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Rally On Julian’s Birthday To Free Julian Assange & IFJ Journalist Mumia Abu-jamal
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Date:
Monday, July 03, 2023
Time:
12:00 PM
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2:00 PM
Event Type:
Protest
Organizer/Author:
Bay Action To Free Julian Assange
Location Details:
Harry Bridges Plaza
Across The Street From Ferry Building
San Francisco
Across The Street From Ferry Building
San Francisco
On Julian's Birthday Free Julian And Mumia NOW!
Monday July 3 12 noon PM Harry Bridges Plaza Next to SF Ferry Building
Rally On Julian’s Birthday To Free Julian Assange & CWA NABET IFJ Journalist Mumia Abu-jamal journalist and publisher Julian Assange has been imprisoned in the UK for charges of espionage in the US for publishing WikiLeaks and faces extradition to the US and this is a threat to all journalists. The San Francisco Labor Council has supported him as well as journalists around the world. Even the New York Times, The Guardian and Washington Post are calling for his freedom since they could also be prosecuted.
The International Federation of Journalists IFJ is supporting freedom for Assange and also calling for the release of journalist Mumia Abu-jamal who was a reporter at Philadelphia public radio and NPR where he provided commentaries. He has also won a Peabody award for his work and was a member of CWA NABET.
Journalists and defenders of the rights of all journalists here and around the world will be speaking out.
Initial Speakers:
Edward Hasbrouk, National Writers Union
John Holmes, PFT Executive Board Member
Sponsored by National Writers Union, WorkWeek, Bay Action To Free Julian Assange
Monday July 3 12 noon PM Harry Bridges Plaza Next to SF Ferry Building
Rally On Julian’s Birthday To Free Julian Assange & CWA NABET IFJ Journalist Mumia Abu-jamal journalist and publisher Julian Assange has been imprisoned in the UK for charges of espionage in the US for publishing WikiLeaks and faces extradition to the US and this is a threat to all journalists. The San Francisco Labor Council has supported him as well as journalists around the world. Even the New York Times, The Guardian and Washington Post are calling for his freedom since they could also be prosecuted.
The International Federation of Journalists IFJ is supporting freedom for Assange and also calling for the release of journalist Mumia Abu-jamal who was a reporter at Philadelphia public radio and NPR where he provided commentaries. He has also won a Peabody award for his work and was a member of CWA NABET.
Journalists and defenders of the rights of all journalists here and around the world will be speaking out.
Initial Speakers:
Edward Hasbrouk, National Writers Union
John Holmes, PFT Executive Board Member
Sponsored by National Writers Union, WorkWeek, Bay Action To Free Julian Assange
For more information:
http://bayaction2freeassange.org
Added to the calendar on Wed, Jun 21, 2023 4:35PM
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