Yes. When I say “we,” I mean the Gov Zero, the g0v. We are a movement, just like the Internet, that anybody can join. The only requirement is that you must allow other people to reuse your work. That’s it. Anybody can start any project. The translation, the transcripting, the logistics, the video live streaming, everything was done by volunteers using our own space for coordination.

During the occupy, we were one of the three neutral roles. There was lawyers who protected the right to due process. There was doctors who protected the right to health. There was the Gov Zero people who protected the right of communication. These three are fundamental human rights, and so we protected the rights — for the police, for the protestors — for anybody who happens to be in the place.

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