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some of you all were just hugging women, that did not count, man. sorry, i have big ass glasses,

i see you. all right. coming to the stage we have an author, critic, activist, cofounder of the american freedom campaign, she raises awareness for the 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. and when i get tired, what i 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? when i get truly sad and i am 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 about the government violating our most intimate moments and tearing apart the fourth amendment, you know that already. what i want to say is that and i -- when 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 -- what 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- year-old son about his country and explain why america is violating international law and dropping drones of people. -- on 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] >> i knew that i would cry if i 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 dreams took place, marches that expressed american values. the marches of the 30's, 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. who here knows woody guthrie, this land is your land? will you come closer to the mic? 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 for the echo thank you, all right. we are going to do the first course, chorus, 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. i've roamed and rambled and i followed my footsteps this land was made for you and me remember what we love i've 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 honorary black people, i want to let you know about the secret, black folks get nervous when white folks talk about the good old days. let's be progressive. let's keep us together. i 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.

text the word privacy 877-877. someone repeat that? crazy. coming to the stage is dan choi, ladies and gentlemen. an iraq veteran who fought for the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. going to fold my paper. a graduate of west point, he 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 -- life 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.

-- scout leaders corps. 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 tendency that is all proven that they did term or activists from fromter more activists 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] >> it will not happen that way, running on yes we can, but no, you won't. you will not tread on us. you 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

ngo that extends the rights of users 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. she has 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? systematic, routine, purposeful 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 has 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. let's keep fighting, everyone. [cheers and applause]

>> what is up, d.c.? cameras besides our own are watching us right now. you know, what's up? not-for-profit. ♪

how are you going to come? hands on your head? trigger of your gun? when the law breaks in, how you going to go? shot down on the pavement, waiting in a drone? row?iting on death you can watch us and survey last , you're going to have your answer, too. the guns of freedom, your badge feels real good, your camera works well, but shortly as in heaven, as in hell, you can watch us and surveillance but you will have to answer to the guns of freedom.

the guns of freedom let me hear you say whoa, the guns of freedom, 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 mine from project frankenstein to genesis revelation the let me hear you say no more surveillance. let me hear you say no more surveillance. let me hear you say no more surveillance.

no more surveillance. no more surveillance. i want to hear you say -- o more >>[crowd] no more surveillance. >> let me hear you say -- >> [crowd] no more surveillance no more surveillance ♪ >> you have to get up, stand 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 say no more surveillance. keep it going, now. i'm flyer for the fbi. i'm flyer for the cia. no more no more no more surveillance a

little bit louder, i like it like that, now. no more surveillance, keep your internet navigating, keep the internet navigating, got to fight the powers that be, got to fight the powers that be, got to fight the powers that be, keep it going like that, y'all.

keep it going like that, y'all keep it going like that, y'all 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 ears let them hear you when they are tapping your phone's. let them hear you when they are tapping your phones. fuck the nsa. ♪

>> sexual chocolate. clap your hands, not-for-profit. all right, coming to the stage, we have dennis kucinich, former member of congress and two-time presidential candidate. friends and enemies, brothers and sisters, dennis kucinich. [applause] >> thank you. we are gather this afternoon before our nation's capital to call for an end to the spying and an end to the lying. 12 years ago america's leaders made a fateful choice to attack iraq, a nation that had nothing to do with 9/11.

we brought vengeance against innocent by standards, millions of iraqis dead, tens of thousands of soldiers injured, thousands of troops dead, trillions added to the national debt, the never-ending so-called 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. [applause] 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. the u.s. constitution grows weaker.

