Operation Spy vs Sci and Anonville - July 12th and July 26th
Operation Spy vs Sci
The sixth global protest against the Scientology’s Office of Special Affairs, the instigator of its crimes against its critics and former members.
Under the Clocks @ Flinders St. Station
Saturday July 12th - 12:30pm to 4:00pm
Step off from Flinders St. at 1:30pm
Peaceful | Nonviolent | United | Anonymous
irc.eskimo.com #melbraid | Enturbulation.org planning thread
Route:
* 12:30 - Meet at Flinders Street Steps
* 13:30 - Move up Flinders Street and down Russell to the Church
* 13:35 to 14:00 - CoS visit (honk signs, one quick speech (must be LOUD)
* 14:00 - Move down Russell st, turning down Bourke Street.
* 14:10 to 15:00 - Bourke Street Mall. Maybe venture into Swanston St as well.
* 15:00 - Head down Swanston Street to the State Library
* 15:10 to 16:00 - Hand out fliers at the State LibraryAgain, the same rules of engagement apply as for prior protests.
What to bring:
- yourself;
- something to cover your face;
- protest signs (note lower section);
- water and straw (can’t drink through mask);
- a boombox, if you have one;
- a fun attitude; and
- your friends!
What NOT to bring:
- violence;
- alcohol;
- excessive memes;
- weapons;
- ‘hate’ signs / speech; and for emphasis
- violence
Operation Anonville
The first regional protest against Scientology, to be held in Sydney
Hyde Park, Sydney
Saturday July 26th - time TBA
(yes, that means you get on a train / bus / plane)
irc.eskimo.com #melbraid | Planning Wiki
July 26, 2008 marks the 7 month anniversary since the release of the now infamous “Message to Scientology” video on youtube, the day that the majority of Anons consider to be the start of our campaign proper. The protests so far have been going AMAZINGLY so far… but it’s time to cause another ’stir’. 2/10 shook Scientology up because they didn’t think we’d pull it off. 3/15 shook them up again because they didn’t think we’d follow through a second time… but we need to outdo ourselves again, we need to shake the very foundation of Scientology and the public. I have heard from dozens of Anons who have proposed that, in order to better demonstrate our strength and numbers, as well as our dedication, a series of “super-scaled” rallies should be held instead of the traditional small turnout-lots of cities format we’ve been using. What do I mean by super-scaled? Each city that holds a super-rally will have a goal for their protest: to reach several times their city’s record for protesters, essentially turning the area of the city near the Scientology center into “Anonville” for the day.
Sydney was chosen because its in between the most major cities with a short enough travel distance to be feasible.
General Travel Advice
- Recommended hiring of coaches for those close to major cities for a party van 2.0 of awesomeness to take you to and from the location.
- For those traveling from interstate, try and set up your groups for accommodation BEFOREHAND. Inviting random people into your room, one of them could be an infiltrating Scilon in a pretty good position to Fair Game you. If you’re booking share rooms (ie in hostels) try and fill the whole room with anons. Generally hostel rooms sleep 4. You have far less chance of your shit getting stolen this way.
Travel Information
- Train countrylink.info XPT service - $130 each way (adult)
- Bus FireFly - $70 each way (adult)
- Plane webjet.com.au - varies
- Car Melbourne to Sydney is 900km. Do the maths on how much fuel that’s gonna end up costing you. If you can get hold of a minibus or people-mover you could have your very own partyvan. Hiring a minibus looks to be prohibitively expensive (in the region of $400-$600) and most are booked out. You can get a people mover (an 8 seater) for quite a bit less, they’re easier to get hold of, and they’re ultimately more comfortable than sitting in a horrible little minibus for 12 hours.
Accommodation
- For those Anon without a decent place to stay in Sydney, Legend Has It Westend seems to be the place to go. $120 for a 4-bedroom room (assuming Anon feels comfortable sleeping in a room with /b/). That’s only $30 a night for us poor Melbanon. Close to everything (it’s located on Pitt Street, one of Sydney’s main streets), this seems ideal. Check it out here
- There’s also the “Y” or YWCA in Hyde Park, $35pp a night for a very nice room shared between four anons, and you get breakfast - check out here
- wotif.com is a great website for finding cheap accommodation
The trip should cost roughly $250-$300 in total, including food and drinks (bigger Anon gathering = bigger afterparty?)








