Wikileaks Free Speech Forum Feb 2011

This is a montage of the evenings highlights including Assange
WACA went along and filmed the Wikileaks Free Speech Forum in Melbourne on the 4th Feb 2011.

From the beginning WACA has felt that the Australian public must play a crucial role in defending Wikileaks and protecting Julian Assange.
Like many Australians, and other citizens around the world, we are extremely grateful for the work of Wikileaks. We are inspired by the courage of Assange, the whistleblowers and those who work for or contribute to Wikileaks even in the face of outrageous attacks from US officials and corporations, to continue to expose the reality of war, the corrupt and criminal behaviour of governments and corporations and the extent of geopolitical collusion.

The founders of this site, as individuals, citizens, mothers and conscious human beings instinctively know (as do many around the globe) that the narrative being played out in relation to Wikileaks and Assange, has ramifications for us all. We must collectively ACT on that knowledge, with the understanding that the attack on Assange is an attack on us all when it comes to freedom of speech, citizenry rights, human rights and the right to know what our elected officials do in our name both here and abroad.

This video is a bite sized montage of the evenings event and brilliant speakers, including Julian Assange who directly calls on the Australian PM to do all she can to bring him home. He also calls on the Australian public to turn their care and concern into ACTION and insist on his return to Melbourne.

We would like to acknowledge and thank the organisers of this forum and all in involved in the Wikileaks movement who have provided support, access and encouragement to us; two activist mothers compelled and propelled on a journey into the global cyber world of citizenry journalism.

WACA will post, as soon as possible, the full version of the forum speakers along with our exclusive one on one interviews with:

Rob Stary, Assanges' Australian lawyer

Professor Spencer Zifcak, President -Liberty Victoria's

Adam Bandt Federal MP (Greens) & Julian Assanges' local member

As our interview with Rob Stary reveals -- there are very good reasons to bring Assange home but this will not occur without the support of the Australian public and requires the political will (often only created through public demand) of the Australian Government.

ACT NOW
We urge Australian Citizens to contact and visit their federal MP and insist on Assange's return. If you film this meeting we would be happy to share it on our FB page, Website and youtube channel.

We urge Australians and other global citizens to contact their nearest US Embassy and insist the USA cease their attacks on Assange and Wikileaks.

WACA calls on PM Gillard and Foreign Minister Rudd to ensure Julian Assanges' safe passage back to Australia and to clearly articulate publicly their unwavering support and the primacy of; freedom of speech, the presumption of innocence, human rights and the protection of the rights of Australian citizens both here and overseas.

http://wikileaksaustraliancitizensalliance.net/category/take-action/contact-m...

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[akaWACA]

WACA will be posting the full forum speakers soon as well as a one on one interview with Assange's Australian Lawyer Rob Stary. Bradley is not raised is in this forum because they wanted to keep it focussed and because the USA is trying desperately to link Julian to Bradley, WACA believes Bradley Manning has been shamefully mistreated for alleged leaking of information, he should not be kept in solitary confinement another day. Whistleblowers protection is something that needs to be addressed

[akaWACA]

We love Assange, Wikileaks and Al Jazeera - let's not forget their journalists and their organisation have long been a target by the USA in the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We must stay strong act collectively and be prepared to get out on the streets and harass our MP's and Governments in Australia and all western coutnries. If the people of Egypt can do it despite the enormous threats to their lives then we should also be prepared to do this. We hope the American people will too

[SkyBlueAugust]

Fine, Julian -- but TIME TO LEAK REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS, like the secret agreements for chemtrails.

[akaWACA]

@SkyBlueAugust . It would be great if Wikileaks would put out such information. I guess they want to take those that are either still asleep or just waking up with them rather than blow their minds. Full disclosure will occur we need to be patient and encourage those to stand up to mainstream shadow government behaviour before we can crack the big nuts - as we know that changes the entire game forever!

[SETSETCIRCLE]

Assange movement is contagious, aljazeera did a Massive new leak with Shocking revelations about Israeli-Palestinian negotiations Abas will be next after Mubarak

goverments hate Assange , but the peaple love him and his work

[sharabac3]

@akaWACA Damn right.

[err0r]

Why no mention of Bradley Manning? I am thankful the conference happened and that WACA are so resourceful, but with the ability to reach out to so many people, why didn't any of the speakers/organisers discuss PFC Manning and his case? It's a profoundly disturbing situation that lies at the very heart of the Wikileaks story.

[JonathanToth]

Transparency is the Apocalypse.

[SkyBlueAugust]

@akaWACA NOW is the time --- before we are all poisoned to death!