June 17 (today) Rally To Free Julian Assange - 1pm Sydney Town Hall Square #FreeAssange

anarcho-pirate (54)in #wikileaks • 6 years ago

Solidarity Vigil for Julian Assange & WikiLeaks #ReconnectJulian #FreeAssange

Julian Assange the WikiLeaks founder, is under Arbitrary Detention by the UK government since 2010. Since 2012 he has received political asylum by Ecuador and resides in their London Embassy. We stand in support of his right for safe passage to the place of his choice. We stand in support of his Freedom.

Whenever a whistleblower publicly exposes government corruption, politicians respond by condemning the source of the leak rather than investigating any unethical behavior. This doesn’t make any sense in a society that prides itself on being ‘free,’ for none of us are free when we are lorded over by a dangerous government that deceives the public in order to enrich those who manipulate government to their personal advantage.

History teaches of the horrors that result when a people are willing to sacrifice their liberty for the false promises of government-provided security. Whistle-blowers are the truth-seekers, and we must demand the truth. Sadly, in an empire of lies, the truth has become treason. As many WikiLeaks revelations about the increasing secrecy and malignity of publicly funded government operations, it is crucial to rethink our approach to supporting and protecting whistleblowers.