SXSW 2005 and activism

I came down to Austin for SXSW 2005 Interactive. It’s the first time I’ve been in a couple of years. I’m always surprised when people remember who I am from year to year.

This time someone said hello that I hadn’t really talked to since I was like 18. It was Jon Lebkowsky. I met him, along with a bunch of other folks, in Atlanta to talk about EFF. Seeing him again reminded me of how high a priority political activism once was in my life.

Then today I went to a panel on how to create activist technology. It was exciting. Political change seems so doable.

Despite my interest in activism and the opportunities for change it offers I’ve never been effective at it. That realization stung a bit.