[free-sklyarov] Show of Solidarity

[Klepht]

>>>>> "DS" == Dan Smith <smitty825 at yahoo.com> writes:

    DS> Klepht, I don't think that we should avoid protesting.  EFF is
    DS> scheduled to meet sometime on Friday with the Attorney
    DS> General.  That means that Dmitry as to spend ANOTHER FULL DAY
    DS> IN JAIL for the crime of pissing off Adobe!

Dan... how do I put this in a way that sounds good? Aw, fuckit:
there's no protests planned before Friday that have come through this
list. There's no pain in saying that we don't have protests planned,
and there's a teeny bit of advantage in that we support our buddies at
the EFF.

I know what you mean about each day being precious. I -hate- the fact
that Dmitry is still in prison. All day, when I'm in meetings at work,
or walking to lunch, or sitting for a smoke in the sun, I think to
myself what Dmitry is doing right at that moment, and what it would be
like to be in his place. It's bullshit, it's wrong, it should have
never happened and it should have stopped weeks ago.

So if someone was really concerned, and they thought that having a
protest before Friday would help spring Dmitry, and help more than
waiting till after Friday, that's probably a good thing to do. I don't
think that's the truth, but whatever.

Now, if someone were to plan a protest just to spit in the eye of the
EFF, I'd say that was mean-spirited, counterproductive, and
wrong. I mean, WTF? You may not agree with the EFF all the time, but
there's no reason to go out of our way to cut them off at the knees.

One thing I might suggest for anyone chomping at the bit to get work
done: this may be a good time for lower-profile leafletting campaigns,
and more Net awareness. Hit the streets with a couple of friends, put
up posters or hand out flyers. Talk to your local newspaper or radio
station -- many allow guest editorials, which would be great for
spreading the word. Contact local political parties, local pols, or
whoever, and ask for their support. Do organization and planning for
_next_ week's events.

And of course, think up crazy ways to get Dmitry's name across the net
and keep this a hot issue.

~Klepht

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