GetUp! Australia Media

Anonymous · Dec 14, 2010

GetUp! Australia Media

Dear xxxxxxx,

There's never been a GetUp campaign quite like this. Over 90,000 signatures and $360,000 raised by you in less than a week--thank you! Now your campaign is making headlines on both sides of the Pacific.

In the past few days, GetUp spokespeople appeared on The O'Reilly Factor, dueling with an arch-conservative on the most watched cable show in America, and on The 7.30 Report in Australia to say how you're speaking out on WikiLeaks, Assange and freedom of information. Click here to watch them both:
GetUp! Campaign Actions

Thanks to you and other GetUp members who chipped in, your message is featuring in a front page and full page ad in The Australian today. It features an image of President Obama reading your statement as it will appear in Thursday's edition of The New York Times.

The ad calls on Prime Minister Gillard to join you in standing up for freedom of information and the rights of Australian citizen, Julian Assange, the way you have by signing the statement. You can check it out in the paper (to appreciate its size and impact) or click here to see it:
GetUp! Campaign Actions

This is just the beginning. On Thursday your statement will be splashed across a full page of The New York Times. GetUp will also lead a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, which will include prominent American figures in the cause of free speech.

As the stories of your impact in the United States hit the airwaves in Australia, it will put mounting pressure on our own Government to do what you have done--stand up for the rights of Australian citizen, Julian Assange, and freedom of information.

Our voice has never carried further or reached as many people as it has this week. Across two continents Australians and Americans are hearing what you have to say, and from Canberra to Washington D.C., political leaders are feeling your impact.

Thank you for believing we could do this,

The GetUp Team

PS - We have developed a 'widget' that can be placed on your website, blog, social-networking page or other web presence. Using the widget, people can sign up to the statement about WikiLeaks and Assange from your very own website. It's a fantastic way to spread the word about this campaign to all those who care about freedom of information. Click here to see it and to get it on to your site.

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TinyDancer · Dec 14, 2010

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Higher res version of the ad from GetUp!'s site:

Anonymous · Dec 14, 2010

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What percentage of Australians does 90,782 make ? there was almost 22M in 2009. Does this count the people that clicked a dozen times because somebody said "Do it Faggit" in all caps ?

Rockyj · Dec 14, 2010

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Do you have to be Australian to support this cause?
Please note the USA also has organizations taking a stand!

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Rockyj · Dec 14, 2010

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Just watched Micheal Moore on Keith Olbermann give an excellent explanation of why he supports & helping financially to post bail for Julian Assange.

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Anonymous · Dec 14, 2010

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Anonymous;1375989 said:

What percentage of Australians does 90,782 make ? there was almost 22M in 2009. Does this count the people that clicked a dozen times because somebody said "Do it Faggit" in all caps ?

It's not adequate to just click. You have to register an account with GetUp! then express support for the particular campaign.

The population is approximately 22m. The campaign occurred over only a few days.

Anonymous · Dec 14, 2010

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Over 90,000! I remember when 9,000 was a big deal.

Anonymous · Dec 14, 2010

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Anonymous;1376072 said:

It's not adequate to just click. You have to register an account with GetUp! then express support for the particular campaign.

The population is approximately 22m. The campaign occurred over only a few days.

I understand, but considering his supporters, many who do things such as getting Rick Astly voted best act ever YouTube - Rick Astley - Best Act Ever I really don't think having to register an account is going to be that big of a hurdle. and it took less than a few days to arrange the names in the TIME person of the year poll to spell "marblecake" starting with Moot. So I fail to see your point.

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