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| Join FoWL flyer |
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| Image for a placard |
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| DIY IAMJA mask |
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| Placard to go with mask |
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| We love it |
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| A novel idea |
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| Wild west style |
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| Plenty more of these Bob Carr |
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| German version |
And of course many more goodies scattered throughout the beanblog... Happy #Rally4JA!
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
A collection of last minute #Rally4JA resources
Monday, 28 May 2012
#Rally4JA Flyers
FoWL Flyer for distribution before, during and after the Global Actions for Julian Assange. A5x2 on an A4 sheet for ease of printing/copying.
FoWL are a global collective of supporters, groups and networks who are united in their appreciation of the work of Wikileaks- an organisation which aims to promote greater transparency and accountability of the powerful structures in our society in an effort to strengthen democracy and uphold global human rights. Wikileaks serves a complex and multi-faceted function in our society that goes beyond the specific leaks themselves.
The manner in which the case against Julian Assange has been conducted and the factual inaccuracies that have characterised the mainstream media portrayal of both him and Wikileaks lead us to believe that the case being decided upon at the Supreme Court is not simply about Julian Assange. This case is embedded within a context where Julian, heading the Wikileaks organisation, has a sealed indictment against him, issued by the US.
Extradition to the US is likely regardless of the decision handed down on the 30th May. Wikileaks- a safe media organisation which whistleblowers can use to counter corruption, and the work of Julian Assange- a journalist and human rights activist, are being classed as terrorism. FoWL declare this as unjust.
FoWL therefore see a direct link between the treatment of Julian Assange in this case and the persecution of Wikileaks by the global superpowers. We see this as an attempt at suppressing an important tool for prohibiting corruption. FoWL stand alongside Julian Assange and the Wikileaks organisation and voice our dissent over the politicisation of our judicial systems.
At this historical juncture we are witnessing a global shift in the role of citizenship- nations are attempting to reclaim the right to hold the governing systems they have democratically elected accountable. History will write back to this moment, in judgement of our global response to the attempted suppression of knowledge, freedom and accountability. It is our future Wikileaks is defending.
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| FoWL statement flyer with further information |
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| Frankfurt FoWL flyer |
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| Berlin FoWL flyer |
Statement of support for Julian Assange and Wikileaks
Friends of Wikileaks (FoWL) are issuing this ‘statement of support’ in preparation for the handing down of the UK Supreme Court judgement on Wednesday 30th May 2012 in the case of Assange V the Swedish Judicial Authority.FoWL are a global collective of supporters, groups and networks who are united in their appreciation of the work of Wikileaks- an organisation which aims to promote greater transparency and accountability of the powerful structures in our society in an effort to strengthen democracy and uphold global human rights. Wikileaks serves a complex and multi-faceted function in our society that goes beyond the specific leaks themselves.
The manner in which the case against Julian Assange has been conducted and the factual inaccuracies that have characterised the mainstream media portrayal of both him and Wikileaks lead us to believe that the case being decided upon at the Supreme Court is not simply about Julian Assange. This case is embedded within a context where Julian, heading the Wikileaks organisation, has a sealed indictment against him, issued by the US.
Extradition to the US is likely regardless of the decision handed down on the 30th May. Wikileaks- a safe media organisation which whistleblowers can use to counter corruption, and the work of Julian Assange- a journalist and human rights activist, are being classed as terrorism. FoWL declare this as unjust.
FoWL therefore see a direct link between the treatment of Julian Assange in this case and the persecution of Wikileaks by the global superpowers. We see this as an attempt at suppressing an important tool for prohibiting corruption. FoWL stand alongside Julian Assange and the Wikileaks organisation and voice our dissent over the politicisation of our judicial systems.
At this historical juncture we are witnessing a global shift in the role of citizenship- nations are attempting to reclaim the right to hold the governing systems they have democratically elected accountable. History will write back to this moment, in judgement of our global response to the attempted suppression of knowledge, freedom and accountability. It is our future Wikileaks is defending.
We are here- we are watching.
