Demonstration
Monday, January 7, 2008
12 p.m.
Senator Kyl’s Office
22nd Street and Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ, 85014
Volunteer Activist Night
Join us in demanding the close of Guantánamo Bay
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
6-8 p.m.
ACLU-NC Headquarters
39 Drumm St.
San Francisco, CA 94111
Food, drink, and activism opportunities provided!
RSVP to organizing@aclunc.org or 415-621-2493 ext 372
For more events around the country and around the world check out Witness Against Torture’s website
Silent Candlelight Protest – Six Years of Injustice
Friday, January 11, 2008
4 p.m.
Federal Courthouse
7th St & Mission (near Civic Center BART).
San Francisco, CA
Silent Protest. Dressed in orange jumpsuits we’ll create a candlelit tableau of chained prisoners before marching slowly and silently in chains down Market Street, stopping at crowded plazas and corners (e.g., BART stations) to re-create our tableau. We’ll end in Justin Hermann Plaza and form our final tableau beside the ice skating rink there.
If possible, please wear an orange jumpsuit OR wear orange OR black if you can’t find orange clothing.
Bring a flashlight if possible to help light our tableau. We’ll bring the candles. http://www.witnesstorture.org/node/734
Orange You Sad? Torture is Un-American Un-happy Hour
Friday, January 11, 2008
7-9 p.m.
“The Bar” & 5851 Sunset Blvd. at Bronson, Hollywood, CA
Join us in your own orange accented outfit. We’ll also have free t-shirts, commemoration ribbons and armbands. Cash bar. Orange drink specials!
Free parking at the lot next door (east of The Bar)
For more info contact Susanne Savage at ssavage@aclu-sc.org or call 213-977-5282.
Close Guantánamo Rally
Friday, January 11, 2008
Old Courthouse Lawn
1325 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO
12 p.m.
Rally co-sponsored by ACLU of Colorado, Rocky Mountain Peace and the Justice Center.
Hang Your Dirty Laundry
Friday, January 11, 2008
Intersection of Main & Jackson Street
Willimantic, CT
5 p.m.
We’ll be airing all the dirt on January 11, 2008. Help us bring awareness to torture and indefinite detention and call for the close of Guantánamo Bay. We’ll be handing old T-shirts and rags on a clothes line with messages like “End Torture” and “Close Gitmo.”
Close Guantánamo Protest
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Cooper Hall – Bull Market, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL
The event is a collaboration with the ACLU – Greater Tampa Bay Chapter, Amnesty International @USF, the Alliance of Concerned Students, and Students for Social Justice.
Contact: rcolbert@mail.usf.edu
Rush Hour Vigil
Friday, January 11, 2008
5 p.m.
Corner near South Com.
Miami, FL
Contact Linda at l.belgrave@miami.edu
Demonstration
Friday, January 11, 2008
The Central Region office of the ACLU of Florida and the Central Chapter are organizing an event to coincide with the Jan. 11 call to Close Guantanamo. Our group is meeting at Senator Bill Nelson’s Orlando office at 4PM on Friday, Jan. 11, 2008 to demand that the Guantanamo prison be shut down. Clad in orange, we will hand deliver demand letters to the offices of Senator Nelson (D), Senator Mel Martinez (R), and US Rep. Ric Keller (R). By 5PM, we will march from these offices to the corner of ORANGE AVE to continue our event with tabling and a street-side demonstration in Downtown Orlando.
Orlando, FL
Stand for Peace Rally
Friday, January 11, 2008
12 p.m.
Colony Square, 14th and Peachtree
Atlanta, GA
Bring signs and banners. Help distribute leaflets and information.
For more information, call 404-524-5999
Protest and Street Theatre
Friday, January 11, 2008
7 p.m.
Corner of Kalakaua & Seaside, Waikiki
Groups will be holding signs and doing street theatre at the corner of Kalakaua and Seaside. More information coming soon.
Demonstration
Friday, January 11, 2008
12-1 p.m.
