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Attack on The Casa

On Saturday 2nd November 2013 a fundraising benefit gig for the family of imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning, organised by WISE Up Action, at The Casa in Liverpool, a pub set up by sacked Liverpool Dockers, suffered multiple violent attacks.

The day before the physical and verbal attacks on the anti-war activist organisers and The Casa staff, a statement on Adam Ford's blog, "from a group of activists who will be supporting Chelsea Manning but opposing Ciaron O'Reilly at an event in Liverpool tomorrow" claimed that "Ciaron O'Reilly - a main organiser of tonight's event - does not support Chelsea Manning in the same way that we do" and said that they "intend to protest against that". Ten days before the attack an article opposing the event, published on the blog of a member of the Liverpool Solidarity Federation and reproduced the next day on Libcom, claimed that Ciaron O’Reilly was a "vile misogynist and transphobic shitbag" and that "O’Reilly’s fundraiser in Liverpool will be challenged on the basis of his behaviour towards women and on the basis of his support for Julian Assange." Ciaron O’Reilly refutes the allegations against him, in response to the accusation that he made some sexist remarks he has said "I am not sure I have" and in response to the charge that that he refers to Chelsea Manning using her previous name of Bradley, he has made it clear that he does "not refuse to use the name Chelsea".

On 19th October 2013, outside the Anarchist bookfair in London Ciaron O’Reilly was physically and verbally assaulted because of his ongoing support and solidarity work for Julian Assange of WikiLeaks who has been sheltering from persecution in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for over a year.

Links: Catholic among the Pigeons | Solidarity gigs/events for US prisoner of conscience Private Manning | Drunk Attack on Chelsea Manning's Family Fundraiser in Liverpool | Weekend of Solidarity with Chelsea Manning's Family - the good news! | Photos and audio from Chelsea Manning's Family Fundraiser in Liverpool

Attackers outside The Casa

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Something rotten — A London @
London — observation
Bullshit! — Jason
@Jason — squirrel
Some background — Seamus
Wrong screen shot — Seamus
Death threat from Liam I Brien via Leila Davey — Seamus
More Manson than Leon, methinks — pretty vacant
facts on Assange.... (TW: discussion of sexual assault) — anon
Seamus — Seamus
@anon — mf
@mf — anon
@seamus — proud feminist
@proud feminist — Seamus
What have we learned so far — Seamus
@seamus — proud feminist
@proud feminist — Seamus
@anon — mf
you are a snitch — proud feminist
not repeating myself — proud feminist
@proud feminist — Seamus
@proud feminist — Seamus
@seamus — proud feminist
To Anon & Proud Feminist — feminist woman
seamus — proud feminist
@proud feminist — Seamus
why am I being censored? — proud feminist
forget that — proud feminist
@proud feminist — Seamus
you have no idea who i am — proud feminist
@proud feminist — Seamus
@ anon re Anarchist Bookfair, Pilger and Assange — lynx
an alternative account — me
An 'alternative account' is a load of lies — Chris
You can see the hidden side of the story if you click on this link! — TruthOut
ASSANGE IS NOT A RAPIST (OBVIOUSLY) — Feminist for Assange

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Attack on The Casa

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