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2020 Keynote Speakers Nominations

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*Slides from her Midwinter 2019 talk for the Symposium on the Future of Libraries: [https://www.dropbox.com/s/3suokvqtaqlb8aq/deibel-ala-mw-future-disability.pptx?dl=0 Pushing on the Frontier: Disability Access and the Future of Libraries]
 
== Alison Macrina ==
 
From LibraryFreedom.org: "Along with founding the Library Freedom Project, Alison is a librarian, internet activist, and a core contributor to The Tor Project. Alison is passionate about fighting surveillance and connecting privacy issues to other struggles for justice. She believes that a world without pervasive surveillance is possible." Library Freedom is a unique, progressive venture in the privacy sphere, putting on training workshops for libraries and librarians as well as advocating for political change.
 
<blockquote>"DHS (Department of Homeland Security) fought to stop libraries from using privacy technology, but @LibraryFreedom beat them. Librarians are badass." — Edward Snowden</blockquote>
 
* [https://twitter.com/LibraryFreedom @LibraryFreedom]
* [https://libraryfreedom.org LibraryFreedom.org]
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