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'''Birgitta Jónsdóttir''' (born 17 April 1967) is a [[member of parliament]] of the [[Althing]], the Icelandic parliament, formerly representing the [[Citizens' Movement (Iceland)|Citizens' Movement]], but now representing [[The Movement (Iceland)|The Movement]].<ref name=althing>{{cite web | title=Birgitta Jónsdóttir | url=http://www.althingi.is/cv_en.php4?ksfaerslunr=143 | publisher=[[Althing]] | accessdate=2010-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Stephanie | last=Siek | title=New law aims to make Iceland a haven for press freedom | url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5696823,00.html | newspaper=[[Deutsche Welle]] | date=17 June 2010 | accessdate=2010-06-21}}</ref> Her district is the [[Reykjavík South Constituency]].<ref name="althing"/>. She was elected to the Icelandic parliament in April 2009 on behalf of a movement aiming for democratic reform beyond party politics of left and right. Birgitta has been an activist and a spokesperson for various groups, such as Saving Iceland and Friends of Tibet in Iceland. |
'''Birgitta Jónsdóttir''' (born 17 April 1967) is a [[member of parliament]] of the [[Althing]], the Icelandic parliament, formerly representing the [[Citizens' Movement (Iceland)|Citizens' Movement]], but now representing [[The Movement (Iceland)|The Movement]].<ref name=althing>{{cite web | title=Birgitta Jónsdóttir | url=http://www.althingi.is/cv_en.php4?ksfaerslunr=143 | publisher=[[Althing]] | accessdate=2010-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Stephanie | last=Siek | title=New law aims to make Iceland a haven for press freedom | url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5696823,00.html | newspaper=[[Deutsche Welle]] | date=17 June 2010 | accessdate=2010-06-21}}</ref> Her district is the [[Reykjavík South Constituency]].<ref name="althing"/>. She was elected to the Icelandic parliament in April 2009 on behalf of a movement aiming for democratic reform beyond party politics of left and right. Birgitta has been an activist and a spokesperson for various groups, such as Saving Iceland and Friends of Tibet in Iceland. first=Philip | last=Shenon | title=WikiLeaks Hired Lawyers for Leaker | url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-06-18/wikileaks-/ | newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]] | date=18 June 2010 | accessdate=2010-06-21}}</ref> |
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=== Present Parliamentary Committees === |
=== Present Parliamentary Committees === |
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| Born | 17 April 1967 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | The Movement |
Birgitta Jónsdóttir (born 17 April 1967) is a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament, formerly representing the Citizens' Movement, but now representing The Movement.[1][2] Her district is the Reykjavík South Constituency.[1]. She was elected to the Icelandic parliament in April 2009 on behalf of a movement aiming for democratic reform beyond party politics of left and right. Birgitta has been an activist and a spokesperson for various groups, such as Saving Iceland and Friends of Tibet in Iceland. first=Philip | last=Shenon | title=WikiLeaks Hired Lawyers for Leaker | url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-06-18/wikileaks-/ | newspaper=The Daily Beast | date=18 June 2010 | accessdate=2010-06-21}}</ref>
Present Parliamentary Committees
- Member of the Parliamentary Review Committee on the SIC report since 2009.
- Member of the Committee on the Environment since 2009.
- Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs since 2009.
- Member of the Icelandic delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly since 2009.
Life and career
Born in Reykjavik, Birgitta is also a poet, writer, artist, editor, publisher, activist and internet pioneer. Her first poetry collection was published when she was 22 years old by Iceland´s biggest publisher, Almenna Bókafélagið, AB books, in 1989. Birgitta organized "Art against war" where a number of Icelandic artists and poets came out to protest the war in Iraq. Birgitta set up the first Icelandic online art gallery in 1996 for the Apple Shop in Iceland. Birgitta has participated in several international projects related to writing and activism including "Poets Against the War", "Dialogue among Nations through Poetry", and "Poets for Human Rights". She also edited and published the two international books The World Healing Book and The Book of Hope which contains writings by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Rita Dove, Dalai Lama, Rabbi Michael Lerner, John Kinsella, and Sigur Rós. Birgitta is a founder of Beyond Borders Press and Radical Creations. Birgitta is also a part of International Network of Parliamentarians’ for Tibet (INPaT)
Press freedom initiatives
She is an active volunteer for Wikileaks and had an important role in the making of the Collateral Murder video.[3] She is also part of the movement to make Iceland a haven for press freedom and was one of the sponsors of the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative.[4][5][6][7]
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".[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Birgitta Jónsdóttir". Althing. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ Siek, Stephanie (17 June 2010). "New law aims to make Iceland a haven for press freedom". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "With Rumored Manhunt for Wikileaks Founder and Arrest of Alleged Leaker of Video Showing Iraq Killings, Obama Admin Escalates Crackdown on Whistleblowers of Classified Information". Democracy Now!. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ Victory for WikiLeaks in Iceland’s Parliament, by Robert Mackey, nytimes.com, June 18, 2010
- ^ Khatchadourian, Raffi (7 June 2010). "No Secrets". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ IMMI Principal Endorsers
- ^ IMMI Contact
- ^ Chuchmach, Megan (18 June 2010). "WikiLeaks Preparing to Release Video of Alleged U.S. 'Massacre' in Afghanistan". ABC News. Retrieved 2010-06-21.