Ai Weiwei Speaks on Digital Activism in New York City

Ever since he came out against the Bird’s Nest stadium that he designed, Ai Weiwei has been increasingly seen as a unique voice, unafraid to speak his mind about the state of China through his words, actions, blogs and tweets.

Tonight, ReadWriteWeb, a popular blog covering social media, will be hosting a special event in New York City, with the co-founder of Twitter joining in a live conversation with @AiWW:

Digital activism and social media affects us all. No one knows this better than Chinese celebrated artist, architectural designer, activist, blogger and compassionate hero Ai Weiwei.

On March 15, 2009 at 6:30 pm ET join Ai Weiwei, Jack Dorsey and Richard MacManus in a conversation moderated by Emily Parker, the Arthur Ross Fellow at the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations, about the relevance of new social networks, digital activism and their effect on positive social change.

This historic conversation will be streamed live, exclusively on ReadWriteWeb. The video below tells Ai Weiwei’s story, as an artist and activist.

You can learn more and watch the stream live tonight at http://www.readwriteweb.com/weiwei/

You can also follow him on Twitter @aiww.

Above: Ai Wei Wei flips Mao the bird at Tiananmen Square.