Today, 2pm, Journalism Commission Bill Hearing (July 10, 2019)
From Chris Faraone and Jason Pramas of Dig Boston/Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism: There is a second hearing on the journalism commission bill…
Category: Freedom of the Press
Protect Whistleblowers, Protect Free Speech (May 29, 2019)
Chelsea Manning, released when the grand jury that had demanded her testimony was closed, was called before another grand jury and jailed for…
Whistleblowers need our support! (April 11, 2019)
Chelsea Manning, Reality Winner and Julian Assange are being held for their efforts to reveal information the United States government wanted to keep…
Today, Standout for Whistle-Blower Reality Winner (October 18, 2018)
Veterans for Peace is organizing a stand out today to call for the pardon of imprisoned whistle-blower Reality Winner. It will be in…
TODAY: Boston PD wants $1.4m to spy on you online. Come oppose it! (December 5, 2016)
The Boston Police Department secretly tried to buy $1.4 million dollars of social media monitoring software to spy on Bostonians free speech. Since…
Crypto Party, Wed., 1/27, 6-9pm (January 25, 2016)
There is a Somerville Crypto Party this Wednesday, January 27th. It will be from 6-9pm at Parts and Crafts, 577 Somerville Ave, Somerville,…
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Private Spies Deserve More Scrutiny (September 27, 2014)
Original article at Huffington Post Tech Huffington Post Tech It turns out being the only imprisoned journalist in the United States doesn’t get…
Saturday Stand with Whistleblowers (March 2, 2014)
During the last few years, our federal government waged nothing less than a war on whistleblowers. From Chelsea Manning to Edward Snowden; from…
WikiLeaks’ 7th Birthday Vigil this Friday (October 3, 2013)
What: Join us for a vigil to mark WikiLeaks’ 7th Birthday. There will be cake. When: Friday, October 4th, starting at 5pm Where:…
Transparency Toolkit needs YOUR help (August 22, 2013)
We need information about governments, companies, and other institutions to uncover corruption, human rights abuses, and other problems. Unfortunately, the information provided by…