Close NSA and Save America

By Adwoa Masozi, on January 13th, 2014

On Friday December 6, 2013 activists from Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia gathered near the headquarters to make a statement to passerbys about the National Security Agency, the US’s principal spy agency conducting warrantless, unconstitutional dragnet surveillance on all Americans and much of the world: CLOSE THE NSA. and SAVE AMERICA.

It isn’t enough to be outraged. Times like this require concerted, committed, and focused grassroots [creative] action. With Bill of Rights Day approaching on December 15 speak out, and for millions of others whose rights are being trampled by the emerging surveillance state. There has never been a better time to raise your voice!

Organizations represented during the banner drop include: Bill of Rights Defense Committee CODEPINK: Women for Peace Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition Restore the Fourth We Act Radio

Filmed by Robin Bell Edited by Adwoa Masozi Music by Petteri Sainio

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Rally Against Mass Surveillance

By Grassroots DC, on October 25th, 2013

The NSA is spying on everyone’s personal communications. It’s operating without any meaningful oversight.

On October 26th, the 12th anniversary of the signing of the USA Patriot Act, we’re holding the largest rally yet against NSA surveillance. We’ll be handing more than a half-million petitions to Congress to remind them that they work for us — and we won’t tolerate mass surveillance any longer.

A stellar group of whistleblowers, activists, researchers and others from both sides of the political spectrum will be speaking at this historic event. The list includes:

Congressman Justin Amash Former senior NSA executive and whistleblower Thomas Drake Social critic Naomi Wolf Jona Bechtolt, from electro-punk band YACHT Claire L. Evans, also from YACHT Lt. Dan Choi, LGBT advocate and U.S. veteran Rainey Reitman, EFF Bruce Schneier, internationally renowned security technologist Craig Aaron, Free Press Kymone Freeman, Director of the National Black LUV Fest Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson Khalilah Barnes, EPIC Shahid Buttar, Bill of Rights Defense Committee Malachi Byrd, DC Youth Poetry Slam Team Wafa Ben Hassine, writer and human rights advocate Former Congressman Dennis Kucinich Laura Murphy, ACLU NOT4PROPHET, Hip Hop MC and community organizer Black Alley, DC-based soul-garage band

Location: Marchers will gather in front of Union Station at 11:30 a.m. by the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain in Columbus Circle. Shortly after noon we’ll march to the National Mall at 3rd Street and Madison Dr. NW, in front of the Capitol Reflecting Pool, where there will be a stage set up for our rally speakers, musicians, and performers.

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