Monthly Archives: July 2011

Vigil for Michael Lyons: 6 August

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

Solidarity Vigil for jailed war resister to be held in Colchester Saturday 6 August, 3 – 5pm British Navy Medic Michael Lyons is serving 7 months detention at Colchester Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC) after he applied for conscientious objector … Continue reading →

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Report from Free Assange Public Meeting

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

UK Friends of Bradley Manning have posted a report from the Free Assange! End the Wars! public meeting held at Giuseppe Conlon House in Harringay, London on Saturday 9 July. The report includes links to video footage of Peter Tatchell … Continue reading →

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Report and photos from the Liverpool Peace Festival

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Solidarity for Manning, Lyons and Assange The focus of the WISE Up stall at the Liverpool Peace and Ecology Festival was letter-writing, with information and materials available for people to write messages of support to both Bradley Manning and Michael … Continue reading →

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Write to Bradley Manning and Michael Lyons

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

Letting prisoners know that they aren’t forgotten is vital to any solidarity campaign and the best way to do that is to write directly to them. We prepared these sheets for the Liverpool Peace & Ecology Festival on 16 July, … Continue reading →

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Bradley Manning supporters on irc

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

#ukfriendsbm UK Friends of Bradley Manning have set up an internet relay chat (irc) channel for discussion between various supporter groups and activists working for Bradley Manning. If you don’t already use a chat client, you could try one of … Continue reading →

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Photos and report from outside the High Court [Day 2]

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Anti-war solidarity protest outside the High Court, Wednesday 13 July Supporters maintained a presence outside the Royal Courts of Justice throughout the second day of the hearing. At the end of the hearing, judgment was reserved and a ruling is … Continue reading →

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Photos and report from outside the High Court [Day 1]

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Anti-war solidarity protest outside the High Court, Tuesday 12 July Extract from Ciaron’s report: On Tuesday July 13 outside the High Court we set up banners, a shrine to the war dead of Iraq & Afghanistan, our dead Brian Haw … Continue reading →

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Support Julian Assange at the High Court 12 & 13 July

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Free Bradley Manning! Free Julian Assange! Free Speech! End the Wars! Anti-war solidarity vigil at the High Court See also this indymedia feature. As the founder and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange’s fate is inextricably tied up with that of … Continue reading →

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Bradley Manning support in Liverpool

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

Bradley Manning stall at the Peace and Ecology Festival ***NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE FOR THIS EVENT*** Saturday 16 July, noon to 6pm, St Bride’s Church, Catharine St, Liverpool 8: We’ll be running a stall for Bradley Manning at the annual … Continue reading →

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The High Court: Friday

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

Genny reports from Friday’s vigil at the Royal Courts of Justice Today our numbers at the vigil more than doubled, from two to five, including a passer-by who volunteered to help hand out flyers for a while. Those not indifferent … Continue reading →

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