The purpose of this channel is singularly to host the last video created by Aaron Bushnell. It was, in his words, an extreme act of protest against the genocide in Gaza.

This video is graphic. It is hard to watch. It captured the self-immolation that Aaron carried out in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC.

CW: Suicide, fire, screaming, death, cops, guns

Along with Edward Snowden and Julian Assange, Aaron Swartz is considered one of the most important Internet activists to date, who strongly shaped and influenced the development of the Internet in his short lifetime. As a programmer and advocate for the Open Access Movement, Net Neutrality and civic awareness, he defended the exchange of information constructively across geographic borders via the web.

Aaron Swartz was conscious about the immense meaning of the words open access, open source and net neutrality for the creative development of art, design as well as science.
10 years after his death, we want to revisit what exactly happened and where are we standing today. Who is involved in these thought processes or is that all just wishful thinking?

This program is part of the project series “aaron´s law” that includes various artistic-technical projects dedicated to Aaron Swartz and developed in close cooperation with ACOnet/net:art coordination center.

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