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 america's founders. this system has produced policies that are a concoction of lies that have fooled no one, lies that took us into iraq, afghanistan, libya, lies that put 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. [applause] in the name of security the state has become a big brother meta-data that has appropriated our private space. in the name of security, the state opens our e-mail. 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. >> 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. >> bullshit. >> we reserve the right to troll 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 protected from such a state, not by it. the national security state is government as a racket. a racket with a promise to protect us,

what we get instead are drones and extrajudicial killings of civilians around the world as they collect information on hundreds of millions of people, including leaders we call our friends. the nsa appears to have gone rogue. it is a reflection of what our own government has become. many americans object to the mass collection of private information in solidarity with our friends in germany, we insist on freedom and privacy.

we insist on freedom and privacy. we say liberty. [speaking french] we insist on solidarity with our friends in mexico and throughout the spanish-speaking world, we say [speaking spanish] in solidarity with our friends in brazil, we say we insist on freedom and privacy. the state has made this equation

, secure your liberty, take your pick. listen to benjamin franklin's well-known admonition. 1755, he said that those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. today in 2013, faced with the choice from a government that moves without morality, without respect for liberty and law here or abroad, let us declare that we have made the choice and we choose liberty. [cheers] we choose liberty over national security state. we choose liberty over threats. we choose liberty over fear.

we choose liberty over suspicion. we choose liberty and we demand the protection of our first amendment rights. we demand freedom of association. we demand freedom of speech. we demand freedom of press, demand the protection of our fourth amendment rights, the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. we assert and demand the right to privacy. we want the government out of our bedrooms, off of our phones, out of our e-mails, out of our contact, out of our reading list, personal finances, education records, we want the government to stop wasting our money trying to prove that they

are protecting us. in 1775, patrick henry said, give me liberty, or give me death. we demand life and liberty. we claim life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness as our rightful inheritance as americans. [applause] this was the promise of the declaration of independence written by thomas jefferson. to secure these rights governments are instituted among men and women deriving just powers from the government that goverened that whenever any form of government becomes described to -- destructive of these ends it is

the right of people to alter or abolish it and institute new government. if these words, written by thomas jefferson sound radical today, it is because the u.s. government has buried far from from the spirit of july 4, 1776, a spirit not just of revolution, but evolution, of the awareness that the legitimacy of the state depended on the support of the natural rights of its citizens. we are here to reawaken that spirit and rekindle that awareness. we are here to demand the repeal of the patriot act and the shutting down of the nsa. [applause] we choose liberty, the tyranny of the state, the rights of the free people. we demand that our government focus on real security issues at home.

the security of the job, the security of an education, the security of health care for all, the security of retirement, the security of housing, the security of our neighborhoods, of investments, of small businesses. this is real security. we are prepared to take back our government. aren't we? we will take it back from unresponsive political parties, from an administration that mocks the constitution. we will take it back from a congress that gave away our rights in a panic. we will take it back from corporations who collude with the government to destroy our rights. we are ready to engage and prepared to recommit ourselves, as did the original patriots so many years ago and when they

mutually pledged to each other their lives, their fortunes, sacred honors. hear the call of history. to a new generation of americans to relight the lamp of liberty. hear the call of destiny that it is for us to reclaim america. let us do it with a passion for truth, let us do it with a passion for justice. let us do it with a passion for freedom, with relentless commitment. let us declare unbreakable unity and prepare for the arduous task of slowly restoring constitutional freedoms, rights in this, the land would love. thank you. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause]

>> hello, my name is tiffany, from fight for the future. four months ago we started a petition to stop mass surveillance and today we are delivering 575,000 signatures.

we demand a congressional investigation and reform to the laws that the nsa uses to conduct these surveillance programs, the patriot act and the faa, holding our public officials accountable, so we are glad to be able to deliver this to congress. this is our freedom. stop watching us. >> hello, everyone. how are you doing? let me take this microphone. i want to take -- i want to say thank you. you are making a difference. you deserve the credit. we had an amendment that came up a couple of months ago that was on the defense appropriations

bill. i teamed up with john conyers, and this is not a partisan issue . this is for republicans, democrats, libertarians, conservatives, liberals, everyone in between. when we fought for that amendment and we took to the house floor and had that debate, that was the proudest moment for me as an elected official. [cheers] >> we brought republicans and democrats together to speak on that amendment. we only had 7.5 minutes. that is the debate time they gave us, seven and a half minutes to talk about one of the most important issues facing our country and the world. we split it up between 11 or 12 people. on both sides of the aisle.

