An Exploration of Surveillance in Privately-Owned Public Space

October 18, 2006

Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm *PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME
Location:Roof Garden of 100 First St. (entrance is around the corner on Mission St, near First)
*CALL the Rebar hotline at 1-877-YO-REBAR (877-967-3227) for the latest COMMONspace information

Unlike traditional public space, where surveillance efforts routinely spark a lively debate, privately owned public owned spaces are surveilled as a matter of course. To what extent can spaces under the unblinking eye of private security be called "public" at all? How does surveillance, whether obvious or covert, shape the unwritten social codes of public life? Join COMMONspace and smile for the camera!

Bring your digital camera and cord to download photos to participate.