> <mailto:
biella@nyu.edu>> wrote:
>
> Thanks for this and sorry I could not make it. I often have
> meetings/events here in NYC wed nights but might be able to at times.
> Thanks so much for the press release information as well. I will PEN
> this in.
>
> All best,
> Biella
>
> On 01/26/2011 06:30 PM, Barrett Brown wrote:
> > We'll be having our weekly Project PM meeting at
irc.freenode.net
> <
http://irc.freenode.net>
> > <
http://irc.freenode.net>, #projectpm, to discuss our current
> operations
> > in support of Tunisia and Egypt. Please attend if you can.
> Additionally,
> > Campbell Vertesi has created
http://commons.projectpm.org to better
> > organize our efforts as we continue to provide tools and expertise to
> > our contacts in North Africa. And the latest version of our press
> > release in advance of the rally and press conference at City Hall,
> NYC,
> > on April 7 is now out; link here, text pasted
> > below:
>
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/1/26/939078/-Rally-for-North-Africa,-Wikileaks,-Bradley-Manning,-Anon
> >
> >
> > Thanks to everyone for their hard work so far.
> >
> >
> > Press Release
> >
> >
> > For Immediate Distribution
> > January 13th, 2011
> >
> >
> > An unprecedented coalition of information activists and organizations
> > have come together in an effort to advance the ongoing campaign
> against
> > the informational tyranny that has been on view as of late in the
> > context of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, and Bradley Manning. All
> three of
> > these parties have been subjected to state oppression, without due
> > regard for the alleged "rule of law;" all three have been maligned in
> > dishonest and often bizarre ways; all three have earned such treatment
> > by way of having together ensured that all of humanity may, for the
> > first time in history, together learn how it is that their wealth,
> > loyalty, and lives are being used by those who plead national security
> > while having provided no such thing to their own citizens and even
> > seizing it from those living elsewhere (and the effects may be seen in
> > North Africa and particularly Tunisia, where Anonymous-affiliated
> > activists have been successful in establishing a freer government to
> > replace the prior tyranny).
> >
> > In response to these latest outrages against competence and
> decency, and
> > in support of the ongoing digital reformation, our coalition -
> comprised
> > of veterans and anti-war groups, a faction of the Anonymous movement,
> > the distributed think-tank Project PM, and a loose network of
> > journalists, media professionals, scientists, former intelligence and
> > government officials, and related organizations - announces a
> stepped-up
> > campaign of information and direct action which will culminate in a
> > rally and press conference on the steps of New York City Hall on April
> > 7th at 3:00 pm. This event, the Rally for Information Freedom, will be
> > supplemented by a campaign on the part of Anonymous, Project PM, and
> > related entities to bring attention to the dozens of significant
> stories
> > that have been largely ignored due to the unfortunate dynamics by
> which
> > too many media have come to operate. The New York conference -
> conceived
> > by longtime resident activist, Navy veteran, and acclaimed
> photographer
> > John Penley - will feature about a dozen speakers including Penley,
> > author and Project PM founder Barrett Brown, key Anonymous
> activist and
> > Chanology co-instigator Gregg Housh, former civil litigator and
> > author/blogger Glenn Greenwald, and National Lawyers Guild executive
> > director Heidi Boghosian. Messages from other figures in the
> > pro-transparency movement will also be presented in lieu of their
> > ability to attend.
> >
> > Never in human history has mankind endured a period in which so
> much of
> > the terminology employed at its end would have been unrecognizable at
> > its beginning. The last twenty years have changed the landscape in
> which
> > man operates, expanding the potential for human collaboration in
> such a
> > way as to eliminate the barriers that rendered the nation-state a
> viable
> > institution. As those barriers fall, so too does the primacy of the
> > world's governments, which in turn have increasingly found themselves
> > unable to maintain the secrecy through which they have run a great
> > portion human affairs with results that may be politely
> characterized as
> > mixed. The various states have responded to these developments with a
> > collective message to the effect that such secrecy is necessary if
> they
> > are to continue operating without the informed consent of their
> > respective populations, though this has generally been expressed in
> > slightly different words. Meanwhile, several such governments have,
> > through their specific conduct in the wake of the last year,
> provided a
> > timely reminder as to why it is that many of those who truly value
> > liberty and morality have lost faith in those same governments.
> >
> > This event is part of an effort to counter the dishonesty and
> injustice
> > of the states which have reacted to such emergent phenomena with
> > censorship and persecution while also forging greater coordination
> among
> > the various parties that have been fighting on behalf of the cause of
> > informational liberty. To this end, a series of meetings both
> formal and
> > otherwise will be held throughout the first week of April; further
> > information will be relayed in a second press release in late March.
> >
> >
> > Confirmed Speakers
> >
> >
> > John Penleyis a Vietnam era Navy vet who was put in solitary
> confinement
> > in 1984 by the U.S. government for a past protest at the Savannah
> River
> > Nuclear Weapons Plant. A 59-year-old veteran of New York City housing,
> > anti-war and civil rights activism, Penley is also a longtime
> > photojournalist whose work has been pubilshed by most NYC major media
> > outlets; his photo archive is housed at New York Universitys Tamiment
> > Library.
