[antiwar-van] *TUES* Forum: Free Chelsea Manning! Blowing the Whistle on War is Not a Crime!

[Kira Koshelanyk]

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Public Forum +
Multimedia Event




Free Chelsea Manning
Campaign – Vancouver, Canada


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Blowing the Whistle on War is Not a Crime!
Free Chelsea Manning
– Soldier of Humanity!




Tuesday August
11

7:00pm

Joe's Cafe

1150 Commercial Dr. @ William
St,

Vancouver, BC 



"If you saw incredible, awful
things, things that belonged in the public domain, not on some server
in a dark room in Washington, what would you do?"

- Chelsea
Manning, heroic WikiLeaks whistleblower



For the last five
years Chelsea Manning has been behind bars in a U.S. prison. Her
crime? Being a U.S. soldier who blew the whistle on U.S. war crimes
in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even while facing a 35 year sentence, she
has continued to speak out against injustice and to defend her
actions. 





This forum will
include important updates on Chelsea's legal case, as well as the
overall international campaign demanding her freedom. Join us to
discuss why Chelsea Manning is a soldier of humanity, and how peace
and justice loving people in Vancouver and beyond can join in this
important campaign!




* * Help Chelsea
Manning's Defense Campaign! * *
Donations collected
at the event will go towards Chelsea Manning's Defense Fund, which is
currently in urgent need of $45,000 for her upcoming appeal before
the US Army Court of Criminal Appeals.




Join the event on
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/711477938956500/

See the poster:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/150800-CHELSEA-MANNING-FORUM.pdf





WHO IS PRIVATE
CHELSEA MANNING?



Private Chelsea Manning (formerly Bradley
Manning) is the 27 year old United States soldier accused of leaking
over 260,000 classified US diplomatic cables, as well as videos and
documents which have become known as the Afghan war Diary and the
Iraq War Logs. Published on the whistleblower site Wikileaks, they
further exposed US war crimes around the world including mass
killings, torture, corruption, and the government’s web of lies and
attempted cover-up of United States atrocities.



For
telling the truth and acting upon her conscience, Private Manning was
arrested and has now been in military prison for over five years.
Manning was also held in solitary confinement for the first 10 months
of incarceration. During this time she was denied meaningful
exercise, social interaction, sunlight, and has occasionally been
kept completely naked. These conditions were unique to Manning and
are illegal even under US military law as they amount to extreme
pre-trial punishment.



On August 21, 2013 military judge
Colonel Denise sentenced Private Manning to 35 years in prison. This
case sets a dangerous precedent undermining the first amendment right
of freedom of speech, opening whistle-blowers and those who help them
to extreme persecution.





Public outcry to
free Private Manning has been widespread all around the world.
Besides the public actions and protests for Private Manning, she has
also been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. 





Text modified from
Chelsea Manning Support Network Website: www.chelseamanning.org



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