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Wikileaks Protests






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Argentina:
Manifestación en contra de la detención de Julian Assange
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Date: Monday, December 13
Location: Av. Colombia 4300

Australia:
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Date: Sunday, December 12 · 
Location: SA Parliament House
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Date: Saturday, December 11
Location: Hobart Parliament Lawns
Protest to Defend Wikileaks and Julian Assange - Canberra
Time: 5:30pm
Date: Thursday, December 16 
Location: Garema Place, Civic


Austria:
Time: 8:00PM 
Date: Wednesday, December 22nd
Location: Vor dem Parlament in Wien

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

Germany:
Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm
Date: Saturday, December 11
Location: TBA

Portugal:
Concentração em Apoio à WikiLeaks
Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Date: Saturday, December 11
Location: Largo do Chiado


Spain:
For freedom, say no to state terrorism - Madrid:
Time: 6pm
Date: Saturday, December 11
Location: Embajada británica en Madrid (British Embassy), Torre Espacio, Paseo de la Castellana 259D, 28046 Madrid
For freedom, say no to state terrorism - A Coruña
Time: 6pm
Date: Saturday, December 11
Location: Embajada de Suecia en A Coruña (Swedish Embassy): Sale del Cantón Grande a las 18.00 en el Obelisco hacía la Avenida de Linares Rivas 18-21, A Coruña, Spain
For freedom, say no to state terrorism - Barcelona
Time: 6pm
Date: Saturday, December 11
Location: Consulado General Británico en Barcelona (British General Consulate), Edificio Torre de Barcelona, Avenida Diagonal, 477, 13º, 08036 Barcelona
For freedom, say no to state terrorism - Sevilla
Time: 6pm
Date: Saturday, December 11
Location: Ayuntamiento de Sevilla, Plaza Nueva 1, Sevilla, Spain
Time: 6pm
Date: Saturday, December 11
Location: Consulado de Suecia en Valencia (Swedish consulate), Plaza Porta de la Mar 4, pta 8, Valencia, Spain
Time: 6pm
Date: Saturday, December 11
Location: Diputación de Zaragoza, Plaza de España 2, Zaragoza, Spain


UK:
Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm
Date: Saturday, December 11
Location: "Cumberland Gate" at Marble Arch Hyde Park. Nearest tube station - Marble Arch

Time:  4pm
Date: Monday, December 13
Location: Swedish Embassy, 11 Montagu Place, London
Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm
Date: Tuesday, December 14
Location: City of Westminster Magistrates' Court, 70 Horseferry Rd, Westminster, London SW1P

Rally for Wikileaks - Manchester
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Date: Wednesday, December 15 
Location: Piccadilly Gardens, M60 1HX, Manchester


US:
Washington DC Protest: 
Date: Thursday, December 16
Time:10:00am
Location: Front of the White House
Olympia Support Rally:
Date: December 18th 2010
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm
Location: Heritage Park (5th Ave and Water St)
Olympia, WA
Free Bradley Manning! Free Julian Assange! Free Wikileaks DVDs!
Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Date: Monday, December 13
Location: Senator Klobuchar's Minneapolis Office, 1200 Washington Ave S., Minneapolis, MN
Wikileaks National Rally for Transparency
Time: To be announced
Date:  Saturday, January 15
Location: To be announced
Miami Rally in support of Wikileaks
Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Date: Monday, December 13
Location: U.S. Attorney's Office Building, 99 Northeast 4th Street, Miami, FL




If you are organizing a protest and you don't see it here, simply add the details in the comments box below and announce it on the Wikileaks Protests Facebook page.  The google maps page is open so anyone can add their protest. If it is abused, editing will need to be by request to the author.  The Author can be contacted privately via facebook for collaboration etc.   



























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Freedom of speech hangs in the balance



Even Julian Assanges lawyer has stated that the "sex" charges were a political stunt.  Despite all risks, Julian Assange has offered to have a meeting with the police in UK.  On the dawn of Christmas, Wikileaks founder is not allowed to return home to be with his family over Christmas as Australian authorities are looking into pathways to detain him too.  Scotland yard has received a request by Swedish authorities to extradite Julian to Sweden.  United States government has changed their law within the espionage act so that they can successfully prosecute Julian Assange.  Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks has gained worldwide support from people from all walks of life. Its only a few who do not see or understand the impact right now that this case has on freedom of speech in the future.  

Despite all of the spin, he has been able to prove deeply how United States government and others have engaged in war crimes, corruption and human rights abuses against everyday citizens.  Exposing the truth is always the starting point to improving human rights as the evidence to prove them are often hidden away from the public eye.  For the first time since the pentagon papers, the world has been able to really understand how deep the rabbit hole goes...How we have all been lied to.

The reward for a noble act?  United States, Australia and Sweden have scraped around the garbage dump of "laws" that they can use to detain him.  Detaining is of course in history, proven to be a remarkable method for governments to do what they wish behind closed doors.  Its a place where the media cannot simply waltz in there and keep the spotlight on the authorities treatment.  Most accounts of abuse are often told by the subject after the detainment where authorities can debate the occurrence or write it off as "before the reforms".  Public reforms are a wonderful show when abuses happen to make it to the media and maintains the visage that governments are actually working to look after their people in a fair and transparent manner.
A brilliant example is the Australian government making a public apology for the stolen generation whilst initiating a very controversial program that only targeted indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.

This time, despite all of the threats by governments around the world, they risk losing worldwide support.  In fact, they risk a great backlash.  Supporters of Wikileaks are growing and are a majority, beyond the few trying to claw away at reviving the former regime.  Everyone can at least think of one release that help the world understand that it was not the leak, but the act that was wrong.  Government spokespeople on the issue have openly admitted that the Swedish court case is an opportunity for revenge.  Many well respected reporters have put into perspective how the case is fraught with corruption and denial of justice.  If governments do succeed in their ambitions of revenge, they will lose all support and any efforts to contain public reactions will also add to the outrage.

Governments must choose between saving face and destroying the messenger or doing the right thing and ensuring proper administration of natural justice.  If they choose the latter, they have the opportunity to redeem themselves as responsible leaders with accountability for their past actions and the apologies they made have at least substance.  The outcomes of their decisions also hang in the balance.
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