> >
> > Barrett Brownis a writer and author as well as the founder of Project
> > PM. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, Huffington Post, The
> Guardian,
> > The Onion, New York Press, Skeptical Inquirer, American Atheist, and
> > other outlets. He has been active in the Anonymous movement for
> several
> > years and serves as an advocate for efficient, ethical alternatives to
> > traditional methods of governance.
> >
> > Gregg Houshis an Internet activist involved with the online non-group
> > Anonymous. His work has included coordinating global demonstrations
> > against human rights abuses in the Church of Scientology and assisting
> > Iranian members of the Green Movement in reaching the global media.
> > Having built a strong sense of trust among several disparate subgroups
> > of Anonymous, Housh now acts as a media interpreter for major online
> > initiatives such as Operation Payback.
> >
> > Glenn Greenwald is a former constitutional and civil rights litigator,
> > the author of two bestselling books on the American socio-political
> > environment, and a longtime blogger who currently writes for Salon. He
> > now serves as one of the nations most formidable advocates of
> > Wikileaks, Bradley Manning, and information freedom in general.
> > Depending on his location on the day of the event, hell be speaking
> > either in person or via relay.
> >
> > Barry Eisleris a former employee of the CIA's Directorate of
> Operations
> > who now acts as a critic of that and other intelligence organizations.
> > He's the author of two bestselling series of novels drawing on his own
> > intel background and blogs for a number of outlets. He'll be speaking
> > either via relay or a pre-written message to be read at the event.
> >
> > Heidi Boghosianis the executive director of the National Lawyers
> Guild,
> > a progressive bar association established in 1937. She is co-host
> of the
> > weekly civil liberties radio program Law and Disorder on WBAI, New
> York
> > and over 30 national affiliate stations. She has published several
> > articles and reports on policing, protest, and the First Amendment.
> >
> > Professor Jonathan Farley is a mathematics professor whom Seed
> Magazine
> > named one of 15 people who have shaped the global conversation on
> > science since 1995, with a career including stints at MIT,
> Vanderbilt,
> > and Johannes Kepler University. His work has appeared in Time, The
> > Guardian, Huffington Post, and other publications; hes also
> appeared on
> > the BBC and NPR and occasionally serves as a political advisor in
> > addition to his anti-war activism and related pursuits.
> >
> > Bill Quigley is the Legal Director for the Center for Constitutional
> > Rights, a national legal and educational organization dedicated to
> > advancing and defending the rights guaranteed by the United States
> > Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Bill
> joined
> > CCR on sabbatical from his position as law professor and Director
> of the
> > Law Clinic and the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center at Loyola University
> > New Orleans. He has been an active public interest lawyer since
> 1977. He
> > has served as counsel with a wide range of public interest
> organizations
> > on issues including Katrina social justice issues, public housing,
> > voting rights, death penalty, living wage, civil liberties,
> educational
> > reform, constitutional rights and civil disobedience. Bill has
> litigated
> > numerous cases with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund,
> Inc.,
> > the Advancement Project, and with the ACLU of Louisiana, for which he
> > served as General Counsel for over 15 years. Bill received the 2006
> > Camille Gravel Civil Pro Bono Award from the Federal Bar
> Association New
> > Orleans Chapter. Bill received the 2006 Stanford Law School National
> > Public Service Award and the 2006 National Lawyers Guild Ernie Goodman
> > award. He has also been an active volunteer lawyer with School of the
> > Americas Watch and the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti.
> > Bill is the author of Ending Poverty As We Know It: Guaranteeing A
> Right
> > to A Job At A Living Wage (2003) and Storms Still Raging: Katrina, New
> > Orleans and Social Justice (2008). In 2003, he was named the Pope Paul
> > VI National Teacher of Peace by Pax Christi USA and is the
> recipient of
> > the 2004 SALT Teaching Award presented by the Society of American Law
> > Teachers.
> >
> > Vagabond Beaumontis a writer, artist and filmmaker. He's worked in the
> > Puerto Rican independence movement since 1997 and has organized
> rallies,
> > protests and marches and created murals, pamphlets and agitprop in
> > support of thatcause with the artist collective RICANSTRUCTION
> Netwerk.
> > His work has been featured in Blu Magazine, AWOL, SALVO and Left Turn.
> > His first feature film, MACHETERO,covers the ongoing struggle for
> Puerto
> > Rican independence and has screened at festivals around the world,
> > winning awards in South Africa, Wales, England, Thailand, Ireland and
> > New York.
> >
> > Sebastian Gillen is a 21-year-old graduate of Tufts University.
> When he
> > was eight years old, he was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma, a
> > rare form of pediatric cancer, and given two weeks to live. More than
> > ten years later, he is still cancer-free and an active advocate for
> > childhood cancer research. He has spoken at rallies on Capitol
> Hill and
> > Greg Norman's Shark Shootout, among other places. He thinks science is
> > totally awesome and runs a blog at Weareinthefuture.com and
> > administrates Project PMs Science Journalism Program.
> >
> > Faith Laugier is a musician, artist, activist, and New York native
> whos
> > worked with many of the citys human rights organizations, art &
> > cultural non-profits and homeless centers in an effort to advance the
> > inherent right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
> -And she
> > believes in government that is for the people and by the people.
> >
> >
> > General Press Inquiries
> >
> >
> > Barrett Brown
> >
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