[torture] January 11th: Shut Down Guantánamo!

[Witness Against Torture]

JANUARY 11, 2007: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TO SHUT DOWN GUANTÁNAMO

"Immediately close the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and
either release its inmates or bring them before an impartial tribunal."
- United Nations Human Rights Commission

CALL TO ACTION

We declare January 11, 2008, six years after the first prisoners
arrived at Guantanamo, an International Day of Action to Shut Down
Guantánamo. In Washington, DC we will hold a permitted demonstration at
the National Mall followed by an orange jumpsuit procession to the
Supreme Court. There will also be solidarity demonstrations in Chicago,
Miami, London and Paris, with more being added every day. We invite you
to come to Washington and participate, or else join or plan an action
in your own community. We also encourage people around the world to
wear orange t-shirts, armbands or other orange clothing on January 11th
to mark the date.

JOIN US IN WASHINGTON, DC

***Friday, January 11, 11:00am. (National Mall).***

The day involves several elements:

Demonstration at the National Mall.

Witness Against Torture has teamed up with Amnesty International and
the National Religious Campaign Against Torture to hold a permitted
demonstration on the National Mall at 11:00am. (Exact location TBA.)

"Prisoners of Guantánamo March."

A provocative street theater performance involving people wearing
orange jump suits and black hoods. We will march from the National Mall
to the Supreme Court in an orderly silent procession hauntingly evoking
the moral disgrace that is Guantánamo. With your help, we will form a
prisoner contingent including as many protesters as there are
prisoners.

Funeral Ceremony at the Supreme Court.

Following the procession to the Supreme Court, we will hold a Funeral
Ceremony to remember the four men who died in custody at Guantánamo and
to mourn the death of Habeas Corpus. Like last year, some may choose to
risk arrest. To participate, please consider attending an orientation
meeting on Thursday, 4pm, at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Church
(1525 Newton Street, NW) or come early to the National Mall for an
orientation and rehearsal at 10:00am. Please let us know in advance if
you are willing to participate in either the Prisoners Contingent,
Nonviolent Direct Action, or both. Email jan11 at witnesstorture.org or
call Matt Daloisio at 201-264-4424.

For up-to-date details as well as information about housing, food,
rides and directions, legal support and much more, please visit our web
site at http://www.WitnessTorture.org .

WEAR ORANGE ON JANUARY 11TH!

Wherever you are on January 11th, we encourage you to wear orange to
raise public awareness and strengthen the movement to demand an end to
torture and indefinite detention. Consider wearing one of Witness
Against Torture's Orange "Shut Down Guantánamo" T-shirts, an ACLU arm
band, or even an orange jump suit.

http://www.witnesstorture.org/wear_orange

JOIN THE GROWING NUMBER OF LOCAL VIGILS - ATTEND OR ORGANIZE AN ACTION
IN YOUR COMMUNITY

If you can't join us in Washington D.C., please consider attending or
organizing a vigil, march or a public forum in your community. Actions
are currently planned in London, England; Paris, France; Miami, FL;
Boise, Idaho; Saratoga Springs, NY; Ft. Huachuca, AZ; and New York
City, NY.

Visit http://www.WitnessTorture.org for up-to-date details about
solidarity events, as well as to find ideas for actions, to post to our
calendar, or to download flyers and other resources.

WHO WE ARE

Two years ago Witness Against Torture drew international attention
after it walked to Guantánamo to visit the prisoners. Upon its return,
the group has organized vigils, marches, nonviolent direct actions and
educational events to expose and decry the administration's
lawlessness, build awareness about torture and indefinite detention,
and forge human ties with the prisoners at Guantánamo and their
families.

Some of the organizations endorsing the Jan 11 Day of Action include:

Bill of Rights Defense Committee
The Catholic Worker
CodePink
Declaration of Peace
National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance
Pax Christi USA
Peace Action
School of the Americas Watch
Torture Abolition and Survivors Coalition
United for Peace and Justice
Voices For Creative Nonviolence
War Resisters League
World Can't Wait
...and more.

DONATE

Please make a contribution to help cover the costs of the January 11th
event. You can donate online at http://www.witnesstorture.org/donate or
send a check made out to "Witness Against Torture" to Mary House
Catholic Worker, 55 E. Third Street, New York, NY 10003.

http://www.WitnessTorture.org

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