This Thursday night I’m doing a presentation on the prosecution of whistleblower Reality Winner in Berkeley. It’s a free event, and I hope you’ll consider coming by if you are at all interested in this likely precedent setting case. I’m being hosted by the Bay Area Military Law Panel. The full title of the talk is, “From Chelsea Manning to Reality Leigh Winner Governmental Prosecution of Whistle Blowers”.
-Jeff Paterson, Courage to Resist
p.s. Here’s are the details:
From Chelsea Manning to Reality Leigh Winner, Governmental Prosecution of Whistle Blowers
https://www.facebook.com/events/606442303077700
Thursday, October 19th, 7:00 PM,
3050 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley (Close to the Ashby BART)
Since 2006, Jeff Paterson has served as the project director of Courage to Resist, an organization dedicated to supporting GI resisters. In 1990, then-Marine Corporal Paterson was the first US military serviceperson to publicly speak out against a US war on Iraq. Jeff was the campaign director of the successful effort to free whistle-blower Chelsea Manning.
Jeff is currently working to defend NSA contractor Reality Leigh Winner against an overzealous prosecution by Trump’s Department of Justice. Ms. Winner is currently jailed without bail, facing 10 years in prison, for allegedly giving a document vital to the public’s understanding of potential Russian interference in US election systems to a news organization. Jeff will report on the background of the case and its current status.
After the program, there will be a discussion of active cases and issues. Free MCLE credit is available to attorneys.
Please call 510-848-4752, X4 for more information.
https://standwithreality.org
https:://couragetoresist.org
