Adelaide’s recent ‘Power of Activism’ festival welcomed a panel directly involved in prolonged struggles to free persecuted Australian truth tellers Julian Assange,
David McBride and Richard D Boyle, and support for the incarcerated former Top Gun pilot Dan Duggan. Only Assange and Boyle are free.
Speakers include Assange’s father, John Shipton, McBride’s lawyer, Eddie Lloyd, Rex Patrick and Citizens Party leader Robbie Barwick. Moderated by Kim Wingerei from Michael West Media.
Festival organiser: Jodie Sard
Camera: Clare Smith
Editing: Cathy Vogan for Consortium News
Kim Wingerei is a businessman turned writer and commentator. He is passionate about free speech, human rights, democracy and the politics of change. Originally from Norway, Kim has lived in Australia for 30 years. Author of ‘Why Democracy is Broken – A Blueprint for Change’.
