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An ‘Un-Organization’ Thrives To ‘De-Bug’ the System

October 27, 2014 Raj Jayadev, www.equalvoiceforfamilies.org ,
Once the offspring of political ideologies, community organizing no longer follows a party line and there is no rule book to reference – which is what makes organizing in today’s America exciting. Interestingly, metaphors are often the only expressions we have to describe the mechanics of our community work, which is instinctual, exploratory and sometimes, uncomfortably vague. So, yes, I like the Spurs’ “built not bought” metaphor and believe it is applicable to decision making in today’s community organizations. At De-Bug, we strive for the same ethic and believe our collective can achieve tremendous feats through the deliberate “slow-building” of the organization.

Showing Solidarity With Whistleblowers, Defending Our Right To Know

June 27, 2014 Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, www.truth-out.org , , ,
Sarah Harrison is a British journalist, legal researcher and WikiLeaks investigation editor. She works with WikiLeaks and is a close adviser to Julian Assange. Harrison accompanied National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden on a high-profile flight from Hong Kong to Moscow while he was sought by the United States government. She is director of the new Courage Foundation, which seeks to defend whistleblowers as well as our right to know. Kevin Zeese: Sarah, tell us what the Courage Foundation is and what the goals of the organization are. Sarah Harrison: The Courage Foundation was born from the idea that whistleblowers need protection from prosecution. When we first started to help Edward Snowden, there were many other NGOs and organizations around the world that should have been able to help him; but, when it comes to high risk people with huge persecution from places like the United States, the reality is that to move quickly and robustly to provide the support they need is actually very difficult. So after we helped Snowden, we realized that there was a need for an organization that was able to do this for future Snowdens as well. So we set up Courage on that basis. In addition, Courage will be fighting for policy and legal changes to give whistleblowers the protections they deserve. I'm very pleased that you accepted to be on our advisory board Kevin.

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