I am Bradley Manning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFFkcCh-pCc It's time to stop the war on whistle-blowers.
G8 Protest Belfast City Centre
Peace people members, Ann Patterson and Mairead Maguire, protest outside city Hall, Belfast, during visit of President Obama and head of the G.8 during their visit to northern ireland. During media interviews, including Russia and China, Maguire called for ‘No guns to be send to syria' And no intervention from outside countries, as asked for by Syrian civil community including all religious leaders.
Release of Mumia abu-jamal
Mairead Maguire supports the international campaign which calls for the release of Mumia abu-jamal who has served over 30 years in USA prison system and continues to work to prove his innocence, and he also calls for the abolition of the death penalty in Usa and other countries. Sign on to support Mumia: www.change.org/petitions/release-mumia-abu-jamal
Peace laureates in NI for conference
The Nobel Women's Initiative event held at the Culloden Hotel, Co Down will explore ways of increasing global security by ending war and militarism. The conference is being hosted by Mairead Maguire, NI's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work with Peace People. The organisation was set up to help end the conflict in the region. Ms Maguire is being joined in Belfast for the three day event by fellow Laureates Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, Tawakkol Karman of Yemen, Iran's Shirin Ebadi, Rigoberta Menchu Tum of Guatemala and America's Jody Williams. It was launched on Monday afternoon with a special event at Belfast City Hall attended by 400 invited guests. We have a great record of peace making; the rejection of the bomb and bullet and…