Creating a self help group

Hello, dear habrovchane!

At the moment, the power and government structures of our state are doing everything possible to eliminate freedom of speech and the possibility of doing business in Russian Internet. An example of such actions can serve at least these two news:

habrahabr.ru/blogs/my_business/89412
habrahabr.ru/blogs/infosecurity/89235
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About the rest, many of you have heard, and some are not lucky enough to also become victims of these actions.

I would like to put forward a proposal to create a mutual aid group. Many of us have familiar popular bloggers, journalists, editors of news sites. Also, some of us are popular bloggers, famous journalists and have their own Internet resources. Well, most have accounts on various portals and communities. If we join forces and start writing to various communities, both Russian and Western, contact with well-known bloggers and journalists, and in general, we will begin to publish news about similar incidents from local forums to Western media, we can help our colleagues in trouble To do this, we need to create a group of people who will take the initiative to cover such incidents on all kinds of resources. We can also create a website on which we will lay out all possible recommendations for doing business in Russia, as well as examples of non-compliance with these recommendations.

I propose to start today, our colleague komleff , now need support. If you agree and want to take part in this adventure, I suggest to plan our actions here and now, and also to think about ways of communication within the group (be it jabber, irc, etc)

Thanks for attention.

upd. At the moment, expressed the desire to help two more people. So far we are three. Not very thick, given the comments on this topic.

upd2. Transferred to the blog IT and politics

upd3. Created a jabber conference: habrgroup@conference.jabber.ru

upd4. Lord According to the original plan to get started you need:
1. Web developer (to create a software part of the site, or having its own engine / experience with any existing engine)
2. Designer (for the design of the site and related materials)
3. Translators (any languages, as much as possible, but of course English is primarily)
4. Copywriters (for writing references and news)
5. Hosting (preferably a place on the server (some space) somewhere in a calm country)
6. Lawyer (in the field of business)
7. People who have connections with bloggers, journalists, etc.

Naturally, no one will pay us for the work, we will not profit from this. But if you agree to participate in this, remember the possible consequences. Also keep in mind that if you set to work, it must be completed.

upd5. People who want to participate in all this, I ask you to immediately forget about politics. No slogans, no links with "opposition" organizations. Let's leave this dirty business to politicians. As soon as we talk about the overthrow of power, they will immediately put us on a par with those who disagree (I think I do not need to explain how the ordinary population of the country treats them) and we will not get any understanding and trust from the people and the media. I also ask all those who have already unsubscribed about the desire to participate, write again (by mail), because I think you need to think again before getting involved in it.