Thursday, 24 May 2012
Join the global action for Julian Assange: MAY30-31 2012
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| The list grows... No action in your area? You can organise your own! Let me know for your poster. |
Here are all the details you need for the actions taking place during and after Julian Assange's UK Supreme Court decision is made public. Please also visit WLCentral for a complete listing with contacts. Updated 29 May 2012.
In Australia
Rallies are being held at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) offices around Australia, and at Federal MPs' offices where there are no DFAT offices.If you're in Brisbane rug up for the night and join the 24 hour solidarity vigil initiated by Ciaron O'Reilly...
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| Brisbane vigil - inspiring action in solidarity with Julian Assange - be there for the UK Supreme Court decision 6.15pmAEST Wednesday 30 May |
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| Adelaide Thursday 31 May, 12-2pm, DFAT, 55 Currie St, CBD |
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| Canberra Thursday 31 May, 12-2pm, 4.30-6pm, DFAT Sydney Ave, Barton |
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| New poster for Brisbane Thursday 31 May, 12-2pm, 4.30-6pm, DFAT, 295 Ann Street, CBD |
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| Brisbane Thursday 31 May, 12-2pm, 4.30-6pm, DFAT, 295 Ann Street, CBD |
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| Melbourne Thursday 31 May, 12-2pm, 4.30pm onwards, DFAT cnr Lonsdale & Spring Sts, CBD |
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| Perth Thursday 31 May, 5.30pm Murray Street Mall, 650 Hay St, CBD |
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| Sydney Thursday 31 May, 5pm DFAT, 123 Pitt St, CBD |
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| Flyers for Sydney action: A4 print, cut, distribute... request a design for your action |
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| Townsville Thursday 31 May, 4.30-6pm, MP Ewen Jones' Office, Nathan Business centre, Aitkenvale |
Around the globe
The Supreme Court in London and Australian embassies and consulates are the locations for rallies and vigils outside Australia. |
| Be there for the decision 9.15am Wednesday 30 May... London Catholic Worker & Veterans for Peace vigil starts 8am |
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| UKFoWL promo design as requested... what does your group need? |
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| London Wednesday 30 May, 7.30am The Supreme Court, Parliament Square, London SW1P 3BD |
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| London Vigil before, during and after the verdict, at the Supreme Court |
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| Edinburgh Wednesday 30 May 2012, Australian Consulate, 5 Mitchell Street, Edinburgh |
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| Washington DC Wednesday 30 May, 3pm, Embassy of Australia, 1601 Massachusetts Ave |
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| Honolulu Thursday 31 May, 11.30-2pm, Australian Embassy, 1000 Bishop Street |
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| Denver Wednesday 30 May, 5.30pm, Lincoln Park - endorsed by Occupy Denver |
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| Denver Wednesday 30 May, 5.30pm, Lincoln Park - endorsed by Occupy Denver |
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| New York Wednesday 30 May, 1pm, Meet at US State Department, 799 United Nataion Plz, NY 10017 |
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| Berlin Mittwoch 30 Mai, 17Uhr, Brandenburger Tor |
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| San Francisco 30 May, 3pm, Australian Embassy, 575 Market Street |
Defend journalism with a heart! Telling the truth is no crime!
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| Compassion naturally leads to a search for transparency and accountability. |
Don't hesitate to contact me with your design needs for this global action. Bean
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Monday, 21 May 2012
Global Action for Julian Assange! 80 Facts for Bob Carr!
Grab all 80 Facts for Bob placards at Picasa or from @somersetbean's Favourites list on Twitter... Click on an image and choose download photo from the actions dropdown menu. Download, print, paste, share, retweet... Don't wanna wait for the downloads? Contact me for emailed zipped files of all 80 Facts.
Use as placards, posters etc for Bring Julian Home rallies at DFAT offices, Australian embassies and consulates... wallpaper some concrete... pin on the local noticeboard... etc!
Global action day after the UK Supreme Court decision
UPDATE: GLOBAL ACTION 30-31 MAY 2012
You'll find times and locations of global rallies below. The rallies are taking place regardless of the outcome, as this decision is merely one step in the process of political persecution of Julian Assange.The immediate danger involves a decision in favour of extradition to Sweden. Within 10 days, Julian would be sent to Sweden to be immediately imprisoned - in solitary confinement and incommunicado. With no bail system and no time limit to detention, it's likely he would spend up to a year in prison. This is without having been charged with any crime.
