Birgitta Jónsdòttir's Dream for a Model Iceland. On 2 October 2013, Birgitta Jónsdòttir addressed the Althingi, Iceland’s parliament, replying to the Prime Minister’s plan for the tiny nation and the ambition to make Iceland a better nation. She lauded his ambition but decried the fact that his vision was not based in reality and lacked the tools necessary to bring his plans to fruition. With an ironic twist, she compared his ideas to a children’s story and admitted to enjoying such poetry and adventure. She also said that his scenario was better suited to The Game of Thrones, whose characters face oblivion while engaging in power struggles, not a country that is dealing with inequality and discrimination, exploitation and corruption. Not content with pointing out the flaws in the Prime Minister’s plans, she went on to explain her own dream for Iceland: an Iceland that would become a model nation and an example for the world.
She also introduced the concept of liquid democracy to the parliament and the Icelandic people. DN! Birgitta Jonsdottir. DN! Birgitta Jónsdóttir on Criminalization of Cyber-Activists, Bradley Manning & Iceland’s Pirate Party (Pt. 2) In part two of our conversation, Icelandic Parliamentarian Birgitta Jónsdóttir talks about why she decided to come to the United States at a time when a grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, is investigating WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. Jónsdóttir, a former WikiLeaks volunteer, also talks about her support for whistleblower Bradley Manning and other cyber-activists.
We also talk about Iceland’s response to the banking crisis. Watch Part 1 of Interview AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! , democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report, as we turn to part two of our conversation with Birgitta Jónsdóttir, a member of the Icelandic Parliament who played a critical role in WikiLeaks’ release of the "Collateral Murder" video, which showed a U.S. military helicopter—it was July 12th, 2007—as it killed 12 people and wounded two children. This trip marks Jónsdóttir’s first to the United States since a secret grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, began its investigation of WikiLeaks and Julian Assange.
Evolve Society Brigitta Jonsdottir. Birgitta Jónsdóttir. Life and career[edit] Birgitta Jónsdóttir at the Berlin based re:publica 2013 conference: "Iceland could have been innovative: Participatory democracy. " Press freedom initiatives[edit] Birgitta was an active volunteer for Wikileaks and had an important role in the making of the Collateral Murder video, including co-production.[4] She has advocated to make Iceland a haven for press freedom and is the chief sponsor of the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative.[5][6][7][8] On 18 June 2010 she told ABC News' Brian Ross that Wikileaks will be releasing a leaked video of a US airstrike in Afghanistan "hopefully very soon".[9] On 7 January 2011, Birgitta announced on her Twitter page that she had been notified by Twitter that it had been served by the United States Department of Justice with a subpoena demanding information "about all my tweets and more since November 1st 2009. The information demanded by the DOJ is sweeping in scope.
Parliamentary Committees for the Movement[edit] See also[edit] Birgitta Jónsdóttir / Manning / Collateral Murder / Yes Men. Twitter, Birgitta Jónsdóttir (birgittaj)... Facebook, Birgitta Jónsdóttir English. The Pirate Party (Piratetimes) People I Follow. Revolution Truth. Post 2007 Icelandic Revolution. Iselandic Modern Media Initiative.