Get Involved Online
10 easy ways to support Julian Assange and Wikileaks without leaving your home.
See ☞ Get Involved Offline for complementary, on-the-ground (post-lockdown!) support strategies.
1. Stay informed
Knowledge is Power! Follow independent media, watch films, read books…stay curious!
• Media and supportive voices
Independent media outlets, commentators, citizen journalists, as well as friends and supporters, that report accurately on WikiLeaks and Julian Assange.
Websites
Wise Up Action, Consortium News, The Canary, Counterpunch, Democracy Now, Declassified UK, The Real News Network, Truthdig, WSWS, The Watchdog, The Grayzone, Sputnik News, Going Underground on RT, acTVism Munich, Shadowproof, The Interregnum, 21st Century Wire, The Duran
Twitter
WikiLeaks, Courage Foundation, Assange Legal, Defend Assange, Christine Assange, Stella Moris, Stefania Maurizi, Unity4J, Action4 Assange, Max Blumenthal, Tareeq Haddad, Mohamed Elmaaazi, Jason Bermas, Slow News Day, Suzi Dawson, Ray McGovern, Mark Curtis, Chris Hedges, Suzie Dawson, Emmy Butlin, Elizabeth Lea Vos, Alison Mason, Randy Credico, Caitlin Johnstone, Craig Murray, Gordon Dimmack, EF Press, Mary Kostakidis, Aaron Mate, John Kiriakou, Matt Taibbi, We Are Change, Redacted Tonight, Katya's Compass, Pamela Anderson, Patrick Henningsen (21th Century Wire), Glenn Greenwald, Afshin Rattansi, Chelsea Manning, Somerset Bean, Taylor Hudak, Kevin Gosztola, Deepa Driver, Media Lens, The Duran, Candles4Assange.
Nitter
https://nitter.net
Video sharing platforms
https://video.emergeheart.info (PeerTube instance of EmergeHeart)
Bitchute
Rockfin
Official blogs
Help share the info published on the official blogs: Defend WikiLeaks Liveblog and Courage Foundation News
• Online archives
Past events
Visit this page for an archive of online and public discussion events organised in support of Julian and Wikileaks. Links to replays included.
Unity4J vigil archive
Mar 28, 2018 - In response to Julian's internet access and visitation rights at the embassy being abruptly revoked by the Ecuadorian government, supporters swiftly organized #ReconnectJulian, a 10-hour-long online vigil event. Friends and supporters of Julian came together to speak for the voiceless. This collaboration birthed #Unity4J.
Nov 4, 2018 - After widespread media reporting that Assange was to be imminently evicted, #Unity4J held their first 'emergency meeting' and launched a new organising platform for supporting Julian, hosting monthly vigils on their Youtube platform.
June 14, 2019 - after 15 months, Unity4J held their last vigil before passing on the torch to other support groups who were inspired by their initiative.
View the full archive here.
Action4Assange vigils
Carrying on the tradition of Unity4J, Action4Assange hold live vigils on their Youtube channel. Now streaming twice a week: Tuesday 9pm EST/1am GMT and Saturday 1pm EST/5pm GMT. Watch here
• Radio Free Assange
Tune in to Radio Free Assange stay informed and take action! listen & download campaign jingles,exerts and propaganda here :
Radio Free Assange is a 24/7 radio program dedicated to ending the political persecution of Julian Assange.
An algorithmically curated collage of sound bits found online: songs and remixes, podcasts, documentaries, speeches, protests, interviews…It bursts with surprising soundscapes, spanning from joy to anger, in defense of uncompromising journalistic activities worldwide.
Radio Free Assange invites all people, musicians, artists, to give a voice, a song or some noise, shedding light on Assange's situation, and contribute to ongoing efforts aiming towards his liberation.
Send suggestions (including links) to this email radiofreeassange[@]protonmail.com
• Movie list
Share this list of FREE online streaming movies and our own selection with your friends and family.
• WikiLeaks Books
Share these free epub and pdf ebooks with your friends and family.
2. Find other supporters
Locate and join a support group near you, or start your own with the help manual.
