[wordup] World Sousveillance Day: Inverse surveillance day on 12/24

[Adam Shand]

I think I sent this out last year as well, may you sousveill well.

Adam.

Via: politech at politechbot.com

From: Steve Mann <mann at eecg.toronto.edu>
Subject: Re: FC: Denver photographer arrested for photo'ing Dick 
Cheney's hotel?

  > Also see:
  > http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0048gq

  > -Declan

Here's something that might also be of interest to your PoliTech email list:

World Sousveillance Day: http://wearcam.org/wsd.htm
("sousveillance" is inverse surveillance: accountability from below)

                               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

     An international coalition that includes artists, scientists,
     engineers, scholars, and others is declaring December 24, to be
    "World Sousveillance Day".

                          THE SHOT SEEN AROUND THE WORLD:

     At noon on Tuesday, December 24, 2002, ordinary people all over the
     world will call into question the growing and dehumanizing effects of
     increased video surveillance, automated face recognition, and
     Covernment (Corporate+Government) tracking in public places, as well
     as private places.

     Often Covernment officials that use video surveillance try to prohibit
     others from taking pictures or video within their establishments or
     regimes, but on this day, many people will photograph these officials,
     their establishments, and their security systems.

     As high noon sweeps past various time zones, the shot heard around the
     world will be that of clicking cameras.

     Rather than protesting by carrying signs, or by marching, citizens
     will protest by going on shooting sprees.  Armed with their own
     photographic or videographic cameras and recording devices, ordinary
     citizens will dish out some accountability.

                              HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?

     All you need to do is bring a camera --- any camera (even a fake or
     broken camera, or one with an empty film magazine) --- to a place
     where video surveillance is used.

                        HOW WILL I KNOW WHO I SHOULD SHOOT?

     Taking pictures of the surveillance cameras will cause models to
     appear very quickly for you to photograph.  When you point your
     camera at their cameras, the officials watching their television
     monitors will very quickly dispatch the models for you to shoot.
     This is a universal phenomenon that happens in nearly any large
     organization where video surveillance is used.  Models often carry
     two--way radios and wear navy blue uniforms with special badges.

     Why December 24th?

     This is a day when security forces are very busy watching for
     shoplifters, and it is also a time when folks are reflecting on the
     year's activity and it's something to do rather than merely buy
     something.  For more info, see http://wearcam.org/wsd.htm

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