Fwd: [closehls] Virtual Sit-In Reminder and Time Specifics

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--- shac-usa <shacusa wrote:

> Sat, 08 Jun 2002 20:44:08 -0400

> shac-usa <shacusa

> <closehls

> [closehls] Virtual Sit-In Reminder and Time

> Specifics

>

> ***************************

> Virtual Sit-In Against HLS

> ***************************

>

> DON'T FORGET there will be a virtual sit in against

> HLS and/or one of their

> supporters THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH! DON'T MISS IT!

>

> Virtual Sit-Ins have been used successfully in the

> past as part of the HLS

> campaign. Stephens Inc. cited a Sit-In against

> their website as a major

> cause of action in their lawsuit against SHAC.

>

> ***You must visit

> http://www.huntingdonsucks.com/ecd.html on the day

> of the

> sit-in to learn which HLS target will receive the

> sit-in. It is THAT

> website that is to be downloaded repeatedly.*** Go

> now to get prepared.

>

> ============================

> WHAT TIME DOES THE SIT-IN START IN YOUR CITY??

>

> The virtual sit-in against HLS is scheduled to start

> at 13:00 GMT (which is

> 14:00 BST, 09:00 in New York, 15:00 in Berlin etc)

> on friday 14th.

>

> You can find out what time this is in your country

> at

> http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc

>

> HuntingdonSucks.com

>

> =============================

> DETAILS:

>

> Starting on Friday 14th June there will be an act of

> online civil

> disobedience as part of the campaign to close down

> Huntingdon Life Sciences.

> A virtual sit-in will take place against one or more

> of the companies that

> are currently keeping HLS open and are therefore

> responsible for 500 deaths

> every day. Activists from all over the world can

> join together to protest on

> the Internet against this cruelty.  

>

> ***What is a virtual sit-in?***

>

> A virtual sit-in is a modern day act of civil

> disobedience. The basic idea

> is that a large number of people run an automated

> tool that repeatedly

> downloads the website of a company who they wish to

> protest against. If

> enough people take part this will disrupt the

> company's online presence in

> the same way that a large crowd of demonstrators

> would disrupt their

> physical presence.

>

> ***How do I take part in the virtual sit-in?***

>

> On Friday the 14th of June a URL (an internet

> address) will be announced for

> a web page on another server where people can take

> part in the sit-in. No

> computer skills will be required to take part. You

> will have a choice of

> several tools to run, all of which will be very

> simple to use. Detailed

> instructions will be available for each tool. Many

> thanks to the

> electrohippie collective who are programming and

> hosting the sit-in tools.

> More information will be posted on this page over

> the next few weeks.

>

> ***What can I do now?***

>

> 1. Bookmark http://www.huntingdonsucks.com/ecd.html.

>

> 2. Tell as many people as possible about this event.

> If you want, print out

> this flier and stick it up around your school,

> university, place of work

> etc.

>

> 3. If you have your own website please link to

> http://www.huntingdonsucks.com/ecd.html.

>

> ======================================

>

>

>

> > check http://www.shacusa.net daily for updates on

> the campaign to

> CLOSE HLS!!

>

 

 

 

 

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