Freedom for Julian Assange, San Francisco Bay Area Presents: John and Gabriel Shipton, the father and brother of award-winning Australian journalist Julian Assange, as their nationwide tour stops in the Bay Area. They are raising awareness of the importance of protecting whistleblowers and journalists and calling on the U.S. government to drop its prosecution and finally let Julian come home. Joining the Shiptons live are Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Alice Walker and Pentagon Papers defendant and whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. Noam Chomsky, linguist and author, and Mamia Abu-Jamal, innocent political prisoner and journalist, will be joining via Zoom.

Additional Speakers Include: Joe Lombardo, National Coordinator UNAC Cynthia Papermaster, CODEPINK Jeff Mackler, National Steering Committee, assangedefense.org Dennis Bernstein, host of KPFA’s Flashpoints Nozomi Hayase, author, WikiLeaks, the Global Fourth Estate: History Is Happening and more… Download the flyer here

When: Saturday, June 26, 2021 – 2:00 PM Where: Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California 1433 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94612

$20 – $10 sliding scale admission at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds. Wheelchair accessible with advanced notice. Masks and Social Distancing Requirements Observed

Sponsored By: Freedom for Julian Assange, San Francisco Bay Area affiliated with the National assangedefense.org Co-Sponsored By: Courage Foundation (assangedefense.org) • San Francisco Bay Area National Lawyers Guild Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal • Black Alliance for Peace • Socialist Action Code Pink, Golden Gate and nationally • United National Antiwar Coalition • International Action Center Syria Solidarity Movement • Peninsula Peace and Justice Center • Peace and Freedom Party Green Party of Alameda County • U.S. Peace Council • BAYAN USA • Haiti Action Committee Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee • Task Force on the Americas Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center • Workers World Party • San Jose Peace and Justice Center Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom • Bay Action Committee to Free Julian Assange For additional information: jmackler@lmi.net Online donations: assangedefense.org STOP THE EXTRADITION! DROP THE CHARGES!