http://www.bradleymanning.org/

Let Bradley know you care! Write him a letter of support for his 25th birthday – his third behind bars.

Military whistle-blower Bradley Manning will turn 25 on December 17th. It will be his third birthday in prison, and by the time his court martial begins it will have been almost three years in prison: one year of which in the Quantico marine brig, where he was held in solitary confinement against the recommendations of mental health professionals. His trial is scheduled to start next March, and he needs our support. Please take a few minutes to send Bradley a birthday message, and to send a gift to his Defense Fund.

Bradley’s lawyer David Coombs recent spoke publicly for the first time. He said that Bradley is one of the smartest, most caring young men he’s ever met, and he also talked about Bradley’s future dreams and goals:

“And [Bradley] told me that his dream would be to go to college, go into public service, and perhaps one day, run for public office.  And I asked Brad, why would he want to do that? And he said, ‘I want to make a difference. I want to make a difference in this world.'”

Please take some time before December 17 to show Bradley that you are thinking of him, and appreciate his efforts to hold US government officials accountable by informing the American public. In addition to mailing him a birthday message and donating to his Defense Fund, you can also take a photo holding a “Happy birthday Bradley Manning!” sign and e-mail it to owen@bradleymanning.org. We will compile photos to share on our website, and send them to Bradley as well.

Read South Asian News Agency (SANA) article: http://tinyurl.com/ctlttbq

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http://ilovemountains.org/

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Committee of Family Members of the Detained and Disappeared of Honduras.

Hundreds of Hondurans have been assassinated by Honduran security forces, many of whom are trained, equipped and vetted by the U.S. Tell Washington: No more money for Honduran military and police! Click here to send a message to Congress and the White House.

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http://occupyourhomes.org/

On Thursday December 6 2012, communities around the country are turning the spotlight on the crisis that continues to hold our neighborhoods and our economy hostage as part of the Occupy Our Homes movement’s national day of action to Reclaim Our Homes and Reclaim Our Future.

Tomorrow, Occupy activists and housing justice allies are taking action to mark the first anniversary of this movement to defend our homes, hold Wall Street accountable, and affirm the human right to housing.

Actions will be taking place in Atlanta, Minneapolis, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Baltimore, Detroit, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, Richmond CA, Lake Worth FL, Greensboro NC, Mendham NJ, and other cities, to be announced.

“Occupy Our Homes began with the simple idea of bringing the bold energy of the Occupy movement into communities facing housing crisis to build power through victories for the 99%,” said Nick Espinosa, an organizer with Minneapolis-based Occupy Homes MN. “Over the last year, we’ve fought back against the banks, stopping evictions and winning homes, churches and community landmarks, while relieving debt and reclaiming land.”

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Bradley Manning

Bradley Manning Support Network
http://www.bradleymanning.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2012

Contact: Nathan Fuller, (516) 578-2628
press@Bradleymanning.org

Bradley Manning’s attorney gives public speech about Wikileaks case

Last night, David Coombs, defense attorney in the WikiLeaks case, US. v. Bradley Manning, gave his first public presentation to an audience of over 100 at All Souls Church in Washington DC.  In addition to being defense attorney in one of the most controversial and important ongoing cases today, Coombs was described as being a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserves having done 12 years of active duty, with 15 years experience practicing and teaching law.  Additional speakers included Emma Cape and Kevin Zeese of the Bradley Manning Support Network, Michael Ratner of the Center for Constitutional Rights, Jesselyn Radack of the Government Accountability Project, and Marsha Coleman-Adebayo of the National Whistleblower Center.

Mr. Coombs spoke on topics including Bradley’s mistreatment at Quantico and Bradley’s personality and future dreams, as well as Mr. Coombs own opinion of the military, and how having supporters worldwide inspired him and gave him hope.  Bradley Manning spent the first nine months of his pretrial incarceration in a 6×8 ft cell in solitary conditions described as “degrading and inhuman” by the UN Chief Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez.  Regarding Coombs’ lengthy ongoing motion to have Bradley’s charges dismissed due to ‘unlawful pretrial punishment,’ he explained, “I’m enjoying my opportunity to cross-examine those who had Bradley Manning in those conditions for nine months”

The audience was particularly excited to hear Coombs talk about Bradley as a person.  Coombs said that Brad is one of the smartest young men he’d ever met, who does things from the heart, and relayed a conversation he had about Bradley’s future goals:  “And he told me that his dream would be to go to college, go into public service, and perhaps one day, run for public office.  And I asked Brad, why would he want to do that? And he said, ‘I want to make a difference. I want to make a difference in this world.'”

While Coombs acknowledged he has been intimidated facing off against a government prosecution with “unlimited resources and personnel,” he relayed that actions by supporters gave him hope.  He also acknowledged the political significance of his case, “It is by far the most important military case, but it’s a case that is significant for all of us,” says Coombs. “We live in a country that is built on freedom of speech. We live in a country that is built on government accountability and informed citizens.”  He said that Bradley is “excited” his case is finally going forward.

Michael Ratner, President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights, has launched a lawsuit against the US military demanding Bradley Manning’s court documents be made public.  He is available for interviews.

You can watch the first hour of the presentation on CSPAN’s website:
http://www.c-span.org/Events/Attorney-for-Alleged-WikiLeaks-Source-Discusses-Case/10737436204/

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Stephanie Nickerson after being beaten by Durham, North Carolina police.

http://tinyurl.com/ar96ute

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Greece June 28, 2011

5920 Second Avenue, Detroit, 5 p.m.
Just north of Wayne State University and I-94, one block west of Cass, at Antoinette

Dinner served — $5 donation, $1 unemployed

Program and discussion

In the U.S. and abroad, nationally and locally, governments have been invoking measures of austerity in the wake of global economic slowdowns and mounting debt crises. Recently, Germany sent 44 billion Euros to Greece in an attempt to stabilize the nation’s economy, which is in sheer chaos. Even in the Bundestag and by Chancellor Merkel it was admitted that this would cost the German people (specifically the German working class) billions more in already high tax rates yet will not be enough to stem the Greek crisis. European youth unemployment, particularly high in the southern countries, has skyrocketed to a whopping 23.9 percent amidst all the debate between austerity and “growth.”

General strikes and demonstrations over the past month have rocked Europe; on Nov. 14th the entire Iberian peninsula was shut down due to a workers’ general strike in protest to austerity.

In the United States our attention is focused on the “fiscal cliff,” and how to stop the automatic budget cuts and tax increases set to take place on Jan. 1st if legislators cannot come to a deal first. But the deals being discussed will still contain austerity measures in the form of program cutbacks and higher taxes for workers.

In Detroit, despite the overturn of the Dictator law (Public Act 4), Gov. Snyder withheld $10 million in sold municipal bonds in order to strong-arm the bank-imposed austerity measures, and he is set to withhold $20 million in December. Mayor Bing calls for city workers to “share the pain”, but is committed to making sure the banks get theirs in the form of exorbitant debt service.

How does this affect the working class? How does this affect you? How can we fight back?

http://www.workers.org/

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