Post by gabs on Feb 11, 2008 21:47:20 GMT 10
Well the internet "group" anonymous followed through with their plans to globally protest the Church of $cientology yesterday. Out of the internet and into the streets in over 200 cities simultaneously(well, timezones meant the Adelaide one happened while LA slept.. but still)
This is after a few DoS attacks(wiki:denial of service attack) on scientology's website, which itself was retaliation to the taking down of a leaked video of Tom Cruise blasting some nasty points of view, from youtube.
So anyway, the point of the rallies was to alert the public of the horrors caused by scientology, revealing it for the scam that it is, and also a protest against their censorship of information.
Freedom of information IRL and online is one of the cheif ideals of the action.
People protesting chose to wear masks, due to the possibilities of retribution from $cientologists, be that legal or physical.
In Adelaide, a protest organiser had his mask forcibly removed by a member of Co$ and a picture taken of his face.
I'm not sure if anything was sorted out, but i know that the cops took the assaulter and the victim aside to talk to for a little while.
anywho.. it's been on the news and everything, things are all over youtube and the internet. i'll just give some links.
good-times.webshots.com/album/562416678vSniyD
www.tsa.hk/images/scientology_protest/
www.flickr.com/photos/23651053@N03/2253778029/in/photostream/
Adelaide made channel 7 news;
youtube.com/watch?v=z797cVxetIg
Some information on the issues;
www.xenu.netc
www.whyaretheydead.net
adelraid(not sure about melbourne one):
www.cos.adelraid.googlepages.com
That's all fo' now.
peaz and lubb
xx
This is after a few DoS attacks(wiki:denial of service attack) on scientology's website, which itself was retaliation to the taking down of a leaked video of Tom Cruise blasting some nasty points of view, from youtube.
So anyway, the point of the rallies was to alert the public of the horrors caused by scientology, revealing it for the scam that it is, and also a protest against their censorship of information.
Freedom of information IRL and online is one of the cheif ideals of the action.
People protesting chose to wear masks, due to the possibilities of retribution from $cientologists, be that legal or physical.
In Adelaide, a protest organiser had his mask forcibly removed by a member of Co$ and a picture taken of his face.
I'm not sure if anything was sorted out, but i know that the cops took the assaulter and the victim aside to talk to for a little while.
anywho.. it's been on the news and everything, things are all over youtube and the internet. i'll just give some links.
good-times.webshots.com/album/562416678vSniyD
www.tsa.hk/images/scientology_protest/
www.flickr.com/photos/23651053@N03/2253778029/in/photostream/
Adelaide made channel 7 news;
youtube.com/watch?v=z797cVxetIg
Some information on the issues;
www.xenu.netc
www.whyaretheydead.net
adelraid(not sure about melbourne one):
www.cos.adelraid.googlepages.com
That's all fo' now.
peaz and lubb
xx