Hi there,
I wanted to make sure those of us on this list are aware that we (Tracy of Media Alliance and a few of us at Sudo Mesh) decided to postpone the Build Your Own Internet event, which was scheduled to take place this Sat March 14.
We made the decision based on increasing concerns around COVID-19 and calls from public health officials to cancel any public events that could further spread the virus. It also did not seem wise, strategically, to hold a panel discussion about the Oakland Internet Choice ordinance when local lawmakers are plenty distracted by this public health crisis. We hope to check back in 2 weeks from now and see about potentially having the event late April if things have blown over by then (fingers crossed).
We hadn't done a great job publicizing this event anyway, so I'm fairly confident that most people didn't even know about it to begin with. However, please let others know that it's not happening if you have told others about the event.
Stay safe out there.
best,
Mai