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DESCRIPTION:Protect the Protest: Panel Discussion Event on Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise 
 Ship in San Francisco\n\nWhere: The Arctic Sunrise, Pier 19, San Francisco, 
 CA 94111\n\nDate: Wednesday, Sept. 5th\n\nTime: Boarding and ship tour from 
 3.30 PM, panel starts at 4.00-5.30 PM with optional reception 
 afterward\n\nAt a time when we need protest more than ever, our First 
 Amendment rights are under attack. \n\nFor decades, the powerful have 
 attempted to silence their critics by filing meritless lawsuits intended to 
 intimidate public watchdogs and advocacy groups. This repressive tactic — 
 called “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation” (SLAPPs) — 
 is an abuse of the court system and a violation of the First Amendment 
 rights of those who speak truth to power. \n\nThat's why a wide range of 
 organizations across different sectors, including the ACLU, Greenpeace, and 
 others, is launching the Protect the Protest task force taking aim at 
 corporations and people in positions of power who use SLAPPs to try to 
 limit free speech and silence critics.\n\nFree speech, freedom of assembly, 
 and peaceful dissent are fundamental pillars of democracy. Let’s stand 
 together as one to expose courtroom bullying, and protect the right to 
 boldly speak the truth. Will you join us?\n\nRSVP here: 
 https://bit.ly/2MWszic \n\nThe Protect the Protest task force will assemble 
 on the legendary Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise ship (once seized by President 
 Putin in Russia for standing up against oil drilling in the Arctic) for a 
 panel discussion by SLAPP suit survivors on why these legal intimidation 
 practices remain a threat to good corporate governance and free 
 speech.\n\nSpeakers include: \n\nModerator: Monika Bauerlein, Chief 
 Executive Officer, Mother Jones\n\n- David Greene, Senior Staff Attorney 
 and Civil Liberties Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)\n- Annie 
 Leonard, Executive Director, Greenpeace USA\n- Christopher J. Herrera, 
 Director of Communications, Rainforest Action Network\n- Jacob Rogers, 
 Legal Counsel, WikiMedia\n\nAnd people personally affected by SLAPP 
 suits:\n- Mike Masnick, Founder & CEO, TechDirt\n- Jim Taylor, active SLAPP 
 defendant, Water for the Citizens of Weed CA\n- Sandy Steers, former SLAPP 
 defendant, Friends of the Big Bear Valley, Fawnskin, CA\n\nPLEASE NOTE that 
 the ship has limited capacity therefore RSVP is essential: 
 https://bit.ly/2MWszic\n\nwww.ProtectTheProtest.org\n\nTwitter: 
 @SLAPPtaskforce\n\nThe Greenpeace activist ship, The Artic Sunrise, is 
 docked in San Francisco Bay in time for the Rise for Climate, Jobs & 
 Justice March happening in San Francisco (satellite events throughout USA & 
 worldwide: https://ca.riseforclimate.org/), and the Global Climate Action 
 Summit being hosted by CA. Gov. Jerry Brown for thousands of world leaders 
 and delegates (Sept/ 12th - 15th).\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/02/18817270.php
SUMMARY:Protect the Protest: Speaker Event on Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise Ship in San Francisco
LOCATION:The Arctic Sunrise, Pier 19, San Francisco, CA 94111
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/02/18817270.php
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