Wiretap. Wiretap. Wiretap. Wiretap. Wiretap. Do something. [cheers and applause] this song is a singalong. It is very simple, even if you do not know it. Ya or you say ay yai say unh. Lets see. Yai yai ya, unh i used to live in a psychic city and i never knew what would happen in a day looking out a window come on over over come on over over we are having a party for you come on over over we are having a party for you ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh live in a voodoo city where every little thing had its own secret life i might be washing up the dishes and the kitchen knife safe hang around baby, baby hang around, baby, baby we will be baking a cake for you hang around baby, baby hang around baby, baby we will be baking a cake for you ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh [music solo] i used to live in a heartbeat city, i swear i would fall in love every minute. You might be Walking Around the corner meetur eyes might , darling, darling where of being, darling, darling we have been holding this moment for you where have you been, darling, darling where have you been, darling, darling we have been holding this moment for you ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh ay yai yai ya, unh [no audio] put your hands together everyone, for yacht. They play so good, dont you right, we act radio, we act radio. Download the nsa mix tape that we produce for this event. Download, it is a mix tape that we put together just for you all. I am going to do something a little unusual. We are in the same boat, right . Everybody i want standing next to somebody to hug somebody. , the this my big brother bill of Rights Defense Committee coming appeared to give a hug all the time. Hiphop electronic mc, get a chance to introduce him, he led the bill of Rights Defense Committee and i want to shout him out, he gives good hugs and i think it is very empowering. You all were just hugging women, that did not count, man. Sorry, i have big gas glasses, icu. All right. Coming to the stage we have an author, critic, activist, cofounder of the American Freedom campaign, she raises awareness for the prosaic pervasive disconnect that exists in society, her latest book, the handbook for american revolutionaries includes citizen promotion or Civic Engagement for the establishment of democracy. Put your rebellious hands together for naomi wolf. Thank you. Thank you. You know, i get really tired, these days, because the news is so often so bad about this country that i used to really, really love. , what i i get tired think is that i miss my country. I miss america. I miss it. Where is it . Do not say that, right . We are starting with despair but we will pivot to hope and love. All right . Sad and i amuly departing from my remarks, because you know all of these brilliant speakers have already said most of what i was planning to say about what was wrong violatinggovernment our most intimate moments and tearing apart the Fourth Amendment, you know that already. What i want to say is that and i am here with you expressing our First Amendment right, protecting our Fourth Amendment, caring about the constitution, i feel like here is a little piece of america that can grow and grow to be again but it was always supposed to be. We know our country has had flaws, dark times, times that it has departed from its goal, but we are kind of in serious trouble right now because especially on the left we have deconstructed the idea of patriotism so that there is nothing about loving those values of freedom, free speech, democracy, separation of powers, accountability to the people, Representative Government dictated by us to them by us to them. We have to love it. Again, those values, explaining them to our children, it is so hard for me to talk to my 13 yearold son about his country and explain why america is violating International Law and dropping drones of people. Code pink is here behind me with their brilliant colleagues. These are americans, right . You do not have to be an american citizen to see that a revolutionary is hanging out with egyptians last night who started the revolution for democracy. That is what this country is supposed to be, right . When we love freedom, liberty, democracy, i will pivot from despair to hope, because i cannot stand this anymore. I cannot. As a mother, a daughter, i cannot try to explain this situation to my children. I do not want them growing up without safety and freedom and explain to them why 100 men have never been charged with a crime and are incarcerated in guantanamo. I do not want that to be my country. I do not want that to be our legacy. I want my country back. I want it back. [cheers] cry if i that i would let this out, but we should be crying so that we can take it back and then we will be laughing. So, right behind us, great thats took place, marches expressed american values. The marshes of the 30s, the depression, they would not lead the steps of congress until congress was accountable for what they promised and eventually they one. The great civil rights marches right here, right here, at first it was people as depressed and dispirited as we are right now, they believed in those most beautiful promises. On that note i am turning to the wonderful people who have joined me. I have studied how you have closed and opened societies. The most successful way to protest the echo singing is part of every successful movement. I am so glad that the organizers have been bringing music. I have a terrible voice, but when people sing together they are heartened for the long haul. Heres who here knows woody guthrie, this land is your land . Will you come closer to the mike . Will you all sing with me, please . So that we remember the country we are losing and why we love it and why we will keep fighting thank you, all right. The firstng to do then we will mod march out and destroy the patriot act, right . For love of what we want to believe in again in america. This land is your land this land is my land from california to the New York Island; from the red wood forest