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Day of the Imprisoned Writer: The Case of Julian Assange

When:  Tuesday, 15 Nov 2022, 06:30pm – 07:30pm

Julian Assange’s father John Shipton and lawyer Jennifer Robinson come together with journalist Rachael Brown to explore the personal, public and political implications of Julian’s imprisonment in the UK.

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You have the option to pay what you can for this for this event. As a guide, the suggested price is $15, although any amount will help cover our costs and keep these events accessible.

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People say that (writers) are pretty powerless: we don’t have an army, we don’t have a bureaucracy. But if that were true, then why would writers be arrested?... Because the spoken word is powerful.

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