The Prosecution of Julian Assange

Name: The Prosecution of Julian Assange
Start: 2020-02-09T22:00:00+00:00
End: 2020-02-10T01:00:00+00:00
Location: UCLA School of Law

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Sunday, February 9th, 2020

Event Summary

This forum confronts the consequences of the US government prosecuting Julian Assange under the Espionage Act of 1917

Price: $0 - $20

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The charges Julian Assange faces are a major threat to press freedom. After being forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy, Assange is now in a high security prison in London where he faces extradition to the United States and imprisonment for the rest of his life.

At this forum, distinguished lawyers and activists will will explore the vitally important journalistic role Julian Assange has played in exposing the lawlessness of the US government and the threat posed by his prosecution to everyone who believes in freedom of the press.

Suggested donation: $20 (Students $5)
Scholarship tickets are available: Not one turned away for lack of funds

Speakers:

Alveena Shah, UCLA Law School, Moderator
Barry Pollack, Julian Assange’s US attorney
Marjorie Cohn, National Lawyers Guild
Carey Shenkman, First Amendment lawyer
Jim Lafferty, National Lawyers Guild-LA 
Stephen Rohde, Constitutional scholar, ACLU SoCal
Sharon Kyle JD, LA Progressive

Featuring newly filmed interviews with Julian Assange, Noam Chomsky, and Daniel Ellsberg.

With Margaret Kunstler, co-editor of “In Defense of Julian Assange”

Sponsors:

ACLU Southern California and its First Amendment Committee
ACLU SoCal Pasadena/Foothills Chapter
Courage Foundation
FAIR
Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace
LA Progressive
National Lawyers Guild-LA

Proceeds will be used to defray costs of the event. Any funds left over will be donated to the nonprofit organizations putting on the event

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Venue

UCLA School of Law
385 Charles E Young Drive East
West Los Angeles
90095

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February 9th

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