Free Speech, Free Press & Whistleblowers: Assange, McBride, Boyle & Duggan
Adelaide’s recent ‘The Power of Activism’ festival welcomed a panel that dealt directly with the protracted struggles to free persecuted Australian truth-tellers Julian Assange:
Support for David McBride and Richard D Boyle and jailed former Top Gun pilot
Dan Duggan. Only Assange and Boyle are free.
Speakers include Assange’s father John Shipton, McBride’s lawyer Eddie Lloyd, Rex Patrick and Citizens Party leader Robbie Barwick. Moderated by Kim Wingerei
From Michael West Media.
Festival organizer: Jodie Sard
Camera: Clare Smith
Edit: Cathy Vogan for Consortium News
Michael West was founded Michael West Media Focusing on public interest journalism in 2016, particularly the increasing power of corporations over democracy. West was previously a journalist and editor for Fairfax newspapers, a columnist for News Corp and was even once a stockbroker.
