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Michael Moore: Why I Posted Bail for Julian Assange

Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put up $20,000 of my own money to help bail Mr. Assange out of jail.

Furthermore, I am publicly offering the assistance of my website, my servers, my domain names and anything else I can do to keep WikiLeaks alive and thriving as it continues its work to expose the crimes that were concocted in secret and carried out in our name and with our tax dollars. read more

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No Act of Rebellion Is Wasted

Source: Truthdig

I stood with hundreds of thousands of rebellious Czechoslovakians in 1989 on a cold winter night in Prague’s Wenceslas Square as the singer Marta Kubišová approached the balcony of the Melantrich building. Kubišová had been banished from the airwaves in 1968 after the Soviet invasion for her anthem of defiance, “Prayer for Marta.” Her entire catalog, including more than 200 singles, had been confiscated and destroyed by the state. She had disappeared from public view. Her voice that night suddenly flooded the square. Pressing around me were throngs of students, most of whom had not been born when she vanished. They began to sing the words of the anthem. There were tears running down their faces. It was then that I understood the power of rebellion. It was then that I knew that no act of rebellion, however futile it appears in the moment, is wasted. It was then that I knew that the Communist regime was finished. read more

Learning from Latin American Social Movements: Book Release Event in Vermont

A book release discussion and celebration with Ben Dangl, author of the new book, Dancing with Dynamite: Social Movements and States in Latin America.

Refreshments, wine, homemade cider and delicious snacks provided

Free and open to the public.

Organized and sponsored by Toward Freedom

November 19, 6 – 8pm
Burlington, VT
Firehouse Gallery, Upstairs
135 Church St
Burlington, VT

Website: http://www.burlingtoncityarts.com/firehousegallery/

Call 802-540-2516 for more info.

Information on the book: www.dancingwithdynamite.com read more