiPoint Bitcoin ATM in Manchester. This is Manchester’s first 2-way Bitcoin ATM which mean you can both buy and sell bitcoins for cash at the machine.
The event has two parts!
# 6:00pm Bitcoin ATM Launch at CellCity
SatoshiPoint’s Bitcoin ATM is located in CellCity, at 67 Piccadilly, opposite Costa Coffee. You can find them on a map here[1].
To promote Bitcoin in Manchester, SatoshiPoint are generously giving away FREE BITCOIN! Get there early to Catch the giveaway! If you don’t have a Bitcoin wallet yet, don’t worry - Bitcoin Manchester organisers Ash & Max will help you set one up on your smartphone.
Although this isn’t a regular meetup, as it’s become tradition now, Bitcoin Manchester will be sponsoring FREE PIZZA! As always, this will be provided by one of the Bitcoin-accepting Takeaway.com vendors.
# 7:00pm Silicon Drinkabout sponsored by SatoshiPoint
After everyone has had a chance to use the Bitcoin ATM, the launch party will move to Allotment Bar, which is not far round the corner. You can find them on a map here[2].
SatoshiPoint is sponsoring the bar at this week’s Silicon Drinkabout (a regular Friday social). This means there will be FREE BEER too! Come along and enjoy a few drinks with fellow Bitcoiners and other members of the local tech community.
Full details on the website: http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/meetings/bitcoinmanchester-13/
Google+ event: https://plus.google.com/events/c17p68tvubcnq89cmq128tc1ras
See you there!
Ash + Max
[1] https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/67+Piccadilly,+Manchester+M1+2BS/@53.48…
[2] http://allotmentbar.co.uk/location/
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Bitcoin Manchester
http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/
Organiser group email: hello(a)bitcoinmanchester.org.uk
To follow up on Cory Doctorow's recent talk, our next event is in November when award-winning journalist Wendy M. Grossman will join the Open Rights Group and Open Data Manchester to see how keeping the Internet free and open will require technology, law, and policy, working together.
Can it even be done? Come along and find out.
We're in MadLab on Edge Street, November 6th at 6.30pm.
Tickets are free, but if you could sign up here it would be great to know when we're full up:
http://www.meetup.com/ORG-Manchester/events/203923392/
See you there,
Tom
Hi all
The next Bitcoin Manchester is confirmed. It will be Monday 6th October, 7-9pm at the Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab).
October’s speaker will be Jason Kelly of Isle of Man based Qwikbit Solutions Limited. Qwikbit installs and operates Bitcoin AVM’s in the UK and their stated mission is to ensure that Bitcoin is as widely available and easy to purchase as possible. Qwikbit owns a number of Lamassu Bitcoin automated vending machines and they intend to launch a number of their AVMs in Manchester in the near future.
Jason will speak about the history of Qwikbit, the operation of their Lamassu AVMs (We are hoping that Jason will have one of his Lamassu AVM’s with him in October to demonstrate to the group!) and will also bring insight into the development of the positive environment for Bitcoin businesses on the Isle of Man, recently styled in Daily Telegraph as “Bitcoin Island.” He’s also happy to answer questions and talk about any other topics the audience would like to hear about.
Full details on the website: http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/meetings/bitcoinmanchester-12/
Google+ event: https://plus.google.com/events/cnll7ggev6qm460e20ul8j1jcmk
Twitter: @bitcoin_mcr https://twitter.com/bitcoin_mcr
Google+: https://plus.google.com/communities/104104955582391132507
If you want to say hello and/or want to receive future announcements by email, why not join our mailing list?
https://groups.google.com/group/bitcoin-manchester
See you there!
Ash + Max
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Bitcoin Manchester
http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/
Organiser group email: hello(a)bitcoinmanchester.org.uk
On Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00 PM the Manchester Open Rights Group and Literature Festival are delighted to be hosting author, activist, and journalist Cory Doctorow at an event in Waterstones on Deansgate.
Cory will take you through three simple rules for evaluating digital business models for creative people, and explains how the choices you make about your digital creativity resonate through the whole web of the 21 century's electronic nervous system.
Tickets are limited, so sign up for this free event here : http://www.meetup.com/ORG-Manchester/events/191668012/
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Tom
Reverse your soul today !
