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Re: Anti censorship activities suggestion

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From: Ian Semmel
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 00:00
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Is that URL correct ? I can't get to it

Martin K <meumax131@ozemail.xxx.xx> wrote in message
news:3iiE3.16080$1E2.117800@ozemail.com.au...
> Use one of those "Free 5" accounts from EISA
(http://www.eiasafree5.com.au )
> as an expendable account from which to send the protest e-mails. I think
the
> idea of a single day on which we all send protest e-mails is a great idea.
> Instead of having all of us send e-mails on different days, we can magnify
the
> effect. I nominate the day the GST comes into effect (1 July, 2000) for
the
> first mail bombing. That will cause some chaos!
>
>
> >If you participated in this, your ISP would probably take you offline, so
> >another account somewhere would be a help (this is not a bad idea anyway)
> >
> >Ananke <Ananke@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
> >news:37dfbe8c.17003653@news.ihug.com.au...
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm very disappointed that there hasn't been more action from any of
> >> the supposed representative groups opposed to Internet Censorship.
> >>
> >> So.  Not being one to sit on my hands.  I have a suggestion.  To make
> >> the EFA and us 'net users look more militant, why not start organising
> >> simple, well publicised campaigns to increase our profile?
> >>
> >> It wouldn't cost more than a dollar for most Aussie 'net users to fax
> >> or snail mail a copy of John Perry Barlow's declaration of cyberspace
> >> independence to their local fed MPs, the Liberal party, local papers,
> >> major city papers and of course "dick" Alston.
> >>
> >> They can happily ignore us because we've been utterly pissweak so far.
> >> This is our freedom of speech at stake.  300 people turning up to a
> >> meeting on a Friday isn't good enough.
> >>
> >> But, something simple, cheap and doable by many people, might start
> >> the ball rolling.  Have a read of JPB's Declaration,
> >>
>
>http://www.eff.org/pub/Publications/John_Perry_Barlow/barlow_0296.declarati
o
> >n
> >>  fax or snail mail it, with a paragraph saying that they aren't your
> >> words, but they represent your feelings on the subject.....
> >>
> >> Next, we could send the Universal Human Rights Declaration, with
> >> section 19 highlighted...... then the Australian Constitution with
> >> reference to freedom of religion, since the proposed government
> >> filters would prevent people seeing anything bearing "sin" or "lust".
> >>
> >> Lets get kicking in this simple way while the legal minds at EFA are
> >> developing their responses to the legislation.
> >>
> >> Cheers, Ana
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Water is the cause of all drowning suicides.  Ban Water.
> >> http://internettrash.com/users/ananke
> >
> >
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From: "Ian Semmel" <isemmel@rocketcomp.com.au>
Subject: Re: Anti censorship activities suggestion
Date: 1999/09/17
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