Afri

Lobbying Organisation Afri

Date published 18 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details We called for T.D.s and Senators to ask President Obama to commute imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning's sentence

Intended results President Obama to commute imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning's sentence

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joe Murray

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

We held a 'happy birthday Chelsea Manning' event outside the Dáil which was hosted by Senator David Norris and other Oireachtas members attended to show their support.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

David Norris Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)