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DESCRIPTION:Keeping it FUN: We will have a table with art materials and printed cables 
 that you can decorate as part of the 
 http://cablegatecoloringbook.com/\n\nThis is part of a global day of 
 action, with demonstrations in Australia, Canada, Europe, and across the 
 US.\n\n----\n\nSince its release of about 2000 diplomatic cables (as of 
 January 7th, 2011), Wikileaks has been subject to extraordinary pressures, 
 seemingly at the behest of the US government. Amazon and EveryDNS have 
 denied Wikileaks internet service and Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, and Bank of 
 America have been prevented supporters from donating money to Wikileaks. 
 This is despite the fact that Wikileaks has not even been charged with a 
 crime.\n\nUnfortunately, the situation has gotten even worse. The press has 
 been spreading lies about Wikileaks. Mainstream media outlets do not appear 
 to be doing even the most rudimentary fact-checking. The most blatant of 
 these lies is the idea that Wikileaks has “indiscriminately dumped 
 250,000 cables on the internet”. This is flat-out false. A few news 
 organizations, including NPR and InformationWeek, have corrected this 
 mistake, and NPR has even offered an apology. By contrast, most news 
 organizations ranging from the AP to the Wall Street Journal continue to 
 print this falsehood.\n\nWe call upon all news organizations to correct 
 previous articles and statements, to issue apologies to their readers, and 
 to take steps to prevent this mistake from occurring in any future articles 
 and shows.\n\nWe will be protesting outside the TransAmerica pyramid, 
 across from a San Francisco office of the New York Times, on Saturday, 
 January 15th, at 4pm. On that day, we will be joining in protesting against 
 the repression of Wikileaks with many others around the world, including 
 Washington, DC, and several cities in Canada and Australia.\n\nTo counter 
 the New York Times’s censorship of reality, we plan to publish the 
 released cables on the walls of their building. In addition, participants 
 will be provided cable printouts and markers and encouraged to throw down 
 their artistic abilities by adding a graphic representation of their 
 favorite cable to the Cablegate Coloring Book.\n\nReferences:\n[1] 8 Smears 
 and Misconceptions About WikiLeaks Spread By the 
 Media\nhttp://www.alternet.org/story/149369/8_smears_and_misconceptions_about_wikileaks_spread_by_the_media/\n\n[2] 
 NPR Fesses Up to WikiLeaks’ Coverage Blunder, Now It’s Everyone 
 Else’s 
 Turn\nhttp://lippmannwouldroll.com/2010/12/28/npr-fesses-up-to-wikileaks-coverage-blunder-now-its-everyone-elses-turn/\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/01/12/18669012.php
SUMMARY:A Media Intervention for Wikileaks
LOCATION:Clay and Montgomery Streets - by TransAmerica building
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/01/12/18669012.php
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