The Freedom of Information Act & Liberating Data from the Government
- November 1 @ 4:00 PM
- until 6:00 PM
- Harold Washington Library Center
- 400 S. State Street Chicago IL 60605
- 400 S. State Street Chicago IL 60605
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is meant to be a way to provide public access to government documents and records, but there are many caveats. Learn about why you should file FOIA requests, how to conduct preliminary research, how to file your first FOIA, how to craft better FOIA requests, some common reasons for denial, pitfalls, how to appeal, and ways to push back to reassert our right to government records and documents. Let's begin to answer these questions together, led by Lucy Parsons Lab.