i have to tell you that afterwards, after we had that debate, people were saying congratulations, they were proud of what we had done even though we had not had the vote yet. when the vote came down, it was close, it scared people. it scared the establishment in both parties. we have the president of the united states fighting against the amendment. it was the first time in his administration that he came out in opposition to an amendment. we have the intelligence community and leadership against it. despite those obstacles, we came very close to passing the amendment.

and we are going to keep fighting and pass something to rein in the nsa. but let me tell you, the nsa is fighting back, the establishment is fighting back. what they are doing right here, i read something in the paper the other day that the nsa wants us to pass cspa. apparently you guys have heard of it. the cyber-intelligent sharing protection act. the way it is written, the nsa believes they will legalize what they are currently doing it legally. of course we know that is nonsense, the constitution makes what they are doing illegal. you cannot pass a statute to undo the constitution. they think they can, but what

they are trying to do with cspa is make sure that companies can give their customer or employee information to the government with no repercussions. even a contract with the company you do business with or an employer, the contract means nothing under this act. the government can access that information if they decide to. on top of it, it outlaws the ability for companies to guarantee the privacy of customers and employees. how do i know this? i offered an amendment. i offered an amendment that simply said companies should be allowed to guarantee through contract your privacy. they would not let me bring it to the floor.

so, we have to keep fighting on this issue, but let me tell you that one of the people who stood up with me on the floor of the house fighting in support of reining in the nsa was jim sensenbrenner. it is important to note that he wrote the patriot act. but he has realized the kind of abuse that has happened under the patriot act and is working with us. i actually went into his office when i was pushing the amendment , saying i wanted to meet with him to convince them to support the amendment. i got to his office and when i got there he said -- i know you're here to tell me about your amendment, i will support it. he spent about 30 minutes telling you why it was important to pass.

bringing a bill to the house floor, the usa freedom act, to undo much of the damage of the patriot act. so, this is something we are working on. it will be introduced soon. we need you to speak up, stand up, to call your representatives. i cannot tell you how much of a difference it makes when you call people in congress. it makes a huge difference.

a huge difference. when people hear that their constituents are calling them, it changes their minds. i cannot tell you how many times i have been on the house floor and they are called on different issues. it does make a difference. please, call your members of congress. let them know how you feel about these issues, how you feel about the patriot act. let them know how much you dislike it. let them know that you support the usa freedom act. with that, i want to say thank you, i appreciate what you are doing here today. keep fighting the fight, we will make a difference. thank you. [cheers] [applause] >> hi, guys.

i am the activism director of the electronic frontier foundation. in 2005 we had an interesting man come in, his name was mark klein, technician who used to work for at&t. he gave us evidence, schematics, blueprints, photographs that showed a secret room in the end -- in the at&t facility not far from my own office, showing that they were making copies of internet communications and sending them to the nsa.

we fired a lawsuit. lawsuit.a in 2008 we filed another. thanks to the leaks of edward snowden, this year we filed along with plaintiffs in the crowd a lawsuit stating that nsa surveillance violates the first amendment. we are a nonprofit civil liberties law and technology firm that got started way back in 1990, defending the rights of individuals to have constitutional rights when it comes to technology, but we can only do it because we have so many members supporting us, fighting with us, thank you for coming out here today. we could not do this without you. honestly, we could not do it without coalition members.

a 100-plus organization to companies, folks who do amazing work all over the world, free press, who amazes me, you have no idea how many hours they put into putting this together. they have so much energy, you guys are the best. fight for the future, which makes me feel conservative by comparison. yesterday, friday, they put together 55 meetings in congress. citizens all over the country we came together and met in meetings for internet surveillance. we have demand progress and affect, fighting for your privacy. the libertarian party has been a phenomenal work.

thank you guys. right over here. of course i also want to give a shout out to the people watching this online right now in viewing parties all over the country, live streaming on our website and also through the ap and a number of other websites. thank you, you are a part of the movement, even though you're not here today. i believe that when we found out this evidence of mass internet surveillance, a lot of us were angry, furious. confirmation in incredible detail about what happened that was and this movement that we have now is a movement that has come together and if we unite and force them to, congress.

