Edward Snowden just released this statement in support of the Rally Against Mass Surveillance happening this Saturday in Washington, D.C.:

In the last four months, we've learned a lot about our government. We've learned that the U.S. intelligence community secretly built a system of pervasive surveillance. Today, no telephone in America makes a call without leaving a record with the NSA. Today, no internet transaction enters or leaves America without passing through the NSA's hands. Our representatives in Congress tell us this is not surveillance. They're wrong. Now it's time for the government to learn from us. On Saturday, the ACLU, EFF, and the rest of the StopWatching.Us coalition are going to D.C. Join us in sending the message: Stop Watching Us.

You can RSVP for the event using the form to the right or at the top of this page.

We have a great lineup of speakers, including:

Congressman Justin Amash

Former senior NSA executive and whistleblower Thomas Drake

Bruce Schneier , internationally renowned security technologist



, internationally renowned security technologist Craig Aaron , Free Press

, Free Press Social critic Naomi Wolf

Jona Bechtolt , from electro-punk band YACHT

, from electro-punk band Claire L. Evans , also from YACHT

, also from Lt. Dan Choi , LGBT advocate and U.S. veteran

, LGBT advocate and U.S. veteran Rainey Reitman , EFF

, EFF Kymone Freeman , Director of the National Black LUV Fest

, Director of the National Black LUV Fest Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson

Khalilah Barnes , EPIC

, EPIC Shahid Buttar , Bill of Rights Defense Committee

, Bill of Rights Defense Committee Malachi Byrd , DC Youth Poetry Slam Team

, DC Youth Poetry Slam Team Wafa Ben Hassine , writer and human rights advocate

, writer and human rights advocate Former Congressman Dennis Kucinich

Laura Murphy , ACLU

, ACLU NOT4PROPHET , Hip Hop MC and community organizer

, Hip Hop MC and community organizer Black Alley, DC-based soul-garage band



Location:

Marchers will gather in front of Union Station at 11:30 a.m. by the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain in Columbus Circle. Shortly after noon we’ll march to the National Mall at 3rd Street and Madison Dr. NW, in front of the Capitol Reflecting Pool, where there will be a stage set up for our rally speakers, musicians, and performers.

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