Chelsea Manning

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Chelsea Manning is being facing “indefinite solitary confinement” for ludicrous charges.

Please sign this petition: https://www.freechelsea.com/
by the Chelsea Manning Support Network before Chelsea’s hearing on Tuesday 18 August.

And circulate this message as broadly as possible. Thanks!

PAYDAY

Transgender whistleblower Chelsea Manning faces possible indefinite solitary confinement after being found with the Caitlyn Jenner issue of Vanity Fair. We can't let this happen.

Dear Boards Branch, Directorate of Inmate Administration:

Putting any human being in indefinite solitary confinement is inexcusable, and for offenses as trivial as these (an expired tube of toothpaste, and possession of magazines?) it is a discredit to America's military and its system of justice. We demand that these charges against Chelsea Manning be dropped, and request that Chelsea's hearing on August 18th be made open to the public, to ensure she is treated fairly.

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Click here for more information and to sign the petition:
https://www.freechelsea.com/

Background:
Newsweek: Chelsea Manning Faces Solitary Confinement
Trevor Timm: Chelsea Manning Threatened with ‘Indefinite Solitary Confinement’
BuzzFeed News: Chelsea Manning Faces Solitary Confinemen

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The ultimate goals of peace and security are more attainable when women are represented at the tables of power. Enter Wendy Sherman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, a paramount figure in getting the Iran deal across the finish line and in turn averting a catastrophic military conflict.
Under Secretary Sherman deserves enormous recognition. Her colleagues, current and former, have hailed her skill and dedication.
"[T]here were many moments when our own government, and our negotiating partners, were on different paths with the Iranians, and she was the one who always made sure there were no gaps," stated Bill Burns who formerly held her position.
Secretary Kerry had this praise: her "mentoring of colleagues, her experience, her passion for diplomacy, her calm in the storm set her apart as a great under secretary of state."
"I have always been impressed with her ability to get right on top of the issue and master it and really take charge," said Bob Einhorn, a former colleague at the State Department. [1]
Please e-sign this thank you letter: http://www.congressweb.com/wand/75
by August 29, and help WAND applaud Under Secretary Sherman's efforts and success as a leader at the peace building table – advocating for diplomacy, reaching across political, ethnic, and religious divides and bringing together the most significant nonproliferation agreement in decades.
Peace,
The WAND (Women's Action for New Directions) Team.
[1] Quotes from Sanger, David, "Obama's Chief Negotiator in Iran Nuclear Talks Plans to Depart After Deadline for Deal." New York Times, May 25, 2015, and Rosen, Laura, "Diverse career path for US negotiator," Al-Monitor, September 14, 2014.
[Image Credit: U.S. Department of State, Secretaries Kerry and Moniz Applaud Under Secretary Sherman for Her Work on the Iran Nuclear Agreement in Vienna, July 14, 2015.]