Would be nice to see a gpg signed copy of this.
On June 11, 2016 4:07:32 PM GMT-05:00, Octarina <[email protected]> wrote: > > Our Response > > > In Solidarity with Jacob Appelbaum and on the Side of Justice for All > >We, the undersigned, are a group of women who have been friends, >colleagues, co-workers or partners of Jacob "Jake" Appelbaum over many >years. > >We have decided that we must speak out due to the nature of this >coordinated and one-sided attack on his character and work. It has >become clear the mainstream media are unwilling to fact-check, and only >too willing to persist in spreading uncorroborated and unfalsifiable >rumor. This statement is to give our positive experiences with Jake >from >our first-hand, long-term perspectives, over many public and private >situations. > >We do not claim to know what happened in precise situations that we >were >not present for, and we do not want to trivialise and minimise any pain >that may have been caused. But we are observing beyond the >allegations, that are not for us to comment on specifically an >egregious character assassination is being played out with numerous >defamations online and offline. This is not how the truth can be >determined, or justice for anyone done, whether law enforcement is to >be >trusted or not. > >We would like to state that our experiences with Jake are different >than >what is often being portrayed. We know Jake to be a kind, loyal and >dedicated person. We do understand Jake can be outspoken and >provocative >regarding a number of issues which can come across as offensive >however, we have never found Jake to be as is being alleged. > >We are not apologists for any genuine wrongdoing, and as women working >in this community we know that there are struggles around sexism. >However, simple punitivism is not how the human rights that we all >defend should be enforced or framed. > >We believe that an open and evidence-based discussion in this situation >is necessary to allow our community to develop better processes to >handle any allegations. Furiously targeting one person without allowing >for proper fact analysis will never solve the bigger structural problem >that has been highlighted. We should use this moment to grow and make >things better, not destroy the movement and create divisions. We need >to >create a channel for discussions on how to make things better. > >We stand in solidarity with Jake against the way this is being handled >and on the side of justice for all, in hope the truth on all sides will >be able to come to light in a rational and constructive manner. > >*Signed* on 11th June 2016 > > * Renata Avila, Human Rights Lawyer > * Susan Benn, Artist > * Cathleen Berger, Policy Advisor > * Geraldine de Bastion, Policy Expert > * Annegret Falter, Political Scientist > * Marie Gutbub, Journalist > * Sarah Harrison, Journalist > * Christy Lange, Writer > * Isik Mater, Infosec Specialist > * Angela Richter, Theatre Director > * Felicity Ruby, PhD Candidate > * Joana Varon, Lawyer > >The authors of this statement, released on Saturday 11th June 2016, are >all women who have known Jake for many years. We know that there are >many to whom this will not specifically apply, but do believe there >needs to be a positive agenda around sexism and gender issues in our >community, so any harm can be dealt with justice and due process. > >We therefore invite all others to add their names to this list (using >the below contact details) to show their agreement with the spirit of >this letter - solidarity with Jake in how this is being handled, on the >side of justice for all, and in belief of the need to develop a safe >space for accessing the issues to enable building open and transparent >guidelines to deal with sexism and gender issues within our infosec and >digital rights communities. > >Please use the following contact to sign your name to this statement, >as >well as sending any other constructive comments. > >Email: [email protected] >Key ID: 3D1CEF58 >Key Fingerprint: 2A1D 7685 7AF0 ADD5 F3E5 D5B0 748C FAE0 3D1C EF58 > >SIGNATORIES in solidarity with Jake in how this is being handled, on >the >side of justice for all, and in belief that a true safe space for all >is >needed > > * Jan Bultmann, Seattle Privacy co-Founder > * Katherine Da Silva, Artist/Writer > * Ursel Kooke, Ehemalige Vorsitzende und Errichterin der Wau Holland > Stiftung/Previous Chairman of the Board and Founding person of the > Wau Holland Foundation > * Stefania Maurizi, Investigative Journalist > * L. Monastyrski, Academic Researcher > * Nicole Running Rabbit, Indigenous Land Rights Defender > >-- >tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] >To unsubscribe or change other settings go to >https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
