1433 Madison St.\u00a0(Between 14th<\/sup>\u00a0& 15th<\/sup>\u00a0Streets)<\/em><\/strong> Livestream<\/strong>: Home Run for Julian – Assange Defense<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Admission $10 – $20 \u2013 sliding scale at door \/ no one turned away<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wheelchair accessible with advance notice<\/p>\n\n\n\n Masks \/ Social distancing<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Journalism Is Not A Crime War Crimes Are<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n John and Gabriel Shipton, the father and brother of award-winning Australian journalist Julian Assange, as their nationwide tour stops in the Bay Area. They are raising awareness of the importance of protecting whistleblowers and journalists and calling on the U.S. government to drop its prosecution and finally let Julian come home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Alice Walker will be joining the Shiptons live. Daniel Ellsberg \u2013 Pentagon Papers defendant and whistleblower, Noam Chomsky \u2013 linguist and author, and Mamia Abu-Jamal \u2013 innocent political prisoner and journalist, will be joining via Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additional Speakers: Joe Lombardo, National Coordinator UNAC; Cynthia Papermaster, CODEPINK; Jeff Mackler, National Steering Committee, assangedefense.org<\/a>; Dennis Bernstein, host of KPFA’s Flashpoints; Nozomi Hayase, author, “WikiLeaks, the Global Fourth Estate” “History Is Happening”; and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n See site for list of event co-sponsors: Home Run for Julian 2021 US Tour \u2013 Bay Area \u2013 Bay Action Committee to Free Julian Assange (bayaction2freeassange.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Host: Freedom for Julian Assange, San Francisco Bay Area (affiliated with assangedefense.org<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Info: Home Run for Julian 2021 US Tour \u2013 Bay Area \u2013 Bay Action Committee to Free Julian Assange (bayaction2freeassange.org)<\/a> & Free Assange! Stop the Extradition! Drop the Charges! : Indybay<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Julian\u2019s 50th<\/sup> Global Day of Protest!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (Julian\u2019s 50th<\/sup> Birthday)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Saturday, July 3, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 12:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n British Consulate General San Francisco<\/strong> Sponsorer: Bay Action Committee to Free Julian Assange<\/p>\n\n\n\n Info: Upcoming Events! (bayaction2freeassange.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Masks \/ social distancing<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Julian Assange has been detained in the UK since he was 39 years old. Threatened with 175 years in prison by the US Government, Julian has spent the past 2 years incarcerated in Belmarsh Prison on trumped up charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Join us in a Global Day of Protest on Julian\u2019s 50th birthday as we continue to raise awareness of his plight and call on the US Government to drop the charges against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Free Assange! Stop the Extradition! Drop the Charges! Saturday, June 26, 2021 2:00pm \u2013 4:00pm Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California 1433 Madison St.\u00a0(Between 14th\u00a0& 15th\u00a0Streets)(nr. Lake Merritt BART)Oakland\ufeff Livestream: Home Run for Julian – Assange Defense Admission $10 – $20 \u2013 sliding scale at door \/ no one turned away… Continue reading
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