{"article":{"id":243813,"heading":"Wikileaks SEP-ISSE Public Meetings","author":"General Joe and friends","created":"2011-01-10 00:13:42","modified":"2013-11-11 01:05:58","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:05:58","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>SEP-ISSE Public Meetings <br><br> SEP-ISSE Public Meetings <br>  <br> Defend WikiLeaks and Julian Assange! <br><br> Imperialist diplomacy exposed: Behind the witch-hunt of WikiLeaks <br><br> The publication of US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks provides an invaluable insight into the real state of international relations, the plots, conspiracies and crimes of the United States and other governments, and the mounting global tensions that threaten to spark new military conflicts. <br>  <br> The significance of the WikiLeaks exposures can be measured by the fact that the organization&rsquo;s founder, Julian Assange, has faced death threats from US politicians and media figures as well as calls for his trial and execution. Assange is currently threatened with extradition to Sweden on trumped-up sex charges, while the Obama administration has labeled the WikiLeaks founder a \"high-tech terrorist.&rdquo; <br>  <br> The attack on WikiLeaks and Assange poses a grave threat to democratic rights and to all those who seek to expose the crimes of the US government. <br>  <br> The Socialist Equality Party and the International Students for Social Equality are holding these meetings to discuss the significance of the revelations and the political implications of the attack on WikiLeaks. <br>  <br> See the list of meetings below. Additional meetings will be announced as details are finalized. Contact the WSWS if you would like to schedule a meeting in your area. <br><br> Meeting locations <br><br> Portland, Oregon <br>  <br> Tuesday, January 11, 7:30 p.m. <br>  <br> Portland State University <br>  <br> Room 262, Smith Memorial Union <br>  <br> 1825 SW Broadway <br>  <br> Map <br><br> Rock Island, Illinois <br>  <br> Wednesday, January 19, 5:30 p.m. <br>  <br> Theo&rsquo;s Java Club <br>  <br> 213 17th Street  <br>  <br> Map <br><br> Ann Arbor, Michigan <br>  <br> Thursday, January 20, 7:00 p.m. <br>  <br> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor <br>  <br> Henderson Room of the Michigan League  <br>  <br> 911 North University <br>  <br> Map <br><br> Chicago, Illinois <br>  <br> Saturday, January 22, 3:00 p.m. <br>  <br> Bezazian Public Library <br>  <br> 1226 West Ainslie <br>  <br> Map <br><br> Pasadena, California <br>  <br> Saturday, January 22, 3:00 p.m. <br>  <br> Room 21 of the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church of Pasadena <br>  <br> 301 N Orange Grove Blvd <br>  <br> Map <br><br> Columbia, South Carolina <br>  <br> Monday, January 24, 6:00 p.m. <br>  <br> University of South Carolina <br>  <br> Russell House University Union <br>  <br> Room 302 <br>  <br> Map <br><br> New Orleans, Louisiana <br>  <br> Tuesday, January 25, 7:00 p.m. <br>  <br> Tulane University <br>  <br> Kendall Cram Lecture Hall, Lavin-Bernick Center 213 <br>  <br> McAllister Pl between Feret St and Drill Rd <br>  <br> Map <br><br> New York City, New York <br>  <br> Sunday, January 30, 3:00 p.m. <br>  <br> University Settlement at the Houston Street Center <br>  <br> Multi-purpose room 1&amp;2 <br>  <br> 273 Bowery (corner of Houston St) <br>  <br> Closest subways: 6 train\/Bleeker St. stop;  <br>  <br> B &amp; D trains\/Bway-Lafayette stop; F train\/Second Ave. stop <br><br> Map <br><br> Houston, Texas <br>  <br> Wednesday, February 16, 7:00 p.m. <br>  <br> University of Houston, Main Campus <br>  <br> Spindletop Room (Rm 242) of the University Center <br>  <br> Map <br><br> More meetings to be announced. Contact the WSWS if you would like to schedule a meeting in your area. <br><br> ----- <br><br> Please spread widely, especially in meeting areas.  General Joe <br><br>  <br>  <br> PS  Find details for more net publishing below: <br><br> \"The significance of the WikiLeaks exposures can be measured by the fact that the organization&rsquo;s founder, Julian Assange, has faced death threats from US politicians and media figures as well as calls for his trial and execution. Assange is currently threatened with extradition to Sweden on trumped-up sex charges, while the Obama administration has labeled the WikiLeaks founder a \"high-tech terrorist.&rdquo; <br>  <br> The attack on WikiLeaks and Assange poses a grave threat to democratic rights and to all those who seek to expose the crimes of the US government.\" <br><br>  <br>  <br> SEP-ISSE Public Meetings <br>  <br> Defend WikiLeaks and Julian Assange! <br><br> Imperialist diplomacy exposed: Behind the witch-hunt of WikiLeaks <br><br> Repost from General Joe <br><br> <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"&quot;The significance of the WikiLeaks exposures can be measured by the fact that the organization\u2019s founder, Julian Assange, has faced death threats from US politicians and media figures as well as calls for his trial and execution. Assange is currently threatened with extradition to Sweden on trumped-up sex charges, while the Obama administration has labeled the WikiLeaks founder a &quot;high-tech terrorist.\u201d\r\nThe attack on WikiLeaks and Assange poses a grave threat to democratic rights and to all those who seek to expose the crimes of the US government.&quot;\r\n","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2011\/01\/243813.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}