3. Organise online : virtual campaigns and conferences
Some great ideas found at: https://greekemmy.com/2020/03/20/coronavirus-lockdown-is-an-opportunity-to-skill-up-and-intensify-online-support-for-julian-assange
Instead of boiling in our own juices with rage for the cancellation of our ground solidarity due to the corona virus epidemic, let’s think outside the box and turn our actions online. What can one do?
- Petitions, letter writing, twitter/facebook storms
- Turn the on the ground actions into online vigils in the wonderful tradition of unity4j they used http://zoom.com and livestreamed on youtube. SKILL UP organisers, skill up and go viral online.
- Organise your own online group based on the group you’ve got on the ground and find your own format of demo/protest/vigil, keep the flame alive during lockdown.
- Stream a chosen interview JA gave and stage an online discussion via http://zoom.com or any other video conferencing app you can get hold off. Do a live podcast. It does not have to be perfect!!!!! Try and learn from trying.
- Organise/mobilise cross country based on timezones so it is easy to congregate. Reach out to people across borders, get to know who is who, organise common online actions. We already do so on Signal and Whatsapp chats, Twitter and Facebook pages.
- Let’s take it further and have online conferences of solidarity activists.
Don’t wait for an invitation ladies and gents - make it happen! Don’t do 1, do a 100 as and when you can link up, 1st by country then across borders. Corona Virus cannot stop our virtual travels!
Yellow Ribbons
The yellow ribbon is an international symbol of support for those who are missing or held hostage. Read an article explaining its origins here.
Join the global campaign #YellowRibbons4Assange to highlight the arbitrary detention of Julian Assange in Belmarsh high security prison. Write messages, hashtags etc. on your yellow ribbons and tie around trees, poles, everywhere!
Post your pictures on this twitter page and across other social media platforms with the hashtags #YellowRibbons4Assange and #Ribbons4Assange.
The campaign was started by supporter TrumanHuman2020 in May 2020 and will go on until the day Assange is free.
Candles4Assange - solo vigils
Given the current impossibility of demonstrating for the release of Julian Assange, here are 2 solo vigil actions proposed by #Candles4Assange that respects the rules of lockdown and social distancing.
Solo vigil #1 : Candles...at home
Solo vigil #2 : Behind bars
Watch our showreel. Take a picture behind a barrier (or something to that effect!) with a sign supporting #JulianAssange and send it to pics@candles4assange.de - remember to state your name and city! https://www.candles4assange.de/#soloVigils
'We Are Millions' photo campaign
Add your photo to this ever-growing gallery of Julian and Wikileaks supporters!
Here's how: ☞ Instructions
Gallery ☞ https://wearemillions.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WErMILLIONS/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wermillions
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wermillions/
4. Contact political representatives
Send emails, letters, postcards, pigeons, or pick up the phone!
Includes automated tools to send emails in just a few clicks!
UK
♦ Your MP
Automated emailing tool: Official DEA Campaign - Find and contact your MP in 2 clicks, using your postcode and this (editable) email template
Twitter: List of all UK parliamentarians' twitter accounts
♦ All MPs
Reach out to all Members of Parliament to let them know of your discontent. Julian’s case is a matter of national importance that warrants contacting both your MP and MPs for other areas of which you are not a constituent. Be sure to tell them it is a matter of national importance!
Use this handy spreadsheet to contact MPs by telephone, mail or on social media (twitter). Aim to contact a set number each day (e.g. 5). Tips on how to do this efficiently can be found: here
♦ The Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
With the help of this step-by-step guide, contact the Minister of Justice using the online government contact form
Here is a list of the people you could write to:
- Robert Buckland QC MP - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
- Lucy Frazer QC MP - Minister of State
- Susan Acland-Hood - Chief Executive and Board member, HM Courts and Tribunals Service
- Jo Farrar - Chief Executive Officer, HM Prison and Probation Service
- Lord Keen of Elie QC - HM Advocate General for Scotland and MoJ spokesperson for the Lords
- Phil Copple - Director General, Prisons
- Sir Richard Heaton KCB - Permanent Secretary
♦ The Home Secretary
Send Priti postcards…Perfect time to paper the Home Secretary office again with a 'Mass Postcarding'!
