Re: [tor-talk] Our Response â In Solidarity with Jacob Appelbaum and on the Side of Justice for All

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Would be nice to see a gpg signed copy of this.


On June 11, 2016 4:07:32 PM GMT-05:00, Octarina <octarina@xxxxxxxxxx> 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 Â
>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: dueprocess@xxxxxxxxxx
>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
>
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