to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you and me. As i was walking that ribbon of highway, i saw above me that endless skyway i saw below me that Golden Valley this land was made for you and me. Not for them, not for the nsa, not Homeland Security. Ive roamed and rambled and i followed my footsteps this land was made for you and me remember what we love ive roamed and rambled and i followed my footsteps to the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts; and all around me a voice was sounding this land was made for you and me. Last chorus this land is your land when the this land is my land sun came from california shining, and i to the New York Island from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you and me thank you, round of applause to code pink and to all of you. Take back our country. Thank you. [cheers and applause] all right. The code pink background singers, Something Else right there. For all of my new on a very black people, i want to let you know about the secret, black folks get nervous when white folks talk about the good old days. Lets be progressive. Lets keep us together. , want to shout out to john hope i am saying it right, am i saying that right, john kee ree ack oo . She organized a nice Going Away Party for john. He was definitely a whistleblower and i wanted to shout him out because his name was not mentioned earlier. Before we go further, i want to make sure that everyone knows that we will be sending Text Messages to support the petitions. Privacy 2877877. Privacy 2877ord. 77 877877 someone repeat that . Crazy. Coming to the stage is dan choi, ladies and gentlemen. Anorak veteran who fought for the repeal of dont ask, dont tell. Going to fold my paper. , headuate of west point announced he was gay on the Rachel Maddow show, give it up for Rachel Maddow, you all. On march 19, 2009, the anniversary of the assassination of biggie smalls, his wife changed forever. The army initiated discharge proceedings against him less than month less than one month later. The audacity of these people. A noted advocate of lgbt civil rights, a graduate of the parachuting school and the scalp either core. Put your rebellious handclaps together for Lieutenant Dan choi. Thank you. Thank you. I am so honored to be here. I have a few words i would like to share with the federal agents that have graced us with their presence among us today. I have a few choice words. You are not our enemy. We are here for the same purpose. You swore an oath to protect the constitution and that is exactly what we continued to do in our shared mission with you. We are not opponents, we are on the same team. When you come across information or take part in a moral, unethical, or wasteful activities inside the agencies where you work with the honorable people that stand shoulder to shoulder with you, it is our obligation, our shared goal that the truth he told, that the whistle be blown. Now, as an activist i have learned a lot of lessons, mostly regarding how to build a movement and here we see the building of the great movement, cutting across so many of our identities and old politics, but i learned that these surveillance programs have a thatncy that is all proven they did term or activists from growing and joining our movement. Deterring u. S. Citizens from joining the movements and standing up for whatever causes they wish to stand up or, it deters them, but we stand here. The good news is we stand here to stand and speak and declare, in no Uncertain Terms that we are not deterred. We are not afraid. We are not against the law, we are fixing the law. As activists we are not against the law, we are not guilty when you overcharge us. We are not ashamed, we are not finished. We can stop mass spying and defend our constitution. Thank you very much. [] cheers [cheers] it will not happen that way, running on yes we can, but no, you wont. You will not tread on us. Will not spy on us. How is everyone doing . Yes . Are you pumped up . Are you pissed off . Well, my name is [indiscernible] and i work for an International Rights ofxtends the abusers everywhere. We are pissed off with all of you. Thousands and thousands of people do not want to be surveilled, just like americans. Thousands of people around the world are holding their government and the u. S. Accountable for violating their rights to privacy, to freedom of expression and due process. On behalf of our large community, we stand here with you and tell you that we are your brothers and sisters, that we are here to make demands of the policymakers and we want to report the patriot act. Are you with us . It is my pleasure to introduce to you a fellow woman, a woman of color, and activist. Written extensively in many papers here in the u. S. And in her home country. She is here to let you know that her brothers and sisters back in tunisia are here with you and are making the demands we are making here in the u. S. Would you please join me in welcoming wataeh. I am really short, so i have to bring this out a little bit. I want to humanize this for everyone a little bit. Think about what it means to be living in fear. Think about that for just two seconds. What does it mean for you to live in fear . I will tell you one thing, if we were living in fear, we would not be here today, we would not teeing we would not be expressing our honest opinions about what is going on right now. Honestly to understand living in fear and what it means, we have to go back to what surveillance means. What is surveillance . , purposefulroutine monitoring of citizen activity, the mundane acuity of the average citizen. I want to really remind everyone that surveillance is not necessarily only digital, it is also physical, which is how it started in tunisia. The development of technology only refined the art of surveillance. It only shifted things from being a physical kind of surveillance to a digital kind of surveillance. Both of those mixed together . You will be living in fear and you will not be expressing yourself. As a result of that you have all types of