Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Legal Fund Established To Fight Imprisonment of Accused WikiLeaks Whistleblower

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Legal Fund Established To Fight Imprisonment of Accused WikiLeaks Whistleblower

by Bradley Manning Support Network from Counter Currents. A very worthy project to support our heroes in the military who risk so much to keep us informed. "Support our troops!"

The last report I read was that he was being held in a US prison in Kuwait away from legal assistance and prying eyes. That is a very dangerous situation for anyone to be in given the history of torture in US controlled prisons in foreign lands.

...the Bradley Manning Support Network (www.bradleymanning.org) will begin accepting online donations for the legal defense of Private First Class Bradley Manning.

The Network, a grassroots initiative formed to defend and support accused whistleblower Pfc. Bradley Manning, has partnered with Courage to Resist, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting military objectors.