Our internet is under threat, once again.
The marble bust, to be installed in a public park in SF, will remind us of our internet values: freedom of speech, freedom of access, and privacy.
RSVP for the unveiling on Nov 8th (Aaron's birthday) in SF and DONATE! – http://aaronstatue.org
Isn’t it unusual to censor the location, wouldn’t this be public information anyone could request from the city?
In my city, in New Zealand, this would have been discussed in committee meetings along with mountains of paperwork and health and safety documents.
The RSVP as an image that might be a render of the statue or bust:
He is a famous activist behind the Creative Commons. Died too young in 2013 at the age of 26. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
A documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M85UvH0TRPc
https://www.monumentallabs.co/commissions
Why are they asking for so much money?
Also, the website claims that donations are tax-deductible, but there’s no mention of a registered non-profit organization.
No transparency. So many questions.
The cost of the bigger-than-life-size statue (about 1.3x) is ~$25,000 (I'm happy to show you the receipts) Shipping is ~$6,000 (it's "art" shipment so it's more expensive). + Installation at the park + Permits from city gov + Costs of the unveiling event
A 501c3 (not my own, but a tech-culture magazine "The Mars Review of Books") is sponsoring the project, so yea all donations are tax deductible.
I've personally paid ~$10,000 (again, I'm happy to show receipts) to get the design of the statue + website - and I made it all open-source so anyone can 3D print their own statue, for free.
Let me know if you have more questions.
What is the purpose behind hiding the statue's location?
I'd love to help you out.
1-415-937-1984
https://www.milibrary.org/chair-appeal
My idea is to place it near the computer terminals in the library, so you could sit in it and send out job application emails starting "I currently occupy the Aaron Swartz endowed chair at the San Francisco Mechanics' Institute...". Heh.
As someone with a failed attempt, I hope this doesn't set an example for others to an hero.
But I don't think he's a hero, and I don't think he deserves a statue.