{"id":2499,"date":"2014-03-02T23:32:29","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T04:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=2499"},"modified":"2014-03-06T23:43:26","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T04:43:26","slug":"saturday-stand-with-whistleblowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2014\/03\/02\/saturday-stand-with-whistleblowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Stand with Whistleblowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the last few years, our federal government waged nothing less than a war on whistleblowers. \u00a0From Chelsea Manning to Edward Snowden; from Jeremy Hammond to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>The lucky few have merely had their lives turned upside down in witch hunts. \u00a0Some such as Barrett Brown\u00a0and\u00a0John\u00a0Kiriakou remain in jail for their whistleblowing. \u00a0Others remain in exile fearful of their own government&#8217;s power and its willingness to silence them and the truths they speak. \u00a0Still others, such as Aaron Swartz, we will never see again.<\/p>\n<p>The Massachusetts Pirate Party will be at Logan Airport Terminal E Arrivals area (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.massport.com\/logan-airport\/inside-the-airport\/logan-interactive-maps\/#\/terminal\/E\/zone\/Arrivals\" target=\"_blank\">map<\/a>)\u00a0from 1:00 &#8211; 3:00 pm on Saturday March 8th, to pay tribute to these courageous individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Each of us will stand in silent protest holding a <a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/whistleblowers.pdf\">sign for a particular whistleblower<\/a> waiting for them to return to us and be recognized for the great service they have done for the American people and the people of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Join us.<\/p>\n<p>PS &#8211; There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1400286846900822\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s where to find us:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/terminal-e.png\" alt=\"terminal-e\" width=\"600\" height=\"376\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/terminal-e.png 600w, https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/terminal-e-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the last few years, our federal government waged nothing less than a war on whistleblowers. \u00a0From Chelsea Manning to Edward Snowden; 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