Idaho State Capital Annex
Boise, ID
Contact Liz Paul at idahopeacecoalition@msn.com
Procession and Vigil
Friday, January 11, 2008
12:30-1:30 p.m.
ACLU of Massachusetts
211 Congress Street (corner of Congress and High Streets) 3rd Floor
Boston, MA
The ACLU of Massachusetts will be holding a solemn procession and vigil in downtown Boston demanding the closure of Guantánamo prison.
If possible, wear orange jump suits over warm clothes or carry them. Assemble at the ACLU of Massachusetts, 12:15 PM. Start procession at 12:30 PM. Reach JFK Building by 1 PM. Then march in procession back to the ACLU office.
Vigil
Friday, January 11, 2008
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Lansing , Michigan
Attend the vigil organized by the Lansing/Jackson ACLU branch and the Greater Lansing Network Against War and Injustice from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm in front of the state capitol building.
If you are an Michigan State University student, stop by Wells Hall, Case Hall or The Rock between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm to sign a postcard telling federal legislators to shut down Guantánamo.
Rally
Friday, January 11, 2008
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Corner of Hennepin & Laggon Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Candlelight Vigil to Close Guantánamo
Friday, January 18, 2008 (one week after the anniversary)
Starting at 5 p.m.
Broadway between Market and Chestnut, St. Louis, MO
Starting at 5pm to face the evening commuters in downtown St. Louis.
The ACLU of Eastern Missouri, Amnesty International, along with other partnering organizations, are hosting a candlelight vigil to encourage the closure of Guantánamo. The event will take place on the steps of the historic Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis on Broadway between Market and Chestnut. (Street parking and public transit accessible.) RSVP requested but not required: 314-863-4548 or scott@aclu-em.org and for more info www.aclu-em.org. Armbands and candles provided to attendees.
Prayer Vigil To End Torture in Law and in Fact
Friday, January 11, 2008
12:30 p.m. – Juma Interfaith Prayers
1:00 p.m. – Vigil
Foley Square at Pearl & Centre Streets, New York City
Bring Signs, Slogans, Prayers and Hope!
http://www.nyrcat.org/
An Evening of Voices Against Torture
Friday, January 11, 2008
6 – 8 p.m.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
521 West 126th Street
Take #1 train to 125th stop
New York, NY
Speakers include: Dr. Steven Reisner, a psychoanalyst and faculty member at NYU Medical School and at the International Trauma Studies program at Columbia. Dr. Reisner has been on the forefront of the campaign to ban psychologist involvement in detainee interrogations.
Rev. N.J. L’Heureux, Executive Director of Queens Federation of Churches and outspoken minister against torture. There will be a report from Brooklyn where Puerto Rican activists have received subpoenas to appear also on January 11 in what represents an important case of grand jury repression.
http://nycworldcantwait.org
Call: 347-678-5905 / email: nyc@worldcantwait.org
Close Guantánamo Vigil
Friday, January 11, 2008
12-1 p.m.
300 Fayetteville St, Raleigh
ACLU and North Carolina Stop Torture Now vigil in Raleigh.
Close Guantánamo Rally
Friday, January 11, 2008
Oregon State University Memorial Union Quad
Corvallis, OR
12-1 p.m.
Sponsored by Veterans for Peace Chapter 132 and OSU College Democrats the rally will feature ACLU of Oregon Field Organizer Claire Syrett, and OSU Professor of Peace Studies Joseph Orozco. The Raging Grannies will be there too along with a group of “Guantánamo detainees” in orange jumpsuits. Orange armbands will be provided but wear your own orange if you can. Help us send the message to Washington and the world that Oregonians want our constitution restored, due process for people held by our government and Guantánamo closed down!
Want to help with the rally? We need “detainees” to wear orange jumpsuits and black hoods (which will be provided). Help us make a dramatic visual statement by joining the “detainee” line up. You can show up at the rally to volunteer or contact Claire Syrett, Southern District Field Organizer at csyrett@aclu-or.org to let us know you want to be a “detainee”.
Facing Guantánamo: Six Years Later
Thursday, January 10, 2008
7-9 p.m.
