On May 23, 2013, President Obama again promised to close the detention facility at Guantánamo. His pledge came in response to the mass hunger strike by men protesting their indefinite detention and to the renewed, global condemnation of the prison. One year later, far too little has changed: few detained men have left the prison and hunger strikes and forced feeding continue. Join Witness Against Torture in Washington, D.C., across the U.S., and around the world to urge President Obama and Congress to end indefinite detention and close the detention facility at Guantánamo.
So far, demonstrations, fasts, and vigils are planned in Chicago, Raleigh, New York City, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Buffalo, and Boston. Details about the local actions (including a toolkit for how to plan your own) and other resources will be available soon. Please email WitnessTorture@gmail.com if you are planning or hoping to plan an action in your community.
The May 23rd Day of Action is being coordinated by Witness Against Torture in collaboration with Amnesty International, Blue Lantern Project, Center for Constitutional Rights, CloseGitmo.net, Code Pink, London Guantanamo Campaign, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, National Religious Campaign Against Torture, Torture Abolition and Survivor Support Coalition, Veterans for Peace, World Can’t Wait, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, No More Guantanamos, and others.
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