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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

From The Pen Of Chelsea Manning On Orlando-Free Chelsea Now!

Chelsea Manning Support Network <contact-bmsn@chelseamanning.org> 6/14/2016 12:02 PM

"We must not let the Orlando terror strangle civil liberties", Chelsea's new op-ed; Pride in Manning

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Orlando response; Pride in Chelsea Manning

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We must not let the Orlando nightclub terror further strangle our civil liberties: Chelsea's new op-ed
After last weekend's tragedy in Orlando, Chelsea Manning cautions us that our response to such violence can be also be dangerous  in her June 13th Guardian opinion article.
"We must grieve and mourn and support each other," Manning states, "but in our grief and
outrage we must resist any temptations to let this attack – or any attack – trigger anti-Muslim foreign policy, attacks on our civil liberties or
as an excuse to descend into xenophobia and Islamophobia."

"We are not safe and secure when the government uses us as pawns to perpetrate violence against others."


Chelsea Manning, Guardian OpEd 

June 13, 2016

This morning, I woke up in my cell to an even more shattered and
fractured world. We are lost. We are devastated. We are bewildered. We
are hurt. And we are angry. I haven’t been this angry since losing a
soldier in my unit to an RPG attack in southeastern Baghdad during my
deployment in Iraq in 2010.

An attack like this is carefully planned and executed to maximize
attention by inflaming the passions of a helpless public..

Click here to read the complete op-ed



We Stand with Chelsea Manning at Pride
It's Pride season, and Chelsea Manning contingents are forming nationwide to support our heroic US Army WikiLeaks whistle-blower.

Join us as we march for Chelsea, whistle-blowers, and government transparency!

In 2013, our San Francisco Chelsea Manning contingent was awarded the highest honor,
“The Absolutely Fabulous Overall Contingent”. That contingent was the
largest non-corporate group with well over 1,000 people! In 2014,
Chelsea Manning was honored as an official SF Parade Grand Marshal! 

This year, with her legal appeals now underway, Chelsea needs your support more than
ever!

Chelsea Manning support is confirmed for Salina, New York, Seattle, and
San Francisco. And Boston and Philadelphia already had Chelsea contingents march last weekend!


Salina- Saturday, June 25 
Organized by Codepink Kansas 

6-7pm, corner of Cloud & Ohio
New York - Sunday, June 26 
Organized by VFP Ch34, VVAW

Meet up info TBA
RSVP on Facebook
Seattle - Sunday, June 26 
Organized by Veterans for Peace 

Meet up info TBA
San Francisco - Sunday, June 26 
Organized by Courage to Resist & Chelsea Manning Support Network

Meetup at 10am Howard and Beale Streets

More info & volunteer opportunities: nancymancias (at) gmail (dot) com

RSVP on Facebook


Find more info on the Pride contingent near you

or register your own upcoming event!




Chelsea can continue to be a powerful voice for reform, but we need your help to make that happen. Help us support Chelsea in prison, maximize her voice in the media, continue public education, fund her legal appeals team, and build a powerful movement for presidential pardon.

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