Free Wifi for All

Don't you wish you could walk out the door and have wifi readily available for free? Efforts to wire cities have for the most part failed and unless the government comes up with the funding I don't see tech companies lining up to do the job. Well, there's another way to accomplish the same thing. If everyone took the passwords off their wifi, we'd have a free, citywide wireless network. Sound like a good idea? Then head on over to Eyebeam to help make it happen! Eyebeam is a great organization doing cutting edge work in the digital space. They love art and tech and bringing it all together to make this world a better place. Its Open Cultures Research Group is holding a workshop in which participants are trained -- and then train others -- to open up a wifi network so that it is free, accessible, and secure for others while maintaining your bandwidth. This week, participants will work together on developing a "script" for spreading the knowledge in order to convert skeptical friends, family, and neighbors into open wireless ambassadors. For more info go to shareyourwifi.org

Eyebeam
540 W. 21st St.
Saturday, May 2
3-6 p.m.
Free and open to the public