Responsibility falls on us, on this side of the firewall, to help our friends who are forced to live with censored internet and the axing of their political freedoms. That’s why, in partnership with our friends at global campaigning group Avaaz, we’ve gotten behind a worldwide anti-internet censorship movement — AccessNow. Access provides ways for you to provide your voice, your bandwidth and your resources to continue the global flight.
http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet&id=1274
Today’s announcement is a real example of the power of an organised, mature, online movement. Indeed it was new technology and the power of online campaigning, which was itself at risk from internet filtering, that brought this campaign to the masses.
Thank you being a part of this movement,
the GetUp Team
P.S. It’s an historic day for our democracy, as the headlines from Canberra read: “GetUp! High Court win overturns Howard’s electoral laws.” More to come on this HUGE victory…
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