WORLDWIDE RALLIES TO DEFEND WIKILEAKS

...JULIAN ASSANGE, AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

AUSTRALIA: National rallies to defend Julian Assange and WikiLeaks

Media release: http://wlcentral.org/node/556

Website: http://rally4wikileaks.com/

Sydney: Friday, December 10, 1pm at Sydney Town Hall. Media contacts: Antony Loewenstein 0402 893 690; Simon Butler 0421 231 011. Rally information: Kylie Gilbert 0451 827 693
Event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161656067211736

Melbourne: Friday, December 10, 4:30pm at the State Library Lawns, Melbourne. Contact: Vashti Jane 0423 407 910.
Event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=182297491780623

Brisbane: Thursday, December 9, 5.30pm Brisbane Square CBD
Event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153885131325141

Brisbane (2nd rally): Friday, December 10, 12 noon at the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, 295 Anne Street, Brisbane CBD
Rally information: Liam Hanlon 0435 266 613. Media contact: Jim McIlroy 0423 741 734
Event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153885131325141&index=1#%21/event.php?eid=155161634529449&notif_t=event_wall%23wall_posts

Hobart: Saturday, December 11, noon at the Hobart Parliament Lawns
Event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171620612868329

Adelaide: Sunday, December 12, 1:00pm at Parliament House.
Event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=182236928453862

UNITED KINGDOM

London: Saturday, December 11: 11:00am – 6:00pm Location “Cumberland Gate” at Marble Arch Hyde Park. Nearest tube station – Marble Arch
Event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175481195812657

UNITED STATES

Washington, DC: In front of the White House, Thursday, December 16, 10:00am
Event details: http://www.zcommunications.org/with-wikileaks-revelations-peace-community-redoubles-demand-for-end-to-wars-and-voices-support-for-whistleblowers-by-many-authors

New York, NY: Thursday, December 9th, 6:30pm – 0:30am
Location: New York Times Bldg, New York, NY 10018
Event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155203287858724

Olympia, WA: Saturday, December 18th, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Heritage Park (5th Ave and Water St)
Event page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wikileaks-Support-Rally-Olympia-WA/174738235883905

GERMANY

Hamburg: Saturday, December 11, 11:00am – 6:00pm
Location: To be announced
Event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112899808778406

CANADA

Montreal: Sunday, December 12th, 1:00pm
Location: 1155 St-Alexandre Street (US consulate)

AUSTRIA

Vienna: Wednesday, December 22th, 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: In front of the Parliament
Event page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Demonstrations-for-freedom-of-speech-Wikileaks-and-Julian-Assange/16695622001029

WikiLeaks protest group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/WikiLeaks-Protests/146607388723655?v=wall

Are you organizing an event? Please contact  admin@wlcentral.org and they will be happy to promote it!

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I neither condemn nor support those attacks, but I can understand the anger of those participants. I am furious.

Not only are WikiLeaks and Assange's activities in WikiLeaks NOT a crime under U.S. and Australian law, the pressure by U.S. politicians on Mastercard, Visa and Paypal has made them roll over like dogs. Even if people within those companies support freedom of speech, the companies themselves caved - what of their freedom of expression, against the might of politicians with extreme views?

Perhaps the most egregious factor was that voluntary donations from thousands upon thousands of people across the world were frozen and unable to be accessed by WikiLeaks nor Assange's defence, when the money has been given for those specific purposes. The actions by those companies are an assault against their customers who use those services and our ability to choose how we spend our money.

Surely that is a violation of their terms of conditions of service and their contractual obligations. No crime has been committed by WikiLeaks, no charges filed, no law breached.

Freedom of Expression: Priceless.
For everything else, there's Mastercard/Visa/PayPal.

There is a saying: That which can be destroyed by the simple truth.....deserves to be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4MlLs_0fvo&feature=channel