Free Josh Wolf!
Josh Wolf is a Bay Area journalist who was imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with the federal grand jury and turn over video footage that wouldn’t have even necessarily been relevant to their case.
Why does this matter to you? Because it means even journalist and citizen could potentially be legally compelled to aid in surveillance of political activity. Because journalists, artists and bloggers have the right to take private notes and recordings in order to cover events and craft stories. And because an attack on Josh is an attack on freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.
Josh needs help with his legal bills and rent. Booze and music will be on hand, you just need to show up and support Josh. It’s the patriotic thing to do.
Thursday, August 24th (tentative), 7:00pm
House of Shields
39 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco
Free booze and great music.
Does that mean our fund for his defense are going towards getting SF geeks drunk or is the booze donated? I’ll donate if it’s going to Josh But gettign these codemonkeys shitfaced isn’t on my agenda.
No, by ‘booze’ I mean that there will be a bartender at the bar who will gladly take your drink order. I thought about buying the house beer, but yeah, figured the money be better spent on Josh directly.
Excellent. As always a class act.
[...] This is a very bad precedent for the blogging community. Josh Wolf has been jailed for refusing to turn over his video footage to authorities. There is an account of the sitution here. There is an event coming up on the 24th in the city to help his cause. Check out the details here. [...]
[...] Much to my regret, I won’t be able to make this. But Jackson West reminds me of tonight’s opportunity to drink booze to contribute to Josh Wolf’s campaign. House of Shields, 39 New Montgomery Street, 7 PM. [...]
[...] Jackson West summarizes it well: Josh Wolf is a Bay Area journalist who was imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with the federal grand jury and turn over video footage that wouldn’t have even necessarily been relevant to their case. [...]