LATEST on SATURDAY 1ST JUNE US EMBASSY updated (ongoing) below

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NB. NEW TIME FOR ECUADORIAN EMBASSY ASSANGE VIGIL: 4pm – 6pm

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SAT 1ST JUNE US EMBASSY: DEMONSTRATE!

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Join us at the US EMBASSY on the SATURDAY BEFORE TRIAL STARTS at this crucial demonstration of public support – a #massing4brad to take place in LONDON as the supporters in the US march on FORT MEADE.

PETER TATCHELL will be speaking and a host of others tbc including –                        

MICHAEL LYONS, Afghan War resistor who served 9 months in prison as a conscientious objector for refusing to deploy to Afghanistan after reading Bradley’s WikiLeaks releases 

DAVID ROVICS  international singer songwriter of Songs of Social Significance will be stopping off on his W.I.S.E. tour between Islington Folk Club and Glastonwick Festival,  Brighton, to sing for us at the US Embassy. (btw David comes with recommendations from Amy Goodman, Cindy Sheehan and Pete Seeger, just in case you haven’t heard….). And you can hear his great Song for Bradley Manning here on you tube

And please come and make YOUR voice heard in defence of this iconic whistleblower. Many groups and people have reason to be grateful to Bradley Manning for revealing the truth as it relates to their struggle – we urge you all to join together with us on this day and #ThankManning!

We hope to be joined by representatives of various campaigns for Justice, Peace and Freedom on this day when we will be celebrating Bradley’s act of resistance, the effects of which are ongoing and an inspiration to us all.

PLEASE NOTE that Cor Cochion will be Singing for Brad in CARDIFF on the same day – outside the Central Market Building by St John’s Church, usual place 11.30 – 2.00

PLEASE SEE this post FOR NEXT BRADLEY MANNING SOLIDARITY which will be a SILENT VIGIL ON 23RD MAY 5pm AT US EMBASSY, LONDON

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*UPDATE  Peter Tatchell Statement – a fuller statement on this issue was subsequently issued by PT on 30th April: it’s well worth reading in full and you can do this here at Queer Friends of Bradley Manning blog. A few … Continue reading

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IF YOU MISSED HEARING CHASE SPEAK, GET THE BOOK! The Passion of Bradley Manning – Chase Madar Publication date: 9th May 2013 978 1 78168 069 8 Paperback – 256 pages – £8.99   CHASE MADAR OVER HERE 6TH – 15TH … Continue reading

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ONLY TWO MORE MONTHS With only two more months and two more hearings to go before he gets to the actual full-on trial starting Monday 3rd June, it’s more important than ever to show that Brad has a significant body … Continue reading

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JULIAN ASSANGE (Founding Editor of WikiLeaks) will join a variety of other speakers via video link for an afternoon focused on broadening our understanding of how the face of warfare has been dramatically and covertly changed and what this means … Continue reading

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Sweden, UK: it’s political asylum – deal with it! Julian Assange, onward extradition and the intransigence of Sweden…

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NINE MONTHS IN THE ECUADORIAN EMBASSY On Tuesday 19th March, to mark 9 months of his asylum within the Ecuadorian Embassy, supporters of Julian Assange decided it was high time to remind the Swedish authorities that the remedy for the … Continue reading

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LEAKED AUDIO OF BRAD’S MOMENTOUS STATEMENT IN COURT Recording courtesy of Buzzfeed Here is the full audio of the mindbending statement Bradley Manning gave in court on Thursday 28th February, which in the absence of any proper response from USG to … Continue reading

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Bradley Manning sets off a storm

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BRADLEY HAS SET OFF A STORM! Once more, the name of Bradley Manning is on everyone’s tongues, and pens and keyboards are fizzing as writers, reporters, all of us who were already supporters of him and his heroic actions and … Continue reading

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