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Guantanamo Prison Anniversary, virtual rally and calls to action
January 11, 2023
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
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