From the Archive

Fast for Shaker Aamer, January Save the Date and more.

Dear friends and supporters,

There have been a flurry of news items around Guantanamo and we want to share with you some of the ways we have been lifting them up and how you can be involved.

Shaker Aamer Sill Needs Your Help!

Shaker Aamer, the last UK resident held at Guantanamo, is slated to be released back to the UK as early as Sunday!  He is on hunger strike until his release (learn more about it by clicking here) .  Hundreds of activists around the world — including British MPs, “celebrities” like Roger Waters and David Morrissey, and many in the WAT community — have engaged in solidarity fasts, organized by our friends in the UK.  The Fast for Shaker campaign is still seeking fast pledges!  It would be great to get lots of pledges for what we hope are Shaker’s final days in the prison.

Click here to support the campaign and pledge a day of fasting

WAT Member Reviews Laurie Anderson’s at exhibit “Habeas Corpus”

On Oct. 4 a dozen members of WAT saw the GTMO-themed installation, “Habeas Corpus,” by the renowned performance artist Laurie Anderson in NYC.  Jeremy Varon, WAT member and Professor at The New School, wrote a wonderful review of the piece.  His review breaks down the politics of habeas corpus and highlights WAT’s solidarity efforts with the men at Guantanamo.  

Click here to read the review, post a comment, and share with friends! 

Save the Date: Witness Against Torture in DC, January 3rd – 13th, 2016

Lastly, please save the date for our annual gathering in Washington, D.C. January 3-13, 2016. We will fast, reflect and lift the voices of the men unjustly detained at Guantanamo Bay Prison in the streets of Washington, DC.

January 11th, 2016 marks 14 years of torture and indefinite detention at the prison, as well as President Obama’s 8th year of broken promises. This is our final chance to hold his administration accountable to their promise to release those unjustly detained and close the prison. Right now 114 men remain detained, 52 of whom have been cleared for release and are held without charge or trial.

Let us come together to use our creative energy and direct action to encourage citizens and government officials to see the humanity of the men and call for the closure of the prison.

If you only come for one day, join us for the rally with our coalition partners on January 11th.

You are also invited to join us from afar. Every year people join us in fasting and organizing actions in their communities.

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