More evidence that good things come in threes:

(1) The FreeCulture.org chapter at the University of Southern California is holding its inaugural meeting this Monday! If you look at our nifty map, you can see how we’re spreading across the country. Although the west coast is still underrepresented, USC will be joining the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, UC Santa Cruz and the five Claremont Colleges in hosting FreeCulture chapters this year. Welcome Free Culture USC!

(2) BoingBoing covered it, which probably resulted in:

(3) FreeCulture USC’s upcoming coverage on Digital Village, a weekly public radio program on KPFK (90.7fm) of Los Angeles. The show starts at 10:00AM PDT on Saturday mornings, and Cameron Parkins, founder of the new chapter, will be interviewed around 10:15. If you’re able to, tune in and cheer him on! (Even if he can’t hear you on the other side of the radio…)

If you’re in the area, try to make it to the event:
Where: University of Southern California, Annenberg School, lobby
When: Monday, September 11, 6:30PM
Who: Students, faculty, fellows and affiliates of the University of Southern California

How do you get more than 1,000 students, faculty, and university visitors to become Free Culture advocates? Easy! Organize a mass serenade.

Free Culture’s Franklin & Marshall College chapter did just that, coordinating a massive (and officially sanctioned) sing-along rendition of “Happy Birthday” as part of the college’s recent 300th birthday celebration of founder Benjamin Franklin. This public performance actually broke the law — a perfect example of why we need copyright reform.

Read all about it on the F&M chapter blog. And then, for more exciting examples of Free Culture activism, check out what all our chapters are up to through the aggregated Chapter Blog on our website. Enjoy!