[Open-access] Nominations now open for the first MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award

Thu Mar 9 11:58:46 UTC 2017

 Hello all,

Thanks Ross for sharing this.

I think this calls for further discussion on what we understand by 'civil
disobedience'. For example, is all breaking of laws, or unobservance of
specific laws, civil disobedience?  What happens when the breaking of those
laws inadvertently affects others, or helps perpetuate the circumstances
that might have motivated the breaking or lack of observance of those laws?

I can imagine that the motivation for the MIT is political-- civil
disobedience in the age of Trump.

The most effective manifestations of civil disobedience as I understand it
involve a transformation of the way we do and think about things. Sometimes
the breaking of laws is needed to achieve that, but sometimes it is
possible to flex laws, unrwitten rules, in order to achieve change.

In that sense I think organisations like the Public Knowledge Project,
Creative Commons or the Open Knowledge Foundation are way more deserving or
an award like this because their mission has been to transform how most of
us do things, not finding quick avenues to circumvent the oppression of the
paywall.

I understand as well this is not what the MIT might be looking for. I just
can't help finding the whole thing a bit ironic to be honest.

All the best,

Ernesto

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On 9 March 2017 at 09:11, Peter Murray-Rust <
peter.murray.rust at googlemail.com> wrote:

> I wrote about this in several blog posts last year (e.g.
> https://blogs.ch.cam.ac.uk/pmr/2016/05/02/a-commentary-
> on-sci-hub-3n-legal-aspects/ ). AE is a classic example of civil
> disobedience - an unjust law and a reaction against it.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 7:46 AM, Pranab Chatterjee <mail at pranab.in> wrote:
>
>> This is brilliant:
>>
>> This nomination form is a secure form and the information submitted will
>> not be shared publicly. Information submitted will be reviewed by the award
>> selection committee only. If one of your nominees is selected as the award
>> recipient, we will contact the winner for permission before announcing any
>> personal information. We are mindful of privacy and the fact that many
>> people and organizations doing disobedient work might not want to disclose
>> their information to the public.
>>
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>> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Pranab Chatterjee <mail at pranab.in> wrote:
>>
>>> Ross,
>>> Thanks for pointing this out! Indeed Alexandra is a worthy nomination
>>> for this position, but I fear the activities of the Sci Hub network might
>>> be looked on to be a bit more than "disobedience"! However, as someone who
>>> has benefited continuously from the Sci Hub work, I would love to nominate
>>> Alexandra and the Sci Hub community. It will be interesting to see who
>>> wins, and I am somewhat concerned this might bring to the attention of the
>>> mainstream networks many of the occult groups that we tap into for our
>>> academic survival. This is an especially big concern because we would not
>>> want another hunt to ensue. Anyway, I am off to nominate Alexandra and the
>>> Sci Hub fraternity!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Pranab
>>>
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>>> *Dr. Pranab Chatterjee MBBS, MD / Scientist B*
>>>
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>>>
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>>> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 5:49 PM, Ross Mounce <ross.mounce at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Nominations are now open (until May 1st) for the first MIT Media Lab
>>>> Disobedience Award
>>>>
>>>> https://www.media.mit.edu/posts/disobedience-award/
>>>>
>>>> The award is a $250,000 prize that "will go to a person or group
>>>> engaged in what we believe is extraordinary disobedience for the benefit of
>>>> society. Specifically, we’d like to call out action that seeks to change
>>>> society in positive ways and is consistent with a set of key principles.
>>>> These principles include non-violence, creativity, courage, and taking
>>>> responsibility for one’s actions. We’re seeking both expected and
>>>> unexpected nominees. This could include–but isn’t limited to–those engaged
>>>> in scientific research, civil rights, freedom of speech, human rights, and
>>>> the freedom to innovate."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In my personal opinion I think Alexandra Elbakyan & the Sci-Hub/LibGen
>>>> community are a STRONG contender for this award!  But you are of course
>>>> welcome to vote for any living person or group you choose to.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Go forth and nominate your heroes of disobediance!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Ross
>>>>
>>>>
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