Published time: 14 Apr, 2017 18:36Edited time: 14 Apr, 2017 18:51
NSA whistleblower and internet privacy advocate Edward Snowden is speaking via video link at the Youth in Resistance conference in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Speaking to a gathering of almost 1,400 students and young people, Snowden emphasized the ever-increasing role of activism and the growing responsibility on the individual to fight perceived injustice and governmental overreach.
Quoting author and cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead, Snowden said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever does.”
American journalist and author Glenn Edward Greenwald, Brazilian Politician Luciana Genro and privacy activist David Miranda are also due to participate in the teleconference.