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How often do you get a real and important opportunity to stand up for what you believe in? If your answer is “not often enough”, then join me at the “Free Josh Wolf” party tonight at House of Shields in downtown San Francisco. (Event and location details on upcoming.org)
Jackson West summarizes it well:
Josh Wolf is a Bay Area journalist who was imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with the federal grand jury and turn over video footage that wouldn’t have even necessarily been relevant to their case.
Why does this matter to you? Because it means even journalist and citizen could potentially be legally compelled to aid in surveillance of political activity. Because journalists, artists and bloggers have the right to take private notes and recordings in order to cover events and craft stories. And because an attack on Josh is an attack on freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.
Josh needs help with his legal bills and rent. Booze and music will be on hand, you just need to show up and support Josh. It’s the patriotic thing to do.
And eddie has the whole back story.
Here are links (from eddie’s coverage) that you might visit:
- Legal Defense Fund
- Chronology of events leading up to Josh’s incarceration
- Video of Josh speaking about his case outside the courthouse
- Heated discussion on Scobleizer on the merits of this
- Josh’s own blog is being updated by his mom and has the latest news on his situation
- Free Josh Wolf blog has been setup
- Former NY Time’s reporter Judith Miller tried to visit Josh, but was denied (video)
See you tonight!
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