The next danger, regardless of this particular decision, involves the US seeking Julian Assange's extradition from either Sweden or the UK. For a variety of reasons Sweden looks to be a preferable location for the US government to get their hands on their target. Justice4assange.com is an invaluable resource for further information.
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| It's on with the (US) show for Bob... Picture: Getty |
Bob's facts
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr wants facts:As Premier I never saw a demonstration that didn’t hurt the side that mounted it. And I was never persuaded by a noisy crowd with a few placards. A carefully mounted case with killer facts was a different proposition.
I guess he hasn't contemplated demonstrations with a carefully mounted case with killer facts on the placards! So far he hasn't responded to the facts so maybe a little noise will be needed too!
Of course the facts ain't only for Bob and the pollies. The facts will be helping defend WikiLeaks and Julian Assange wherever they're displayed in public - on and offline. Only with overwhelming pressure from people in Australia and around the world will the Australian government be forced to deviate from their completely pro-US government stance.
Thanks so much to @AssangeC for researching the facts and @Jaraparilla for compiling them here.
See also Brisbane Times: Mother appeals to Carr
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| Federation Square, Melbourne, April 2012: send your pics! |
Global rallies
From WLCentral below is a list of rallies (updated 29 May 2012) scheduled after Julian Assange receives the verdict on his Supreme Court appeal against extradition to Sweden. These rallies are taking place regardless of the outcome. Please email any unlisted rallies, corrections, or further information to mcetera@mail.be.GLOBAL ACTION 30-31 MAY 2012
Julian Assange's verdict will be handed down at 9:15am on Wednesday 30 May (London time)
That's 6:15pm Australian EST, so rallies will be held the following day, on Thursday 31 May.
It's 4:15am New York time, so US rallies will be held on Wednesday 30 May, except for Hawaii on Thursday 31 May.
See Australian Friends of WikiLeaks Twitter (@AusFOWL) for information on all Australian rallies.
- Adelaide
Where: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 55 Currie Street, CBD
When: 12PM - 2 PM, May 31
Resourses: FoWL poster
Contact: adelaidefowl@gmail.com , Twitter: @ADFOWL
- Brisbane
Where: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 295 Ann St.
When: 12PM – 2PM and 4:30PM – 6PM, May 31
Resources: Flyer 1, Flyer 2, Sticker, FoWL poster (black), FoWL poster (red)
Contact: goldie_adele@yahoo.com.au Overnight rally in Brisbane beginning at 4:00PM, May 30. See the press release for details.
- Canberra
Where: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Sydney Avenue, Barton ACT
When: 12PM – 2PM and 4:30PM – 6PM, May 31
Resourses: FoWL poster
Contact: Twitter: @wirnpa
- Melbourne
Where: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2 Lonsdale St.
When: 12PM – 2PM and 4:30PM – 6PM, May 31
Resources: Flyer, Flyer 2, Flyer 3, Flyer 3 (small), Sticker, FoWL poster
Contact: ausfowl@gmail.com, @AusFoWL, wacacontact@gmail.com, @akaWACA
- Perth
Where: Murray St. Mall, 650 Hay St.
When: 5:30PM, May 31
Resources: FoWL poster
Contact: Facebook Event Page
- Sydney
Where: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 123 Pitt St.
When: 5PM, May 31
Resources: Flyer, Flyer 2, Flyer 3, Sticker, FoWL poster, FoWL fliers
- Townsville
Where: Ewen Jones' Office, Nathan Business Centre, Aitkenvale
When: 12PM – 2PM and 4:30PM – 6PM, May 31
Resources: FoWL poster
Contact: Facebook Event Page
- Further Resources:
Stop the War Coalition Sydney: Rally for Assange
WikiLeaks Australian Citizens Alliance: Rally Action Alert
Germany:
- Berlin
Where: Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz
When: 5:00PM, May 30
Resources: FoWL poster
Contact: Twitter: @BLNFOWL, http://fowl.freebrad.de/
- Frankfurt
Where: Australian Consulate General, Neue Mainzer Strasse 52-58
When: 4:30PM, May 31
Resources: Demo Kit, Wordpress, FoWL poster
Contact: ffmfowl@tormail.org, Twitter: @FFMFoWL
United Kingdom:
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- Edinburgh
Where: Australian Consulate, Mitchell House, 5 Mitchell St.
