I was out and about Sunday around town and saw about two dozen people wearing masks scattered around the city throughout the day. Two walking by during brunch, a few on the subway, a few on the streets here and there. It took all day before it this thread clicked in my head and I realized what they had all been doing.
On Feb 10, 2008 12:08 AM, Andrew Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Just a reminder about 11am on Sunday around the world. Would love to > see some footage from anyone who can make it out. > > Ive been reading the forums and here in NYC it looks like its going > to be huge, I cant believe how many people are participating. > > Andrew > > > > On Feb 7, 2008 7:42 PM, Andrew Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > This Sunday there will be an amazing protest of Scientology by the > > > Anonymous group. If anyone in the US can make it out to capture > some > > > footage in your own locale and would be willing to sync up, please > > > email me off-list. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Map of Protests around the country > > > http://harbl.wetfish.net/cosplay/ > > > > > > Anonymous makes it on to NPR: > > > > > > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18764756 > > > > > > > The anti-Scientology group "Anonymous" told NBC11 Monday it > expected > > > more than 300,000 people to join protests worldwide on Feb. 10th at > > > 11am. > > > > > > "The campaign is going amazingly -- swimmingly at the moment. We > are > > > in the organizational stages," a woman who would not give her name > > > told NBC11. "We are having members of Anonymous from all over the > > > world join the protest at their local church of Scientology at 11 > > > a.m. local time." > > > > > > Other people claiming to be members of Anonymous told NBC11 that > the > > > actual number of Scientology protesters worldwide will not reach > > > 300,000. The actual number of people who show up for the rallies > > > could be much less, they said. > > > > > > The group members said out of the 24 time zones, there are 17 that > > > have Churches of Scientology. > > > > > > "Of the 24 time zones there are 17 that have a church located in > them > > > and we believe our protesting is happening in 15 of those 17," said > > > the group member. "We have a map that people can log in to and say > > > what protest they're going to at the current moment. At last > count we > > > expect 300,000 at all the protests. Everyone in the world is > invited. > > > We're trying to get support from local organizations." > > > > > > Anonymous claims the Church of Scientology forces members to have > > > abortions as well as sign over their bank accounts. > > > > > > "We think it's wrong that they have tax exempt status," the member > > > told NBC11. "We want to to see if we can get that looked into by > the > > > IRS -- who ever we can gain the ear of. Are they really a religious > > > organization or a business?" > > > > > > The member of Anonymous said her organization is attempting to > change > > > its approach because it first gained attention as a group of > > > "hackers" and "pranksters." > > > > > > The group said it now plans to engage in activities that fight > > > against Scientology, but are not considered illegal by the U.S. > > > government. The member told NBC11 that she is not an actual hacker > > > herself, but rather someone providing other means of support to > > > Anonymous. > > > > > > The member said Anonymous is planning to hold large monthly > protests > > > against Scientology at its churches each month until May. > > > > > > She said the group is drawing up plans for more protests after > that. > > > > > > The group member said Anonymous would hold another large protest > two > > > days after church founder L. Ron Hubbard's birthday on March 15. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
