Brazil: Call for the First Progressive Bloggers Meeting

Posted 16 July 2010 4:18 GMT

Countries	Brazil
Topics	Freedom of Speech, Digital Activism
Languages	Portuguese

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Brazil

Conceição Lemes in Viomundo calls on bloggers for the 1st Progressive Bloggers Meeting, to take place in São Paulo in 21-22 August [pt]. The meeting will gather bloggers from all over the country in order to share experiences on freedom of speech, politics, and democracy in the Brazilian society, in addition to offer workshops of social media tools.

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