Priti Patel
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
Westminster
London, SW1P 4DF
UK
Australia
Automated emailing tool: https://www.assangecampaign.org.au/send-emails/
Note: You may need to sign the first email letter in order to access the others!
- Bring Julian Assange Home to Australia, addressed to Senator Marise Payne (Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs)
- Julian Assange: No Australian will have to go through this alone, addressed to George Brandis QC (Australian High Commissioner to the UK)
- COVID-19 Fears for Julian Assange, addressed to Priti Patel MP (UK Home Secretary)
- COVID-19 Fears for Julian Assange, addressed to Lord David Prior (Chair NHS England and NHS Improvement)
- Regarding The Unfair Treatment of Julian Assange, addressed to Rob Davis OBE (Governor Belmarsh Prison)
- Torture, Crimes against humanity, Julian Assange, addressed to Lord Robert Buckland (UK Secretary of State for Justice) and Suella Braverman (UK Attorney General)
USA
Automated emailing tools:
There are 3 options for US citizens to contact their parliamentarians.
- https://resist.bot is an online web-tool that send free faxes for you to BOTH state and national legislators. ResistBot can be used via text messaging, Twitter, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, and/or iMessage to send personally written faxes, as quickly as you can type them.
- https://www.contactingcongress.org is a website which offers a simple search format for people to find the addresses and phones for all federal congressional representatives. This includes the phone number and address for their local offices inside their district. Engaging the local offices with personal phone calls and hand-written letters is the most effective way to capture the attention of Congressfolk and their staff members.
- https://www.nationalpriorities.org/take-action/contact-your-representative/ is an effective tool which provides links you to the Congressfolk’s phone umber, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts.
International
Automated emailing tool: https://www.assangecampaign.org.au/send-emails/ - OPEN TO EVERYONE !
Note: You may need to sign the first email letter in order to access the others!
- Bring Julian Assange Home to Australia, addressed to Senator Marise Payne (Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs)
- Julian Assange: No Australian will have to go through this alone, addressed to George Brandis QC (Australian High Commissioner to the UK)
- COVID-19 Fears for Julian Assange, addressed to Priti Patel MP (UK Home Secretary)
- Covid-19 Fears for Julian Assange, addressed to Lord David Prior (Chair NHS England and NHS Improvement)
- Regarding The Unfair Treatment of Julian Assange, addressed to Rob Davis OBE (Governor Belmarsh Prison)
- Torture, Crimes against humanity, Julian Assange, addressed to Lord Robert Buckland (UK Secretary of State for Justice) and Suella Braverman (UK Attorney General)
Other useful contacts
UK
- Priti Patel - Home Secretary : privateoffice.external@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk, @pritipatel
- Suella Braverman - Attorney General : ago.privateoffice@attorneygeneral.gov.uk, @suellabraverman
- Boris Johnson - Prime Minister : boris.johnson.mp@parliament.uk, @borisjohnson
- Vanessa Baraitser - District Judge at Westminster Magistrates' Court : westminster.mc@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk, westminster.ij@justice.gov.uk
- Emma Arbuthnot - Chief Magistrate : westminster.mc@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk, westminster.ij@justice.gov.uk
- Rob Davis - Governor of Belmarsh prison: rob.davis@hmps.gsi.gov.uk
- Lord David Prior - Chair NHS England and NHS Improvement : contactholmember@parliament.uk, england.contactus@nhs.net
- House of Commons : hcenquiries@parliament.uk, @HouseofCommons
- Westminster Magistrates Court : westminster.mc@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk
EU
- European Parliament - UK and US liaison offices: eplondon@europarl.europa.eu, epwashington@europarl.europa.eu, @Europarl_EN
Australia
- Marise Payne - Minister for Foreign Affairs : senator.payne@aph.gov.au, foreign.minister@dfat.gov.au, @MarisePayne
- Parliament of Australia : media@pmc.gov.au
- Australian High Commission in the UK - Australia House : generalenquiries.lhlh@dfat.gov.au, @AusHouseLondon
- George Brandis QC - Australian High Commissioner in the UK : george.brandis@dfat.gov.au
- Andrew Wilkie MP - Chair Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group : parliamentary.group@assangecampaign.org.au, @WilkieMP
- George Christensen MP - Chair Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group : parliamentary.group@assangecampaign.org.au
- Australian Assange Campaign : parliamentary.group@assangecampaign.org.au, @AssangeCampaign
- Freedom of Information, Australian Government : foi@pmc.gov.au
Letter templates
Not sure what to write? Here is some inspiration.
