CyPurr Session at Brooklyn Public Library covers tech and free expression

An event at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library Info Commons Lab features EFF's David Greene and Rory Mir alongside the CyPurr Collective to discuss cybersecurity and free expression.

CyPurr Session brings speakers and community members together at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library Info Commons Lab. The program features David Greene, EFF's Senior Counsel, and Rory Mir, Director of Open Access & Tech Community Engagement at EFF. Greene's background includes extensive First Amendment litigation and roles on free-expression committees and advisory boards. Mir's background includes psychology research, digital security trainings with the Brooklyn-based CyPurr Collective, and advocacy for open access and privacy. Event details: - Location: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Info Commons Lab, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238. - David Greene: EFF Senior Counsel with extensive experience litigating First Amendment issues in state and federal courts; serves on the steering committee of the Free Expression Network and the governing committee of the ABA Forum on Communications Law; adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law; former Executive Director and Lead Staff Counsel for First Amendment Project; founding member of the Internet Free Expression Alliance. - Rory Mir: Director of Open Access & Tech Community Engagement at EFF; formerly a psychology researcher and instructor at the City University of New York focusing on liberation pedagogy and adolescents' social media use; has led digital security trainings for more than 10 years, primarily with the CyPurr Collective; advocates for student and worker privacy, open science, and open education. - The CyPurr Collective: a Brooklyn-based group interested in cybersecurity and cats that offers workshops for activists, journalists, educators, and everyday people to improve encryption and digital security skills. Summary: The session pairs legal expertise and grassroots tech practice to discuss cybersecurity and free expression in a public library setting. Undetermined at this time.