This looks like a scam. They’re asking for $5k - 20k individual donations for a statue that (according to the supposed sculptor’s website) will only cost $6,000.
Would a better tribute be something that's directly related to appropriate internet activism, and not physically tied to a single location that few will ever see/visit/care about?
This looks like a scam. They’re asking for $5k - 20k individual donations for a statue that (according to the supposed sculptor’s website) will only cost $6,000.
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.
Interestingly, this won’t be his first statue. He is among the statues at the Internet archive. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aaron_Swartz_statu... See also - https://www.nualacreed.com/galleries/ceramic-archivists
We're building a statue of Aaron Swartz.
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
> Carved in marble, to be installed in a public park in [UNDISCLOSED], San Francisco
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:
https://lu.ma/qasq8c6u
Maybe it's a way of saying that they don't know where yet (permissions etc.)?
Or that they don't intend to get permission.
JSTOR is a disgrace. RIP Aaron Swartz.
I'm not good with names and forgot who he was. I think the website should have given a short reminder.
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
Or you could RTFA...
Would a better tribute be something that's directly related to appropriate internet activism, and not physically tied to a single location that few will ever see/visit/care about?
This can be widely publicized, and IMHO, should be. That's a start.
Who is we?