1. General letter - to UK MPs
2. Bail and immediate release for Mr Julian Assange - to Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot and Judge Vanessa Baraitser
3. International Jurists’ Letter in Defence of Julian Assange - to UK PM Boris Johnson
4. Torture, Crimes against humanity, Julian Assange - to Lord Buckland (UK Secretary of State for Justice) and Suella Braveman (UK Attorney General)
5. The illegal detention of Mr Julian Assange - to the International Criminal Court — the office of the Prosecutor
6. Julian Assange: No Australian will have to go through this alone - to Australian High Commissioner to the UK, George Brandis QC
7. The Life of Julian Assange is at Risk - Commitment necessary - to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
8. COVID-19 Fears for Julian Assange - to Lord David Prior (Chair NHS England and NHS Improvement)
5. Contact the courts, human rights organisations, media and workers’ unions
Courts
- International Court of Justice (The Hague) : un@fidh.org, bruxelles@fidh.org, thehague@fidh.org, contact@fidh.org, @CIJ_ICJ
- Court of Justice of the European Union : hdb@curia.europa.eu, @EUCourtPress
- European Centre for Law and Justice : info@eclj.org, @ECLJ_Official
- International Commission for Jurists : info@icj.org, @ICJ_org
- Global Justice (UK) : offleyroad@globaljustice.org.uk, @GlobalJusticeUK
Human Rights
- Commissioner for Human Rights (Council of Europe) : commissioner@coe.int, alert.dio@coe.int, drh@coe.int, @CommissionerHR
- Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative : london@humanrightsinitiative.org, @CHRI_INT
- Human Rights Without Frontiers : international.secretariat.brussels@hrwf.net, @HRWFint
- UN Human Rights Watch : infodesk@ohchr.org, @UNHumanRights
- International Service for Human Rights : information@ishr.ch, information.ny@ishr.ch, @ISHRGlobal
- Civil Rights Defenders (Stockholm) : info@crd.org, @crdefenders
Media
- Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontières) : secretariat@rsf.org, direction@rsf.org, @rsf_en
- Rebecca Vincent - RSF UK Bureau Director (London) : rvincent@rsf.org, @rebecca_vincent
Unions
- National Union of Journalists (UK) : info@nuj.org.uk, @NUJofficial
6. Sign online petitions and open letters
Please share these links with all your friends and relatives.
New
- Set Julian Free! - For an inquiry into Swedish legal treatment, and asylum for Julian Assange.
Covid-19
- Release Julian Assange before COVID 19 spreads - Official DEA campaign
- Release imprisoned journalists worldwide - Committee to Protect Journalists
Other active petitions/open letters
- Open letter to US president Donald Trump - Courage Foundation
- Statement in defence of Julian Assange International Journalists
- Sign against Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States! - Reporters without borders (RSF)
- Don't extradite Assange! - DIEM25
- To Judge Vanessa Baraitser: Do Not Extradite Julian Assange to the USA - DIY Roots Action
- USA must drop charges against Julian Assange - Amnesty International
7. Social media actions
Hashtags
Use the trending hashtags to reach more people with your message!
