December 13 filtering protests
December 9, 2008 – 8:32 pmDon’t forget that on December 13 there will be net censorship protests across most of the country. Might be a good networker as well.
| Time | City | Location | Facebook Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11am | Brisbane | Brisbane Square | Brisbane Facebook Event |
| 11am | Hobart | Parliament Lawns | Hobart Facebook Event |
| 11am | Sydney | Town Hall | Sydney Facebook Event |
| 12pm | Adelaide | Parliament | Adelaide Facebook Event |
| 12pm | Melbourne | State Library | Melbourne Facebook Event |
| 12pm | Perth | Stirling Gardens | Perth Facebook Event |
| 12pm | Canberra | City Walk (near the fountain outside of Canberra Centre), Civic | Canberra Facebook Event |
16 Responses to “December 13 filtering protests”
So is anyone here going? It wouldn’t look good if this flopped.
By Heath on Dec 9, 2008
i’ll try my best to make it to the Melbourne one
By Jarrod on Dec 9, 2008
Heath, judging by this post on the Whirlpool forum the protest turnout should be pretty good.
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1082048&p=17#r337
By Eddie on Dec 9, 2008
I’ll take the camera to the Brissy one. Get some snaps, interview a few people.
By Mike on Dec 9, 2008
I’m going to the Brissy one and I’ll have my vidcam with me for interviews. Also, I’m taking my kids. Any ideas for good slogans for them to carry?
By Cameron Reilly on Dec 10, 2008
None in Cairns as far as I know, and it’s a bit much to travel to Brisbane. Hope it’s a good turnout in the capitals.
By Joyce on Dec 10, 2008
I’ll be at the Brisbane one with bells on, and bringing as many friends as I can.
@ Cameron – It’s great that you’re bringing the kids. I think the rally needs as diverse a mix of people as possible, to show the government that we’re not just a bunch of perverts and hippie cranks.
I’m considering using slogans along the lines of “Education, not censorship” and “$40Million for a placebo”, but would also welcome suggestions or constructive criticism. It’s kind of hard to pack the multitude of reasons why compulsory filtering is a bad idea into a catchy slogan.
This forum -
http://nocensorship.info/forum/index.php
might also be useful for ideas/advice.
And don’t forget to Slip Slop Slap, and bring plenty of water, everyone. XD
By Sweet Sister Morphine on Dec 10, 2008
I shall be going … At least this one wont bomb like last time!
By Stacey on Dec 10, 2008
It looks as though there may be somewhere in the region of about 2,000+ attendees for the Sydney event (as listed at the moment) and that’s only going by those who have a Facebook profile and who have flagged the Sydney Facebook event page as either “attending” or “maybe attending”.
I added myself to “maybe attending”.
By Bob Bain on Dec 10, 2008
I will be trying to get to the canberra one if I can.
By alphamone on Dec 10, 2008
I have better things to do. They are predicting Thunder storms. Have fun!
By Phillip Molly Malone on Dec 10, 2008
I will be attending the Brisbane protest thunderstorms be damned.
By The Patrician on Dec 11, 2008
It’s pissing rain in bloody Melbourne, but hope to see some folks there.
By Colin on Dec 13, 2008
Colin Jacobs from Electronic Frontiers Australia opposed the Internet filter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ffkmJM8XM
By Bob Bain on Dec 14, 2008