-<p>LibrePlanet is the annual conference hosted by the <a href="https://www.fsf.org">Free Software
-Foundation.</a> LibrePlanet provides an opportunity for community activists, domain
-experts, and people seeking solutions for themselves to come together
-in order to discuss current issues in technology and ethics.</p> Newcomers are always welcome, and LibrePlanet 2020 will feature programming for all ages and experience levels. The theme for
-LibrePlanet 2020 is <strong>"Free the Future"</strong>.</p>
-
-<p>LibrePlanet attendees and speakers will be discussing the hot button
-issues we've all been reading about every day, and their connection to
-the free software movement. How do you fight Facebook? How do we make
-software-driven cars safe? How do we stop algorithms from making
-terrible, unreviewable decisions? How do we enjoy the convenience of
-mobile phones and digital home assistants without being constantly
-under surveillance? What is the future of digital currency? Can we
-have an Internet that facilitates respectful dialogue?</p>
-<p>The free software community has continuously demanded that users and
-developers be permitted to understand, study, and alter the software
-they use, offering hope and solutions for a free technological
-future. LibrePlanet speakers will display their unique combination of
-digital knowledge and educational skills in the two day conference, as
-well as give more insights into their ethical dedication to envision a
-future rich with free "as in freedom" software and without network
-services that mistreat their users. The FSF's LibrePlanet 2020 edition
-is therefore aptly named "Free the Future."</p>
-<p>For each new technological convenience we gain, it seems that we lose
-even more in the process. To exchange intangible but vital rights to
-freedom and privacy for the latest new gadget can make the future of
-software seem bleak. But there is resistance, and it is within our capabilities to
-reject this outcome.</p>
+<p>LibrePlanet is the annual conference hosted by the <a href="https://fsf.org">Free Software Foundation</a>. LibrePlanet provides an opportunity for community activists, domain experts, and people seeking solutions for themselves to come together in order to discuss current issues in technology and ethics. The theme for LibrePlanet 2021 is <strong>Empowering Users</strong>.</p>
+<p>Over our thirty-five years of campaigning for freedom, the Free Software Foundation has seen countless people begin using free "<a href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">as in freedom</a>" software to affect meaningful change in their communities. When users have the freedom to study, change, share, and contribute to the software that they depend on, they are empowered to take charge of their own digital lives.</p>
+<p>In the face of the novel coronavirus, we have been inspired by people in the free software movement banding together to show how technology can make us safer and keep us connected without compromising our freedoms. Our own work has been motivated by seeing people help others move away from proprietary tools that embrace corporate control and government bulk surveillance, towards a future that empowers them and their communities rather than the harmful business models of monopolistic proprietary software companies.</p>
+<p>We’re inviting everyone to come listen to others share examples of how and why they’ve done this, and to share their own ideas for advancing the movement. Please join us, and have your voice heard during these vital conversations on free software’s role in empowering users.</p>
+<p><em>We will be staying on top of current information to determine whether LibrePlanet 2021 can be held safely in person, or if we will instead convene online. Either way, LibrePlanet 2021 will continue our long history of being a leading conference on the importance of free software for technology and social justice.</em></p>
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