Rally for freedom of expression this Saturday in London.

DMB · Post by **DMB** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:42 pm

Please get there if you can.

2pm Old Palace Yard (opposite the House of Lords).

This is what it's about:

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/co ... 92815.html

DMB · Post by **DMB** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:53 am

Can anyone report on this rally? I realise that the weather was against it, but what was the turnout like and what were the main points of the speakers?

DMB · Post by **DMB** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:01 pm

From Maryam Namazie:

You can listen to a podcast of the London rally here: http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2012/02/1 ... uary-2012/ and see videos of the event here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... e=view_all. See some photos from the rally here: http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/11-febru ... xpression/.

Actions to mark the occassion were also held in other cities, including Germany, Portugal and South Africa. Some highlights included a solidarity rally in Warsaw, Poland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqRBW7zG ... ce=message, a fundraising dinner for One Law for All in Melbourne, Australia and the start of a campaign by Women's Initiative for Citizenship and Universal Rights in France to denounce discrimination faced by women due to the application of unfair laws in France.

The Free Expression Day of Action was endorsed by hundreds of people and organisations: http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/endorsem ... xpression/.

As a follow up to the day, One Law for All has initiated a campaign in defence of 23 year old writer, Hamza Kashgari, who faces execution in Saudi Arabia for tweeting about Mohammad, Islam's prophet. To support the campaign, click here: http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/freedom- ... -kashgari/.

Silly Sausage · Post by **Silly Sausage** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:39 pm

They didn't put all the videos up on YouTube, there were a few more speakers than those on there.

The podcast is the whole thing though