07-13, 19:00–19:50 (US/Eastern), Little Theatre
Come along to hear tales of propaganda, shenanigans, and malarkey like you wouldn’t believe: the real story of how the civil liberties community nearly won, how the administration gleefully renewed and expanded surveillance powers just in time for the next election, and how we can all prepare for the next fight in 2026.
Alex Marthews is the national chair of Restore the Fourth. He was deeply involved with the recent fight on Capitol Hill over the government’s warrantless surveillance of U.S. persons’ communications.
Stephen Perez is program director for Restore the Fourth, a non-profit advocacy group fighting mass government surveillance. He works with RT4’s national and state level chapters on campaigns, Congressional outreach, and policy research. He started as an activist against mass incarceration and inhumane treatment of those in U.S. prisons.
