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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Amnesty
Intl petition to release Chelsea immediately.
Amnesty International is calling for the immediate release of Chelsea
Manning and they have launched a petition to demonstrate support.
In the petition they include a letter written to Maj. Gen. Buchanan, which
offers powerful arguments for Chelsea's release, particularly her motivation to
spark international debate about the war, the extensive time she already spent
in pretrial detention, the abusive treatment she received at Quantico prison,
the unjust severe sentence imposed that is harsher than that given to murderers,
rapists, and war criminals, and lastly the fact that Chelsea exposed information
that revealed "potential human rights violations and breaches of international
humanitarian law by US troops, Iraqi and Afghan forces operating alongside US
forces, military contractors, and the CIA." This is an important petition and we are asking all supporters to sign
and share it widely!
David Coombs, attorney for American
prisoner of conscience US Army Pvt. Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning, will
speak at three upcoming West Coast events hosted by the Private Manning Support
Network. Mr. Coombs continues to represent the heroic WikiLeaks whistle-blower
recently sentenced to 35-years in military prison. Sunday, Dec. 8 at 7:00pm -- Los Angeles CA The Church in
Ocean Park, 235 Hill Street, Santa Monica CA 90405 - View flyer (pdf) Monday, Dec. 9 at 6:30pm -- Oakland CA Humanist Hall, 390
27th Street, Oakland CA 94612 - View flyer (pdf) Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 7:00pm -- Seattle WA University
Temple United Methodist Church (Fireplace Room), 1415 NE 43rd St., Seattle WA
98105 - View flyer (pdf)
Events will include Q&A with Mr. Coombs, and a fund pitch by the Support
Network to benefit Pvt. Manning's ongoing defense efforts, including pending
legal appeals.
Oakland event is presented by Courage to Resist, with the support of the Bay
Area Military Law Panel, Veterans for Peace-SF, War Resisters League-West,
Project Censored and the Media Freedom Foundation, SF Women in Black, World
Can't Wait-SF Bay, CodePink Women for Peace-East Bay & Golden Gate, OccupySF
Action Council & Environmental Justice Working Group, OccupyForum, SF LGBT
Pride Celebration Committee, Queer Strike, National Lawyers Guild-SF, and the
Civilian-Soldier Alliance. $5-$10 donation requested at the door to cover event
expenses. Wheelchair accessible. For more info, contact: Courage to Resist,
510-488-3559.
Help us continue to cover
100% of Pvt. Manning's legal fees! Donate
today.
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