Julian Assange has alerted Wikileakers to an important Kickstarter campaign that aims to create a bronze statue of the snowy-haired founder, billed as a monument to courage. <\/p>\n
How the statue will look if they can get another 80,000 <\/p>\n
The proposed artwork, which needs 100,000 to be realised, will feature bronze idols of Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden standing on chairs, with a fourth empty chair for members of the public to sit on so they can be shoulder to shoulder with the courageous trio. <\/p>\n
According to the Kickstarter campaign, the sculpture is to be made by artist Davide Dormino in one of Italys most prestigious foundries in Pietrasanta in Tuscany. The funds will go only towards casting the bronze artwork and transporting it around the world for display. <\/p>\n
The work wont just be a simple homage to individuals, but to courage and to the importance of freedom of speech and information, the campaign page said. Of course, none of that will be possible unless the campaign raises some cash, which may be why Assange used the official WikiLeaks Twitter account to point out the project a couple of times. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
However, WikiLeaks took offence at the idea that its tweet of the campaign was evidence of Assanges heavy endorsement. <\/p>\n
The Kickstarter had only managed to raise 19,361 of its goal at the time of writing, with just 21 days to raise the rest of the 100,000. <\/p>\n
So how about that Chelsea Manning Defence Fund, eh? <\/p>\n
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