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* Let's work together for free software: Join the FSF community by July 21!
* Let's work together to improve and spread free software: Join the FSF community by July 21!

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Think of how many of our rights and freedoms we exercise through
software. We must ensure that we, the users, are in control of this software, not
tech giants who deprive us of our rights! We still have a long way ahead to
achieve full software freedom, and we can only get there if we all work
together.

We would like to thank the thousands of free software advocates,
hackers, donors, members, volunteers, and contributors small and large,
who work towards software freedom. The Free Software Foundation (FSF)
is proud to be the center of gravity for so many in this fantastic
[community][1], amplifying your voices and spreading your work.

The FSF has a long history of advancing free software by [working
together][2] with groundbreaking projects. We're the sponsor of the
[GNU operating system][3], which celebrates its fortieth anniversary this
year. We educate the public on free software issues through [our
campaigns][4], are the steward of the [GNU family of licenses][5] like
the GPL, provide important
resources to the community including the FSF/UNESCO [Free Software
Directory][6], and our small tech team [provides critical infrastructure][7] to
dozens of free software projects. However, we can't do this without
your help. Let's work together to improve and spread free
software. Free software needs a strong community, made up of people just like
you.

[1]: https://www.fsf.org/working-together/profiles/ 
[2]: https://www.fsf.org/working-together/
[3]: https://www.gnu.org/ 
[4]: https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/
[5]: https://www.fsf.org/licensing 
[6]: https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page
[7]: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/join-the-fsf-and-support-the-tech-team

### Support free software, join the FSF community

Please consider supporting our work by becoming an [associate
member][8], [gifting an associate membership][9] to a loved
one or making a [donation][10]. Having more members
amplifies our reach.

[8]: https://www.fsf.org/associate/
[9]: https://www.fsf.org/associate/gift 
[10]: https://my.fsf.org/donate

[Join][11] the FSF today for $10/month ($5 for students), and help us grow the
community by 175 new associate members before July 21! If you start an
annual associate membership or contribute $120 or more as a donation
we'll send you a sustainable and stylish, genuine wood GNU head sticker.

[11]: https://my.fsf.org/join  

Share the message using the hashtag #WorkingTogether on [social media
networks][12].

[12]: https://www.fsf.org/share  

By joining the FSF, you:

 * foster [free software projects][13];
 * show your support for [free software][14];
 * support important [campaigns][15]; 
 * fund the [Free Software Directory][16]; 
 * sponsor [critical infrastructure][17];  
 * maintain [community resources][18]; 
 * get ultra cool [benefits][19]
 * join a [community][1].

[13]: https://www.fsf.org/working-together/fund 
[14]: https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software  
[15]: https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/  
[16]: https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page
[17]: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/join-the-fsf-and-support-the-tech-team
[18]: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Main_Page
[19]: https://www.fsf.org/associate/benefits 
[1]: https://www.fsf.org/working-together/profiles/  


### Why do other people support the FSF?

   * "I have a strong belief that all software and knowledge should be free to everyone." -- Anonymous
   * "I value the software and advocacy made by the fsf." -- Alex Aguayo
   * "I am absolutely tired of having my privacy violated." -- Benjamin Bennett
   * "Free software allowed me to learn and become the man I am today. I strongly believe in the right for everyone to experience what I experienced in my life." -- Mohammad Aijaz
   * "I believe in the four freedoms." -- Terry Deckard
   * "GPL & AGPL." -- Anonymous
   * "thanks for the awesome time i had at libreplanet :-)" -- Fredrick Brennan
   * "I also want to give back to the people who have greatly helped enable the technology we enjoy today." -- Chris Duncan
   * "I love GNU/Linux!" -- Kyle Moore

Share your reason with the hashtag #WorkingTogether, or email us at campaigns@fsf.org.  

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### Watch and share a keynote by FSF's executive director Zoë Kooyman!