Digital Liberty Coalition
Posted on December 19th, 2008 at 11:00 amI’ve been asked a lot of questions about the Digital Liberty Coalition (‘DLC’) so I’ll try and address the main ones here.
If you attended Sydney’s rally, you would have heard Jerry Hutchinson speak on behalf the DLC, our national resources manager. He always welcomes people to contact him and you can reach him at resources@dlc.asn.au.
Another way to get into direct contact with DLC representatives is through IRC:
server: irc.oz.org channel: #nocensorship
Samuel Russell, another DLC speaker at Sydney’s rally, is available on IRC frequently under the alias ‘fifers’. When you can’t get in touch with me, Sam and Jerry are usually the easiest DLC representatives to contact and are happy to help you with any enquires.
THE BEGINNING
The DLC emerged in the last three months due to the lack of awareness and action against the current filter proposal that has been around for nearly a year now. When the issue finally started to get a bit of heat near the end of October, sparking online communities and other groups desiring to take more direct action, DLC pushed for spontaneous rallies on November the 1st. Due to the great number of small grass roots groups forming in this movement, the DLC formed to unify everyone involved to ensure every voice is heard.
ABOUT
The basic objectives of the DLC are listed on our site here. However, our site is fairly bare at present and is getting a revamp in the coming week or two. Unfortunately, due to the time limits for the December 13th event, we focused more on maintaining NoCensorship.info as well as strengthen our networks nationally so our main website hasn’t received the attention it deserves. Now that the December 13th rally has passed, we’re looking to update the website so let us know if there’s anything in particular you wish to see on it.
DLC is currently a middle sized NPO. We’re focussed on net neutrality and are an apolitical organisation. We’re not just interested in defeating this current internet filter, but wish to wipe if off the tables for good.
We utilize guerrilla marketing techniques to spread awareness as we function on a shoestring budget. If you made a donation at one of the rallies, those funds have gone towards offsetting the costs involved in those events.
WHO
Some of us have been activists for most of our lives and others, this is their first taste.
We have coordinators across the country that would love for you to contact them! To get involved, share an idea or give back some constructive criticism about what’s happening in your state, use the contact details here.
Not all of our rally coordinators have ever experience a protest before. They are not your ‘typical activist’ stereotype. However, due to diversity of groups and individuals involved, our volunteers have access to advice, assistance and resources to fuel their local campaigns.
UPCOMING ACTION
December 13th was the first step towards our goal. All memberships, sponsorships and volunteers can help us get campaigns off the ground:
- Awareness Drives. Having information stalls in your town. If you’d like to run one at a local event in your town, let us know! We can get you setup.
- Fundraising Merchandise. We’re currently looking at obtaining DLC shirts or wristbands for sale to help fundraise for our campaigns.
- Important Awareness Campaign Days – Australia Day and university orientation weeks. Looking for volunteers now!
- Some fun stuff we’re still brewing
The next major rally will be ‘March In March’ – Marching on Canberra in March.
UPDATES
- To keep updated on the DLC, visit www.dlc.asn.au
- Our official Facebook group sends out messages on important updates and volunteer opportunities.
- To share your thoughts to the community, check out the forums at http://NoCensorship.info
- To get updates emailed to you regarding ‘March in March’, visit and subscribe at www.MarchInMarch.org
I hope this helps answers questions, leave a comment if you have anything specific you wish to ask and I’ll try my best to answer. You can also give us a call on the numbers provided here.
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