Use popular hashtags for campaigning to #FreeAssange during #CoronaCrisisUk such as #SaturdayMotivation while you #StayHomeSaveLives. #DontExtraditeAssange campaign continues during #COVID-19 #lockdown while we #StayHome and practice #SocialDistancing to #FlattenTheCurve! #ElephantInTheRoom #ShutDownTheShowtrial
#FreeAssange
#DontExtraditeAssange
#SaveJulian
#ThePeopleSpeak
#SaveAssangeCovid19
#JulianAssange
#Assange
#FreeAssange
#FreeJulian
#FreeJulianAssange
#FreeAssangeNOW
#FreeJulianAssangeNOW
#ReleaseAssange
#BailAssangeUK
#NoUSExtradition
#NoExtradition
#NoExtraditionUSA
#NoExtradition4Assange
#ShutDownTheShowtrial
#StopTheShowTrial
#BringJulianHome
#AmplifyAssange
#ProtectJulian
#ProtectAssange
#WikiLeaks
#WLArtForce
#Justice4Assange
#Unity4J
#Candles4Assange
#CloversForAssange
#YellowRibbons4Assange
#Ribbons4Assange
#Journalists4Assange
#Lawyers4Assange
#Doctors4Assange
#Mothers4Assange
#Artists4Assange
#Musicians4Assange
#Violinists4Assange
#Ratbags4Assange
#People4Assange
#Citizens4Assange
#GlobalCitizens4Assange
#Travellers4Assange
#AussieTourists4Assange
#Hikers4Assange
#IAmJulianAssange
#IStandWithAssange
#HandsOffAssange
#LettersToJulian
#WriteJulian
#AssangeCase
#AssangeHearing
#AssangeTrial
#UCGlobal
#VanessaBaraitser
To widen the reach, consider including:
#FreedomNow
#SetHimFree
#Resist
#ElephantInTheRoom
#FairTrial
#HumanRights
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#PressFreedom
#FreePress
#ProtectPressFreedom
#ProtectFreeSpeech
#FreeInternet
#SaveTheInternet
Tags
Contact parliamentaries, human rights organizations etc. on Twitter! Here's a list of all UK parliamentaries Twitter accounts: https://www.mpsontwitter.co.uk/list
Challenges
Join the #AssangeChallenge!! Share petitions or movie list on your social media accounts and tag 3 people to challenge them to further share it to raise awareness about Julian’s continued torture! Let’s flood the internet!
Storms
Organise a coordinated, targeted spike in activity surrounding relevant topics, during a given time period, on multiple social media platforms.
Campaigning material and graphics
Go to Campaigning Material for a treasure trove of copyright-free material to print out, or use and share on your social media platforms.
8. Challenge false reporting in the media
Julian Assange and WikiLeaks are the subject of regular false claims and smears in the media – a consequence of challenging the powerful. Media outlets which should support truth-tellers often choose to side with powerful interests seeking to undermine WikiLeaks and the public’s right to know. A common smear has become to falsely link Julian Assange and WikiLeaks to Russia, when no links exist. You can write to media outlets and individual journalists who report false news, pointing out the truth. You can use individual newspapers’ complaint mechanisms to challenge editors and press them to issue apologies and retractions. You can use your online, social media presence to inform others about false media reporting. Some resources.
9. Get creative!
Arm yourself with paper, scissors and glue and let your creative juices flow!
What will you make today…a cardboard Whistle-head?, a Freedom Torch?
Head on over to Campaigning Material: DIY projects for hands-on craft ideas and virtual projects (memes, gifs, graphics etc.)
10. Donate
Donating your time to support this cause is very powerful.
Please consider also making a financial contribution to help cover the cost of running organisations and campaigns.
Did you know that Julian's lawyers are working pro bono, or that WikiLeaks is entirely funded by its readers and is being challenged by multi-million dollar corporations?
We rely on supporters like you to help.
Official fundraisers
You can find more information about these organisations here
Grassroots fundraisers
Help grassroots support groups to organise events and rallies, and cover printing costs for flyers, banners etc.
... and remember to write to Julian
Before writing to Julian, please write at least one letter to a politician or leader and take another action to defend Julian.
Join the mass letter writing campaign, as initiated by https://writejulian.com.
Please write short personal notes and let Julian know of the actions you've taken to help defend him.
Please do not include sensitive information in your letter.
To ensure your letter reaches Julian, follow the campaign guidelines.
Read some of Julian's replies.