From the Archive
April 22nd Action: Emergency Response
When: Monday, April 22, 2013 1-2:30pm
Where: Foley Square, NYC
What: Response to the escalating hunger strike in Guantanamo
This weekend saw the largest jump in the ‘official’ numbers of men on Hunger Strike in Guantanamo since the Military acknowledged the strike beginning. The Military now confirms 84 men on Hunger Strike, with 16 being force fed and 5 in the hospital.
THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW
We will gather at Foley Square in NYC tomorrow from 1-2:30pm for a vigil calling attention to the growing crisis at Guantanamo.
Please Join Us.
If you can’t make it, please take one of the steps below.
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Give up food for a day as part of Witness Against Torture’s ROLLING FAST.
Download and send this letter to a man detained in Guantánamo.
Please ‘like,’ forward articles, reweet, and share photos from our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/witnesstorture
Distribute leaflets with information about Guantanamo.
Call the White House (202-456-1111, 202-456-1414), U.S. Southern Command (305-437-1213) and Department of Defense (703-571-3343) to express concern over the hunger strike and insist on Guantanamo’s closing.
Watch & Share this important Guantanamo Hunger Strike coverage from All In with Chris Hayes.
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