Events

STAND WITH BRAD AT THE US EMBASSY LONDON

01/16/2013 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

US EMBASSY, LONDON

PLEASE JOIN US TO MARK THE FIRST DAY OF BRAD'S NEXT COURT APPEARANCE

on WEDS 16TH JAN 2pm at the US EMBASSY LONDON

the soundtrack of collateral murder will be played as we stand in solidarity with Bradley 'facing the eagle'

BRAD WILL BE IN COURT FOR THE IMPORTANT DEFENCE MOTION CALLING FOR THE CHARGES TO BE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF A 'SPEEDY TRIAL' -

THIS WEDNESDAY HE WILL HAVE BEEN IN PRISON WITHOUT TRIAL FOR 963 DAYS

AND BY THE TIME OF THE TRIAL THIS WILL BE MORE THAN THREE YEARS OF PRETRIAL DETENTION!

please come and protest this and call for the charges to be dismissed

FREE BRADLEY MANNING!

this is a repeated vigil marking Brad's court appearances in solidarity with him - to check future dates see

more info at http://wiseupaction.info and http://veteransforpeace.org.uk

pardon private manning weekly stand-out

01/16/2013 - 01/17/2013 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Pardon Bradley Manning Square-Central Square, Cambridge, Ma, Cambridge Ma

Let’s Redouble Our Efforts To Free Private Bradley Manning-President Obama Pardon Bradley Manning -Make Every Town Square In America (And The World) A Bradley Manning Square From Boston To Berkeley to Berlin-Join Us In Central Square, Cambridge, Ma. For A Stand-Out For Bradley- Wednesdays From 5:00-6:00 PM *********** The Private Bradley Manning case is headed toward a late - winter trial now scheduled for March 2013. The recent news on his case has centered on the many (since last April) pre-trial motions hearings including defense motions to dismiss for lack of speedy trial (Private Manning’s pre-trial confinement is now at 900 plus days), dismissal as a matter of freedom of speech and minimal effect on alleged national security issues (issues for us to know what the hell the government is doing either in front of us, or behind our backs) and dismissal based on serious allegations of torturous behavior by the military authorities extending far up the chain of command while Private Manning was detained in Kuwait and at the Quantico Marine brig for about a year ending in April 2011. In December Private Manning himself, as well as others including senior military mental health workers, took the stand to detail those abuses. Some more important recent news from the November 2012 pre-trail sessions is the offer by the defense to plead guilty to lesser charges (wrongful, unauthorized use of the Internet, etc.) in order to clear the deck and have the major (with a possibility of a life sentence) espionage /aiding the enemy issue solely before the court-martial judge (a single military judge, the one who has been hearing the pre-trial motions, not a lifer-stacked panel). Other news includes the increased media attention by mainstream outlets  around the case, as well as an important statement by three Nobel Peace Laureates  (including Bishop Tutu from South Africa) calling on their fellow laureate, United States President Barack Obama, to free Private Manning from his jails. Since September 2011, in order to publicize Private Manning’ case, there have been weekly stand-outs (as well as other more ad hoc and sporadic events) in various locations in the Greater Boston area starting in Somerville across from the Davis Square Redline MBTA stop (renamed Pardon Bradley Manning Square for the stand-out’s duration) in Somerville on Friday afternoons and later on Wednesdays. Lately this stand-out has been held on each week on Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:00 PM in order to continue to broaden our outreach at Central Square, Cambridge, Ma. (small park at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Prospect Street just outside the Redline MBTA stop, also renamed Manning Square for the duration of the stand-out). Join us. President Obama Pardon Private Manning Now!