expression, artistic expression, academic expression, human expression that you cannot express, that you are stifled from expressing. That is a problem. I am not saying we are living in fear because right now we are not afraid. You know what . It might take us 20 years, 50 years, 100 years, but if we do not stop this right now . We will be living in fear. Let me tell you, we do not want that. We do not want to be a committed community, nation of citizens living in fear. I am really glad that you are all out here today, taking concrete steps to addressing this. Not a lot of people really know what is happening. They tell you they have nothing to hide, why should they be afraid . Well, you are not afraid, but if we keep going down this road, you will be. At its core level this type of monitoring and surveillance is a human problem. It is not just about privacy, not just about your rights, it is also about being a human being. Systematic surveillance brings about systematic fear, i want you to remember that and that you really do not want to be afraid. You want to be able to be yourself, for your family, for you, your brother and sister, everyone around you to be themselves. All of us, from the right to the left to the center. If you are not yourself, that does our whole nation a disservice. Lets keep fighting, everyone. [cheers and applause] io, what is up, d. C. . Cameras besides our own are watching us right now. You know, whats up . Notforprofit. How are you going to come . Hands on your head . Trigger of your gun . When the law breaks in, how you going to go . Down shut down on the pavement, waiting in a drone . You can watch us and survey last , youre going to have your answer, too. The guns of freedom, your badge feels real good, your camera as inwell, but shortly heaven, as in hell, you can watch us and surveillance but you will have to answer to the guns of freedom. Freedom let me hear you say whoa, the guns of , i say whoa, the guns of freedom. You have to see the time where you throw your mind from the revelation rhyme and in the revolution redefined you have got to free your mind, mine is frankensteinject theenesis revelation dandelion has a road between the , let me hear you say no more surveillance. No moreear you say surveillance. Me hear you say no more surveillance. No more surveillance. More surveillance. I want to hear you say no more surveillance. Let me hear you say [crowd] no more surveillance no more surveillance get up, standto up, stand up for your rights, get up, stand up, do not give up this fight. You have got to get up, stand up, stand up for your rights, you have got to get up, stand up, get up, stand up, get up stand up for your rights. Let me hear you say no more surveillance. I want to hear you say no more surveillance, i want to hear you. Ay no more surveillance keep it going, now. Im flyer for the fbi. Im flyer for the cia. No more surveillance a , i like itlouder like that, now. No more surveillance, keep your , keep theavigating internet navigating, got to , got toe powers that be , got toe powers that be , keepthe powers that be it going like that, yall. Yall going like that, keep it going like that, yall let them hear you in the white house let them hear you with those big old years. Let them hear you with those big old years ears let them hear you when they are tapping your phones. Let them hear you when they are tapping your phones. Frk the nsa. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] sexual chocolate. Hands, notforprofit. All right, coming to the stage, we have dennis kucinich, former member of congress and twotime president ial candidate. Friends and enemies, brothers and sisters, dennis kucinich. [applause] thank you. We are gather this afternoon before our Nations Capital to call for an end to the spying and an end to the lying. 12 years ago americas leaders made a fateful choice to attack iraq, a nation that had nothing to do with 9 11. Againstht vengeance innocent by standards, millions of iraqis dead, tens of thousands of soldiers injured, thousands of troops dead, trillions added to the national debt, the neverending socalled war on terror is a war of errors and misdeeds, which produced the patriot act, a bill that i voted against because i read it. The patriot act, the patriot act gave rebirth to the National Security agency as a technological cyclops. The nsa grows stronger as it collects more of our personal information. Growss. Constitution weaker. Today i gather to restore today we gather to restore those freedoms, repeal the patriot act, abolish the nsa. [applause] today we gather not as partisans, but as americans. We know the monstrous National Security state is a product not of a single party but a system of government that today bears no resemblance to the lofty goals of americas founders. This system has produced that are a concoction of lies that have fooled no one, lies that took us into iraq, lies that, libya the drones over the skies in many countries, telling us that in the name of security we must give up our liberty. The state has become like a leviathan, unaccountable to anyone, slaying dragons abroad while crushing individual rights and freedoms here at home. As the government claims falsely to be fighting for democracy abroad, we are truly losing our democracy here at home, and that is not acceptable. In the name of security the a big brotherme metadata that has appropriated our private space. In the name of security, the state opens our email. We say to stop the mass spying. In the name of security, the state downloads our contacts and our photos. We say . No. In the name of security the state monitors our phone calls. And we say . No. The in the name of security the state checks our financial records, and we say no. Some say that we give up our privacy when we join social networks. Will ship. Say that . Bullshit. Reserve the right to control our spoke our social rights without warrants. We reject the rights of the states to make everyone a suspect, no one a free citizen in an orwellian society. We know the truth, we have to be