UK Big Brother Awards 2005
10/05/2005
On June 23 2005, [DATE DELAYED] Privacy International will stage the 7th annual UK Big Brother Awards to recognise the people and organisations that have done the most to devastate privacy & civil liberties in the UK.
Now an annual event in seventeen countries, Privacy International's Big Brother Awards bring together a rich and unique mix of all ideologies and backgrounds. This year the event will again be open to the general public. A space for a thousand people has been reserved at the London School of Economics, which is hosting the event on the night. The event begins at 7.30.
This is a particularly special night for us all because this is also the 15th year of Privacy International. Please come and celebrate with us.
Nominations from the public are now being received for Worst Public Servant; Most Invasive Company; Most Appalling Project; Most Heinous Government Organisation & Lifetime Menace. Please send nominations to bigbrother@privacy.org
Winners will be selected by our panel of judges.
Privacy International, a London based civil rights group has for the past 15 years raised awareness around the world about privacy threats ranging from military surveillance to workplace drug testing. Since their inception in 1998, Big Brother Awards are now held as an annual event in countries such as Japan, the United States, France, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Spain, New Zealand and Australia.
The gold awards - in the shape of a boot stamping on a human head - drew their inspiration from George Orwell's novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four".
In keeping with a larger and more open event, there will be a range of entertainment on the night.
DJ Rick will be playing the tunes, and we'll have a quiet area for people who want to relax and chat.
Our MC for the evening will be Chris Green, the comic mastermind behind stand-up stage characters Tina C and Ida Barr.
The event has no charge.
Anyone wanting to come along for the fun should RSVP as quickly as possible to Rick Abbey at ukbba@privacy.org
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PI Announces U.S. Big Brother Awards winners for 2005
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