(This notice is from Amnesty I - USA -- I got the phone call this morning from the leaders and want to be sure to get this out. I'm with several groups at once at heart and in spirit.)
Join us in Washington, DC on January 11, 2012 to close Guantanamo! To mark the 10th anniversary of unlawful counter-terrorism detentions* at Guantanamo and to call for an end to indefinite detention and unfair trials, we will be creating a human chain between the White House and the Capitol. We need 2,700 people – the number of detainees still unlawfully held by the US government at Guantanamo and Bagram. Meet us January 11, 2012 at Lafayette Square (across from the White House) at Noon. Sign up below to pledge to join us!
here
Here's a basic schedule for ALL groups involved in this action:
After meet-ups with various groups --
1PM: Public Witness and Human Chain connection the White House to the Capital.
3PM: Interfaith Service and Reception, sponsored by NRCAT, at the New York Ave Presbyterian Church. Here's more info and a place to lay your cot --
GO here
IF YOU QUESTION the reasons for such a Day of Action, you may want to read the post just below this one on oneheartforpeace (for Sunday, January 8th) or CLICK here.
Besides unlawful detentions, be aware of the despair-induced suicides, illnesses untreated, force-feedings, deaths listed as unknown causes. Some of these deaths under US detention have been considered "extra-judicial executions". Deaths and extreme physical and mental injury due to rights abuses can't be ruled out at Guantanamo and the same goes for US prisons or US "oversight" at various cells hidden and open world-wide.
HOWEVER, this Amnesty Action is one of many others by dozens of national and international human rights groups along with well-known speakers, and writers. What a positive unified action this is for peace, justice and the rights by which we as Americans once were said to have lived. Actions such as this one will help to restore us to the sanity of a true humanity.
Thanx for tuning in.
Connie
A strong leader led by those who've experienced torture around the world from a variety of politics, Witness to Torture, has been fasting for days leading up to this National Day of Action. See: http://2012.witnesstorture.org/
ReplyDeleteUPDATE includes verification as to reasons the abolition movement appropriately needs to be behind this movement to end Gitmo. Plz contact your legislators and the President SEE http://oneheartforpeace.blogspot.com/2012/01/report-on-national-day-of-action.html
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Center for Constitutional Rights:
CCRJustice.org