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Friday, October 25, 2013

A Rally Against Mass Surveillance on Saturday, October 26th in Washington DC

 

About the rally


The NSA is spying on everyone's personal communications. It’s operating without any meaningful oversight.

On October 26th, the 12th anniversary of the signing of the USA Patriot Act, we're holding the largest rally yet against NSA surveillance. We’ll be handing more than a half-million petitions to Congress to remind them that they work for us — and we won’t tolerate mass surveillance any longer.

A stellar group of whistleblowers, activists, researchers and others from both sides of the political spectrum will be speaking at this historic event. The list includes:
  • Congressman Justin Amash
  • Former senior NSA executive and whistleblower Thomas Drake
  • Social critic Naomi Wolf
  • Indie pop senation YACHT
  • Lt. Dan Choi, LGBT advocate and U.S. veteran
  • Rainey Reitman, EFF
  • Bruce Schneier, internationally renowned security technologist
  • Craig Aaron, Free Press
  • Kymone Freeman, Director of the National Black LUV Fest
  • Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson
  • Khaliah Barnes, EPIC
  • Shahid Buttar, Bill of Rights Defense Committee
  • Malachi Byrd, DC Youth Poetry Slam Team
  • Wafa Ben Hassine, writer and human rights advocate
  • Former Congressman Dennis Kucinich
  • Laura Murphy, ACLU
  • NOT4PROPHET, Hip Hop MC and community organizer
  • Black Alley, DC-based soul-garage band

Location:

Marchers will gather in front of Union Station at 11:30 a.m. by the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain in Columbus Circle. Shortly after noon we’ll march to the National Mall at 3rd Street and Madison Dr. NW, in front of the Capitol Reflecting Pool, where there will be a stage set up for our rally speakers, musicians, and performers.

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