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European Action Day "Freedom not fear - Stop the surveillance mania!" all over Europe on 11 October 2008
A broad movement of campaigners and organizations is calling on everybody to join action against excessive surveillance by businesses and governments. On 11 October 2008, concerned humans all over Europe will take to the streets, the motto being "Freedom not fear 2008". Peaceful and creative action, from protest marches to parties, will take place in many European capital cities.
Surveillance mania is spreading. Governments and businesses register, monitor and control our behaviour ever more thoroughly. No matter what we do, who we phone and talk to, where we go, whom we are friends with, what our interests are, which groups we participate in - "big brother" government and "little brothers" in business know it more and more thoroughly. Increasingly, the several databases are networked, to automatically rate and raster people.
The resulting lack of privacy and confidentiality is putting at risk the freedom of confession, the freedom of speech as well as the work of doctors, helplines, lawyers and journalists.
The manifold agenda of security sector reform encompasses the convergence of police, intelligence agencies and the military, threatening to melt down the division and balance of powers.
Using methods of mass surveillance, the borderless cooperation of the military, intelligence services and police authorities is leading towards a "Fortress Europe", directed against refugees and different-looking people but also affecting, for example, political activists, the poor and under-priviledged, and sports fans.
People who constantly feel watched and under surveillance cannot freely and courageously stand up for their rights and for a just society. Mass surveillance is thereby threatening the fabric of a democratic and inclusive society.
Mass surveillance is also endangering the work and commitment of civil society organizations.
Surveillance, distrust and fear are gradually transforming our society into one of uncritical consumers who have "nothing to hide" and - in a vain attempt to achieve total security - are prepared to give up their freedoms. We do not want to live in such a society!
We believe the respect for our privacy is the respect to an important part of our human dignity. A free and open society cannot exist without unconditionally private spaces and communications.
Yet, the increasing electronic registration and surveillance of the entire population does not make us any safer from crime, costs millions of Euros and puts the privacy of innocent citizens at risk. Under the reign of fear and blind actionism, targeted and sustained security measures fall by the wayside, as well as tackling peoples' actual daily problems such as unemployment and poverty.
In order to protest against security mania and excessive surveillance we will take to the streets in capital cities all over Europe on 11 October 2008. We call on everybody to join our peaceful protest. Politicians are to see that we are willing to take to the streets for the protection of our liberties.
You can find the latest information on the protest marches and the list of participating cities at our website: http://wiki.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/Freedom_Not_Fear_2008.
Our demands
1. Cutback on surveillance
- abolish the blanket logging of our communications and locations (data retention)
- abolish the blanket collection of our biometric data as well as RFID passports
- abolish the blanket collection of genetic data
- abolish permanent CCTV camera surveillance and automatic detection techniques
- scrap funding for the development of new surveillance techniques
- no blanket registration of all air travellers (PNR data)
- no information exchange with the US and other states lacking effective data protection
- no searches of private computer systems, neither online nor offline
- no surveillance and filtering of internet communications
2. Evaluation of existing surveillance powers
We call for an independent review of all existing surveillance powers as to their effectiveness and harmful side-effects.
3. Moratorium for new surveillance powers
After the homeland armament of the past few years we demand an immediate hold to new homeland security laws that further restrict civil liberties.
4. Guaranteeing freedom of expression, dialogue and information on the Internet
- Ban the installation of filtering infrastructure on ISP networks.
- Only independent and impartial judges may request the removal of Internet content.
- Create a full right to quote multimedia, today indispensable to public debate in democracies.
- Protect common internet places of expression (participatory sites, forums, comments on blogs) today threatened by inadequate laws encouraging self-censorship (chilling effect)
Dieser Teil nur auf Website, nicht in PE
Wie kann ich/meine Organisation mitmachen?
Wer bei der Organisation der Demo mithelfen möchte, ist herzlich willkommen, im Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung mitzuarbeiten. Wir haben keine formale Mitgliedschaft, jede/r kann mitmachen. Eine Anleitung für AktivistInnen des AK Vorrat (und solche, die es werden wollen) mit einer Schritt-für-Schritt-Erklärung findet sich hier:
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Aber auch Organisationen in Deutschland und anderen Ländern sind eingeladen, sich zu beteiligen - nehmen Sie einfach Kontakt mit den jeweiligen Ansprechpartnern Ihrer Stadt/Ihres Landes auf:
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Ergänzung bei Versendung als Pressemitteilung
Über uns:
Der Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung ist ein bundesweiter Zusammenschluss von Bürgerrechtlern, Datenschützern und Internet-Nutzern in über 50 Ortsgruppen, die sich für den Schutz unserer Freiheitsrechte in Zeiten ausufernder Überwachung einsetzen.
Der Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung ist politisch unabhängig und überparteilich. Wir distanzieren uns von menschenverachtenden, gewaltbereiten und demokratiefeindlichen Positionen.
Wir verknüpfen den Aufruf zur aktiven Teilnahme an den Demonstrationen mit einem Spendenaufruf, um mehr Informationsveranstaltungen finanzieren und Infomaterialien zur Verfügung stellen zu können. Informationen für Spender/innen: http://www.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/content/view/66/81/
Links:
Der Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung:
https://www.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de
Planung der bundesweiten Proteste am 11. Oktober 2008:
https://wiki.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/Freedom_Not_Fear_2008
Ansprechpartner für Presseanfragen (bitte nicht veröffentlichen):
- Benutzer:Ricardo.cristof, AK Vorrat, Tel: +49-30-69209922, Mobile: +49-170-2487266
- Werner Hülsmann, FIfF e.V., Tel. 07531 / 365 90 56 oder Mobil 0177 / 2828681
- padeluun, FoeBuD e.V., Tel. 0521 / 175254
- Kai-Uwe Steffens, Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung, Mobil: 0178 / 20 42 876
- Bettina Winsemann, Tel. 0041 71 720 1930
- Suat Kasem, Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung, Mobil: 0176/62038456