Resource: FoWL poster
Contact: scofowl@gmail.com Twitter: ScoFoWL -
- London
Where: UK Supreme Court, Parliament Square, City of Westminster
When: 8:00AM (set up 7:30AM), May 30 (verdict at 9:15AM)
Resources: FoWL poster 1, FoWL poster 2, UK FoWL website
Contact: UKFoWL@riseup.net, Twitter: @UKFoWL
United States:
- Denver
Where: Lincoln Park (Occupy Denver)
When: 5:30PM, May 30
Resources: FoWL poster
Contact: Twitter: @Kallisti
- Honolulu
Where: Australian Embassy, 1000 Bishop Street
When: 11:30PM - 2PM, May 31
Resources: FoWL poster
Contact: Twitter: @HawaiiFOWL
- New York
Where: U.S. State Department, 799 United Nations Plz followed by Australian Consulate, 150 East 42nd Street
When: 1:00PM, May 30
Resources: FoWL poster
Contact: Twitter: @WikiLeaksTruck
- San Francisco
Where: Australian Embassy, 575 Market Street
When: 3:00PM, May 30
Resources: FoWL poster
Contact: unite-4-julian@riseup.net
- Washington DC
Where: Embassy of Australia, 1601 Massachusetts Ave.
When: 3:00PM, May 30
Resources: Flyer, FoWL poster
Contact: usfowl@tormail.org, Twitter: @USFoWL
Global:
You'll find a list of Australian Embassies, high commissions, consulates, multilateral missions and representative offices here. ORGANISE YOUR OWN ACTION! Send me your details of time and location for your own rally poster.
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Coming soon... politicians with a heart!
Sure!?*
Well something that's here now is journalism with a heart in the form of WikiLeaks. Globally recognised symbols of Love and WikiLeaks come together in this poster.
And ultimately the real battle is the age old one of 'good' v 'bad' - of love, compassion and empathy v hatred, anger and destruction. Of course in this "sophisticated" world many who speak of the former are responsible for so much of the latter... Obama, Gillard...
Journalistic warriors of the heart seem rather thin on the ground, and looked to be almost absent for many of us before discovering about Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks project. I know this bean has been led to some true journalism with a heart from so many around the world from Hossam el-Hamalawy to Kevin Gosztola to Amy Goodman to John Pilger (well, I'd already known of John. If you haven't already, check them all out!)
Now journalism that deals with facts is under an intense attack...
And, if we look into our hearts, we must all be warriors for conscience and consciousness.
OneBean
PS and join FoWL!
This poster is available in many languages as you can see below - request yours!
I can email hi-resolution print ready files for posters/flyers and digital printing on Tshirts - just ask folks!
Read a little about some of the Awards received by WikiLeaks and Julian Assange on this poster. Then download it, print it and proudly display it in public!
Well something that's here now is journalism with a heart in the form of WikiLeaks. Globally recognised symbols of Love and WikiLeaks come together in this poster.
And ultimately the real battle is the age old one of 'good' v 'bad' - of love, compassion and empathy v hatred, anger and destruction. Of course in this "sophisticated" world many who speak of the former are responsible for so much of the latter... Obama, Gillard...
Journalistic warriors of the heart seem rather thin on the ground, and looked to be almost absent for many of us before discovering about Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks project. I know this bean has been led to some true journalism with a heart from so many around the world from Hossam el-Hamalawy to Kevin Gosztola to Amy Goodman to John Pilger (well, I'd already known of John. If you haven't already, check them all out!)
Now journalism that deals with facts is under an intense attack...
And, if we look into our hearts, we must all be warriors for conscience and consciousness.
OneBean
PS and join FoWL!
This poster is available in many languages as you can see below - request yours!
I can email hi-resolution print ready files for posters/flyers and digital printing on Tshirts - just ask folks!
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Read a little about some of the Awards received by WikiLeaks and Julian Assange on this poster. Then download it, print it and proudly display it in public!
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