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Guantanamo Prison Anniversary, virtual rally and calls to action

January 11

  • « Oregon FOR Gathering, Zoom
  • Seattle FOR program: Peacemaker Accompaniment in Kurdistan, Zoom »

ANNIVERSARY OF OPENING GUANTANAMO PRISON 2002
21 years of shame

CLOSE GUANTANAMO PRISON!

Weds Jan 11, 1 pm, Pacific time, virtual rally to close Guantanamo

Center for Constitutional Rights presents Building Our Power to Close Guantánamo,  Join advocates, organizers, artists , and Guantánamo survivors on January 11, 2023 for a virtual rally to mark 21 years since the Guantánamo Bay prison was opened as part of the so-called global “War on Terror.” Thirty-five Muslim men remain detained after decades of detention and abuse.

Register at https://form.jotform.com/223534461374152

Info https://ccrjustice.org/home/get-involved/events/building-our-power-close-guant-namo-21st-anniversary-virtual-rally

ALL DAY a day to reflect and take action.  See National Religious Campaign Against Torture’s website for a list of resources and suggested actions.  Contact the President, write a letter to the editor, hold a vigil … do what you can.

See http://www.nrcat.org/national-security/close-guantanamo/act-guantanamo

[note that the events listed at the NRCAT website are from last year, 1/11/22, as of writing this email 1/3/23]

See also United for Peace and Justice (a coalition including FOR-USA) Guantanamo page at http://www.unitedforpeace.org/2022/12/18/if-biden-doesnt-close-guantanamo-what-president-will-take-action-today/ including a link for an organizational sign-on letter

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January 11
Event Category:
Friends of FOR
  • « Oregon FOR Gathering, Zoom
  • Seattle FOR program: Peacemaker Accompaniment in Kurdistan, Zoom »

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