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It's that time of year again. The annual is open for your votes! SXSW Interactive festival draws thousands of developers and entrepreneurs -- an audience that needs to hear how much you care about issues like online privacy and free speech. Voting ends on September 6th, so don't wait! Please vote for our panels and help us spread the word today!

The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Northern California has a couple of submissions that need your votes to get to the next round:

brings together two feminists with two very different perspectives on a crucial issue facing Internet companies today - to censor or not to censor. Speakers: (ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Northern CA) and (Women, Action & the Media).

highlights some of the best practices for both individuals and companies who want to push back against widespread government surveillance in the face of the NSA's unprecedented breach of our privacy. Speakers: (ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Northern CA) and (Fight for the Future).

looks at Hollywood movies and asks the question, can the NSA and the police really do that? From PRISM to drones to ‘Stingrays' that snoop on cell phones, join us at the movies for a close look at how government surveillance has caught up with the fables dreamed up for Hollywood flicks. Speakers: (Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University), (ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Northern CA), and (ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Northern CA).

The SXSW is open now through September 6th. Please tell SXSW and all of the companies in attendance that you care deeply about your privacy, free speech, and other civil liberties by voting for our panels and helping us get the word out!

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