Location: National Constitution Center, Kirby Auditorium
5th & Arch St., Philadelphia
Featuring: Christopher J. Huber, Esq., Pro bono attorney for two current prisoners
Co-sponsored by: Amnesty International of Eastern PA, National Lawyers Guild Philadelphia Chapter, Brandywine Peace Community, The Liberty Center for Survivors of Torture, and the American Friends Service Committee Pennsylvania Program
Discussion: Guantánamo: The Enemy Is Us
Thursday, January 10, 2008
*East End/Shadyside
Coffee Tree Roasters
5524 Walnut Street, Pittsburgh
7 p.m.
Dean Don Guter, Duquesne Univ. School of Law
Rear Adm. (Ret. US Navy JAG)
http://www.aclupa.org/events/discussiongroups/index.htm
Demonstration to Close Guantánamo!
Friday, January 11, 2008
12 p.m.
Demonstration begins in front of the Federal Courthouse, 6th & Market Streets, Philadelphia
January 11, 2008, marks the six year anniversary of the first arrival of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. Join the the Nationwide Day of Action to Close Guantánamo!
The demonstration in support of the closure of Guantánamo. The demonstration will begin with a vigil in front of the Federal Courthouse, 6th & Market Sts., where the names of Guantánamo prisoners will be read while people chained together wearing black hoods and orange jump suits will stand. The “prisoners” will then will be “pulled” in a procession with banners, signs, and bell-tolling through the historic district of Philadephia, past the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and concluding in front of the National Constitution Center.
Co-sponsored by the Brandywine Peace Community and the ACLU of Pennsylvania.
Close Guantánamo Rally
Friday, January 11, 2008
Strom Thurmond Federal Building
1835 Assembly St.
Columbia, SC
12 p.m.
Join Activists from the greater Columbia area this Friday, January 11, at 12 noon for a rally in front of the Strom Thurmond Federal Building to call for closure of the detention facilities at Guantánamo Bay. Wear your orange jumpsuit or a poster. Signs, ribbons and other items will be made available at the rally.
For more events around the country and around the world check out Witness Against Torture’s website
Close Guantánamo Rally
Friday, January 11, 2008
Federal Building
655 E. Durango Blvd. (Parking available across the street)
San Antonio, TX
12-1:30 p.m.
-Wear ORANGE in solidarity
-Bring chains and participate in street theatre
-Bring signs with your message to STOP TORTURE!
Contact: John Stanford 210-732-6660; La Esperanza 210-228-0201
Close Guantánamo Candlelight Vigil
Friday, January 11, 2008
5-6 p.m.
Federal Building
125 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Freedom Files Screening
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
6:30-8 p.m.
Location TBA
The ACLU of Utah will host a screening of “Freedom from Abuse of Power: Torture and Unlawful Imprisonment,” ACLU.tv’s Freedom Files episode on unlawful detention. Dr. Tim Chambless, University of Utah professor of political science, will introduce and lead a discussion about the 30-minute film following the screening.
Learn more about the ACLU’s Freedom Files at www.aclu.tv
Close Guantánamo Demonstration
Friday, January 11, 2008
Westlake Plaza
Seattle, WA
4 – 7 p.m.
Please join Amnesty International and ACLU-WA in Westlake Plaza from 4-7 p.m. for a demonstration to Close Guantánamo.
For more events around the country and around the world check out Witness Against Torture’s website
Shut Down Guantánamo!
Friday, January 11, 2008
10 a.m. – Gather at the National Mall for Orientation to Prisoner March (National Mall @ 12th street NW btw Madison Dr NW & Jefferson Drive SW – near the Smithsonian Metro Stop)
11 a.m. – Permitted demonstration on the National Mall co-sponsored by Amnesty International and National Religious Campaign Against Torture
12 p.m. – Guantánamo Prisoner Procession from the National Mall to the Supreme Court (2 plus miles)
1:30 p.m. – Funeral Ceremony at the Supreme Court remembering the four men who died in custody at Guantánamo and mourning the death of Habeas Corpus
http://www.witnesstorture.org/
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