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Join Us in DC 1.11.15

Join the Witness Against Torture community as we gather in Washington, DC to remember the opening of the prison camp in Guantánamo. This January 11th, 2015, marks the beginning of 14 years of torture and indefinite detention. Right now, 136 men remain, half of whom have been cleared for release but remain held without charge or trial. The administration will not disclose how many of them continue to hunger strike and how many are force-fed.

We celebrate the freedom of those recently released. Yet, we must continue to pressure the Obama administration to fulfill its promise to finally shut down the prison and charge or release all those detained.

We invite you to come to D.C. as our community gathers from Monday, January 5th until Tuesday January 13th, to fast in solidarity with the men at Guantánamo, especially those who remain on hunger strike, and to use our creative energy to encourage citizens and government officials in Washington, DC to see the humanity of the men in Guantánamo and call for the closure of the prison.

We will continue to struggle until all those unjustly detained are free.

If you can only come for a day or two, consider joining us for the major events with our coalition partners:

Saturday, January 10th: Institutionalized Brutality and Torture: Guantanamo to Ferguson (Evening Panel Discussion Location TBA)

Sunday, January 11th 1pm: Rally to close Guantanamo at the White House followed by a March to the Department of Justice.

Monday, January 12th: Witness Against Torture’s Nonviolent Direct Action. Sign up to be ONE of SIXTY-EIGHT?

We shut down a Federal Court when the courts refused to allow the men from Guantanamo in. We held a memorial in the Capitol Rotunda for men who had died at Guantanamo. We shut down the United States Supreme Court calling for justice for men in Guantanamo. We have lined the sidewalk in front of the White House hundreds of times, in orange jumpsuits and black hoods. We took over the Museum of American History imploring “Make Guantanamo History!”

This year, as 136 men remain in Guantanamo,
as we enter the 14th year of the prisons existence,
as 68 men are cleared for release…

We are looking for 68 people to join us on January 12th.

Please RSVP or contact us for more Information at witnesstorture@gmail.com.