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SUMMARY:Celebrate Chelsea Manning's Liberation...Join the Celebration in Philadelphia
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrate Chelsea Manning’s Liberation\n\n\n\nAfter Seven Years Behind Bars Her Release Set For May 17.\nJoin the Celebration in Philadelphia\nWed.\, May 17\, 4:30 to 6:30 PM\, 15th & JFK Blvd.\n(Across from NW corner of City Hall\, Speakout begins at 5:30p.m.)\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Manning \n\nCelebrate with people around the world\, and in Philadelphia\,On International Day Against Homophobia\, Transphobia and Biphobia\, Chelsea will come out of prison after seven years. \n\nHer 35-year sentence was commuted by Barack Obama. A victory for Chelsea\, of course\, but also for all of us around the world who supported her and benefited from: Her courageous whistle-blowing\,\nThe international womens and LGPTQ movements\,\nThe anti-war and anti-racist movements\,\nThe movements of whistle-blowers\, war veterans\, refuseniks and everyone who stands for justice. \nPayday www.refusingtokill.net  US: 215 848 1120 UK: +44 (0)20 7267 8698 \nQueer Strike US: 415 626 4114 UK: +44 (0) 20 7482 2496 \nDefend all whistle-blowers\nThis celebration is also an occasion to defend the thousands of whistle-blowers who are persecuted for disclosing abuse and corruption in every institution. Wikileaks\, who made public Chelsea’s disclosures\, is now in greater danger after the US attorney general declared the arrest of the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was a “priority”\, at a time when Trump has made torture “legal*.\n*According to Jean Ziegler from the Consultative Committee of the UN Human Rights Council\, ‘Trump has ratified the 2002 Bush’s executive order legalising torture’ against ‘terror suspects’. See video (at 1h 5m) \nIn February\, Chelsea wrote an extraordinary article thanking her fellow prisoners (below).\n· So tweet her (@xychelsea)\, send her a card or a photo to give her strength in these last days of her imprisonment. We must remain vigilant against any further persecution.\n· Send money to the Go home fund to help Chelsea reconstruct her life when she goes home. \nPhila. Celebration on May 17 Called by Payday men’s network with Brandywine Peace Community\, Delaware Valley Veterans for America\, Global Women’s Strike (GWS) and Women of Color in the GWS\, Veterans for Peace Chapter 31. \n
URL:http://www.brandywinepeace.com/event/672/
LOCATION:SEPTA entrance\, 15th & Market Streets\, Philadelphia\, 19102\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Eric%20Gjertsen":MAILTO:payday@paydaynet.org
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