This proposal introduces the Justice Journal, a decentralized on-chain platform for global citizens to write, record, and preserve their thoughts, messages, and stories in support of free expression, freedom of information, and Julian Assange.
Unlike the one-off “Freedom Wall” message app, the Justice Journal emphasizes depth, continuity, and collective memory, inviting participants to create a lasting archive of expressive, personal, or historical reflections — permanently logged on-chain using $JUSTICE.
Each message is written with $JUSTICE, and becomes part of the DAO’s living memory chain.
2. Examples
To illustrate what could be written into the Justice Journal:
“My name is C. In 2023, I wrote an anonymous letter in Iran for freedom. Today, I record it into block 1821. I believe freedom is not a moment of passion, but a lifetime of memory.”
“March 10, 2024 — I joined my first Julian Assange support rally. Today, I log this date into the Justice Journal.”
Each of these messages would become a permanent part of our shared decentralized archive — a record of expression, solidarity, and resistance.
3. Difference from the Freedom Wall
Aspect
Freedom Wall
Justice Journal
Format
One-time short message
Serialized, ongoing logs
Structure
Basic shoutout or quote
Richer content, long-form support
Interaction
Simple record
Comment, tag, curate, shareable
Symbolism
Tribute to freedom
Deep participation in speech history
4. Technical & Implementation Plan
User Flow:
Visit the Justice Journal page on the DAO website;
Connect wallet and verify holding ≥100,000 $JUSTICE;
Compose a journal entry (default up to 500 characters);
Pay a fixed write fee: 1,000 $JUSTICE + gas (~10 $JUSTICE);
Upon success, generate a shareable link + image card;
Optionally post to Twitter or Telegram.
Technical Notes:
Store content on IPFS (hash + metadata recorded on-chain);
Each log includes: wallet address, timestamp, message hash, tags;
Extendable features: user profile pages, log collections, comment and like system;
Code will be open-sourced and community-maintained.
5. Incentives
Monthly Writing Challenges: The community can vote for the best entries via Snapshot. Winners receive $JUSTICE and an NFT badge;
Mint as NFT: Users may optionally mint their own log as a collectible token;
Referral Rewards: Inviting others to write a journal entry earns bonus $JUSTICE;
Curator Program: Feature users who curate collections of meaningful logs.
6. Governance & Anti-Abuse
Entry Threshold: Users must hold $JUSTICE and pay a write fee, deterring spam;
Moderation Tools:
Reports can be submitted by the community;
The GTU or Snapshot vote may decide to hide abusive entries (entries are never deleted);
Transparency: All content verifiable and timestamped on-chain.
7. Alignment with Julian Assange
Julian Assange has always fought to protect memory, truth, and the right to publish.
The Justice Journal extends this spirit by offering everyone — not just institutions or publishers — the ability to immortalize their own expressions through censorship-resistant public recordkeeping.
If Julian himself were to write a message in the Journal, it would carry immense symbolic and historical weight.
8. Communication & Launch Plan
Launch the “First 100 Journalists” campaign: inviting early DAO supporters to write entries;
Create shareable logcards with AI-generated art for social media;
Monthly themed writing prompts (e.g. “What WikiLeaks Means to Me” or “If You Could Say One Thing to Assange…”);
Feature top entries on the DAO website and Telegram.
I get an idea for the Justice Journal
What if we allow readers to tip authors using $JUSTICE?
The idea is simple — if someone writes a powerful or inspiring post, other users could express support or appreciation by sending them a small amount of $JUSTICE as a tip.
This could help:
Encourage more people to write and contribute quality content
Give readers a way to actively engage with journal entries
Add a meaningful use case for $JUSTICE beyond governance
Strengthen the spirit of mutual recognition and support in our community
Tipping wouldn’t be mandatory or central, just a lightweight way to reward contribution and free expression — which aligns well with the mission of AssangeDAO.
is this worth exploring?
Could this be extended to Freedom Wall too?
I have developed something similar as a demo / test. Would love feedback. It was built rather quickly but I think we can expand on it, and actually I think I like “Justice Journal” as a name better.
@Logan — I built your proposal and deployed it, and two parts of the technical design had to change.
Under the Ethscriptions rules, routing the write fee by sending to the treasury makes the treasury the owner of every entry: the author writes their testimony and the DAO holds title to it. And an IPFS archive lasts exactly as long as someone keeps paying to pin it.
1. Summary
2. Examples
3. Difference from the Freedom Wall
4. Technical & Implementation Plan
User Flow:
Technical Notes:
5. Incentives
6. Governance & Anti-Abuse
7. Alignment with Julian Assange
8. Communication & Launch Plan
9. Voting Options (Snapshot)
No
2. Estimated Cost Breakdown
3. Optional Future Extensions
Notes on Tokenomics