-- will stop mass surveillance. this is a movement based not just on anger but the belief that if we unite and work together across party lines we can stop mass surveillance and it will not be easy. you have got to deal with the state secrets privilege and the pfizer court. -- fisa court. if you don't have transparency, you will never have accountability. you, you in the audience, watching online, on your computer screens, you are the fighting force here. pushing for democracy, through restoration of rights and an end to mass

surveillance. we are starting with a rally. we stop when the national security agency puts an end to its surveillance program, where innocent people have their data swept up on constitutionally. -- unconstitutionally. i am with you for that fight and i thank you for being here, please join me in the coming weeks, months, and years in fighting for this. thank you for being here so much. [applause] >> all right, how are we feeling? how are we feeling we feel like a revolution? feel like a revolution? all right, wiretap.

we have a whole lot of superstars who have been on the stage. would have been possible without you guys. and i want you guys and i want rebellious hands for those who came out here to organize. i want everyone to visualize this whole place has been sealed we have got to believe it and you know the ones with your family -- i do not care if when they tell you, i have

nothing to hide. when a third-party sits down with you at a dinner table, you , wtf?be like let's arm ourselves. some videos. do a nice, romantic candlelight dinner. a third guy sits down. she is going to tell you she is pregnant. you know what i'm saying? one person can make a difference. everyone repeat this -- one person can make a difference. everyone should try.

this is for november 22. that will be great. one person can make a difference. everyone should try. thank you for trying to get one person and trying to make a difference. you can hit me up on twitter. y'all are invited to the wedding. we act radio. do something. take us home with you. i want to send out a shout out. i sent out my first encrypted message yesterday.

arm yourselves. put your rebellious hands together. how could i forget? the t-shirts. a little housekeeping. thank you. this t-shirt is official t-shirt of this event if not this movement. you can go to the rally website to pick up the shirt. you can do it today. do it today. do it today. take up your shirt. -- pick up your shirt. think about it when you are at the thanksgiving table and debating with relatives. thank you everyone who is responsible who came. i want to thank you and your mama.

i want to thank eric snowden for awayg the balls to walk from a six-figure job and does something. d.c.'s own soul garage plan. taking us home. we are doing it. ♪ >> hey! ♪ >> next on c-span, q and a with director jonathan goodman levitt on his documentary "follow the leader." journal" withon your calls. then, -- monday on the c-span networks, the mortgage bankers association will hold its 100 convention in d.c.

we will have that live on c-span eastern.30 a.m. jeb bush will be honored with an annual leadership award at the jack kemp foundation. the ceremony will take place in washington dc with house speaker john boehner and south carolina senator tim scott. >> when my grandfather visited independence, missouri, he often stayed across the street at the nolan house.

one afternoon he was there with his cousins and his aunt brought in a cake plate that my great- grandmother magic gates wallace had given her. she had cleaned the cake plate and asked if anyone would take it over. moved and grabbed the cake plate and ran over here and rang the bell on the front door in the hope that my grandmother would answer the door and she did. she invited him in and that is the beginning of their formal courtship in 1910. >> bess truman, as we continue our series on first ladies. ♪

>> this week on "q&a," filmmaker jonathan goodman levitt discusses his latest documentary film titled "follow the leader." >> jonathan goodman levitt, documentarian -- did you know when you studied psychology and got a masters in social psychology, that you wanted to go into this kind of work? >> i did not know initially, but i knew at the end of my time at stanford that i did not want to be in a lab, and i was able to apply for and albright scholarship. >> why did you originally study psychology? >> i think a lot of us want to understand how we tick ourselves. that was the initial motivation. i had an interesting upbringing. my parents went