MAPS: MAPS in SF this weekend

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Dear MAPS-Forum,

Those of you in the San Francisco area or within traveling range this
coming Saturday night, January 9th, are encouraged to attend the 11th
annual Digital Be-In.  The Be-In is the cyberspace countercultural event
of the year, and three years ago hosted the launch of the famed "Blue
Ribbon Campaign" for free speech on the Internet.  This year, the 
Be-In will launch an online Drug Peace campaign, calling on leaders in
the multimedia and computer industries to join the movement for drug
policy change. MAPS is proud to be an Associate Sponsor of this year's
Digital Be-In -- please visit our table if you plan to attend!  

John Perry Barlow, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a
well known social commentator and online industry pundit, is the featured
speaker; other speakers will include DRCNet Executive Director David
Borden, Mike Gray (author of Drug Crazy), Chris Conrad, Bruce Eisner,
Ralph Metzner, Jane Piper and Dale Gieringer.  The event will also feature
musical and other performances, and "organic treats and intelligent drinks."

The Be-In will take place on January 9, 1999, from 7:00pm to 
2:00am, at the SOMARTS Gallery, 929 Brannan Street @ 9th 
Street, in conjunction with Macworld Expo in San Francisco.  
Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.  

Advance tickets are available at BASS outlets, online at
<http://www.ticketweb.com>, at Distractions (1552 Haight St.), Cosmic
Disc (1754 Polk St.), Rasputin Records (2401 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley),
or Mixology (1670 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa), or $20 at the door.  Press
passes are available.  For further information, call the Verbum Events 
Info Line at (415) 777-9199, or visit <www.be-in.com>.

THE BE-IN IS STILL ACCEPTING SPONSORS, WHO WILL RECEIVE EXHIBITION SPACE,
PUBLICITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT AND OTHER  BENEFITS.  ASSOCIATE
SPONSORSHIP IS $500, EVENT SPONSORSHIP IS $3,000, AND EVENT SPONSORSHIP
IS $10,000.  YOUR SPONSORSHIP DOLLARS WILL HELP TO PUBLICIZE THE BE-IN 
AND THE DRUG PEACE CAMPAIGN.  For information, contact Michael Gosney at
(415) 777-9901, fax to (415) 777-9929, or e-mail mg@xxxxxxxxxxx

_______________________________
Sylvia Thyssen
MAPS Director of Communications

MAPS
2105 Robinson Avenue
Sarasota FL 34232
tel: 941-924-MAPS (6277)
fax: 941-924-6265



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