Close Guantánamo Bay
On Thursday, January 11, Amnesty International activists around the country and the world will mark the fifth anniversary of the first transfer of detainees to Guantánamo Bay by holding public actions demanding that the detention facility be closed.
For the past five years, the US Government has detained hundreds of men in Guantánamo Bay, denying them their rights under US and international law. The detention facility at Guantánamo Bay must be closed.
All detainees should either be charged and tried in accordance with international fair trial standards or released unconditionally.
Mid-Atlantic | Midwest | Northeast | South | West
Mid-Atlantic
Washington, DC
Press Conference & Rally
Thursday, January 11 10:30 a.m. press conference followed by the rally
Steps of the U.S Supreme Court
Washington, DC
Midwest
Cedar Rapids, IA
Film Screening
Thursday, January 11 7:00 p.m. hosted by Amnesty International USA Cedar Rapids
Legion Arts/CSPS
1103 3rd St SE
Cost: Free of charge, but RSVP is required. You may call, or you may RSVP Tony Loyd Mobile - (319) 290-7402 or Home - (319) 362-4788 online.
Chicago, IL
January 11 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Federal Plaza
Downtown
(Dearborn between Jackson and Adams)
Join area peace groups to take a Stand Against Torture and act in solidarity with a national mobilization in Washington, D.C.
Des Moines, IA
Duluth, MN
Vigil
January 11 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. hosted by Amnesty International Local Group 642
Duluth Federal Building
Civic Center
Duluth, MN
Peoria, IL
Vigil
January 11 hosted by Amnesty International Local Group 572
Federal Builidng
Main and Monroe
West Lafayette, IN
March
January 11 4:30pm
Borders Books
Northeast
Amherst, MA
Rally
Amnesty International Local Group 128 will hold a rally in Amherst starting at 5pm
For More information contact Claudia Rhodes (cmerhodes@yahoo.com)
Andover, MA
Vigil
Town House
(old town hall)
20 Main St.
Amnesty International Loal Group 165 will hold a vigil in front of the Andover Town House 6-7:30 p.m.
Cambridge, MA
Vigil
AI Local Groups and Student Groups will host a vigil in front of Cambridge City Hall from 5-6PM, Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
For more information contact AI's Northeast Regional Office 617-623-0202
Hanover, NH
Vigil
The Hanover High School student group is planning on organizing a small
vigil for Guantanamo on January 11 from 3:30 to 4:30. We will be set up on
the Dartmouth green in the center of Hanover, NH and plan to have about 15
people, though hopefully more will come!
New York City, NY
Vigil and Prayers
Thursday, Jan. 11th, Noon - 1.30 p.m.
Foley Square, Manhattan, NY
Directions: Thomas Paine Park in Foley Square (Worth Street at Lafayette and Centre Streets)Subways: #4, 5, 6 to Brooklyn Bridge; J, M, Z to Chambers; A, C, E, to Chambers; R, W to City Hall; N, Q to Canal; 1 to Franklin or Chambers; 2, 3 to Chambers.
For more information, email mkennis@aiusa.org or call 212 633 4169
Newburyport, MA
Vigil
Please join AI's Merrimac Valley Local Group for a candle light vigil on behalf of the 5th Anniversary of detainees being held at Guantánamo Bay. The gathering will begin at Brown Square, Newburyport (in front of City Hall on Pleasant Street) at 4pm followed by a short walk up Green Street to the Superior Court House.
For more information contact Rob Burnham (crdburnham@verizon.net)
Northampton, MA
Demonstration
Amnesty International Local Group 76 and the Pioneer Valley Coalition Against Secrecy and Torture will mark the fifth anniversary of the first transfer of detainees to Guantánamo Bay by holding a local demonstration on the front steps of First Churches in Northampton from noon to 1pm.
For more information contact Barry Nigrosh (bnigrosh@aol.com)
Portland, ME
Demonstration
Amnesty International's South Portland High School's Student Chapter and the Greater Portland Local Group along with friends will gather at Tommy's Park, Downtown (time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
For more information contact Alicia Hynes (tenthavenue10@yahoo.com)
Providence, RI
Vigil
Please join us at 7pm for a candle light vigil on the steps of the First Unitarian Church, One Benefit Street, Providence, RI
For more information contact: Elizabeth Kenyon (teched1@cox.net)
Yonkers, NY
Postering
Amnesty International Local Group 707 members will be creating posters to drop in highly visible areas in Yonkers, to the let the public know the some of the heinous crimes being committed in Guantanamo Bay.
South
Atlanta, GA
Action/Vigil
Thursday January 11 5-6 PM
Little Five Points
(intersection of Euclid, McClendon, Moreland) www.l5p.org
Birmingham
Vigil
Thursday, January 11 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Birmingham Friends and AI Group #665
Fountain at Five Points South, 11th Avenue South and 20th Street South
Charleston, SC
Vigil
Thursday, January 11 7:00 p.m.
Front gate of the Naval Weapons Station on Red Bank Road (near North
Rhett). (From Charleston, take I-26 to US Hwy 78, go East on 78, and turn
right onto Red Bank Road.) We will bring candles, but if is very windy,
please bring a flashlight. Bring a sign if you have one. We will have
handouts and buttons.
For information, contact bflosue@earthlink.net.
Houston, TX
Protest
Jan. 11, 2007, 12-1pm
Houston Chapter of Amnesty International, USA
Protest to Mark the Fifth Anniversary of the First Arrival of Detainees to Guantanamo
Mecom Fountain, Main@Montrose
Phivan Wright - AI Group 23 - 281.587.5386 - pvlwright@mindswithoutborders.org - www.amnestyhouston.org
Miami, FL
Demonstration
Thursday, January 11 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. co-hosted by Amnesty International Miami
intersection of NW 87 Ave and 36 St
one block from Southcom
Tallahassee, FL
Vigil
January 11 4:00 p.m.
500 South Monroe at Apalachee Parkway
Come when you can.
Candles won't be lit till sundown.
We won't have speakers because it is so noisy.
We start at 4 because the eternal peace witness has always started at 4 on Thursdays for the last five years.
West
Boise, ID
Vigil
Thursday, January 11 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Statehouse
For local information, contact Ellen at 384-0847 or email wkanarek@aiusa.org
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Davis, CA
Vigil
The Center for Human Rights in the Americas at University of California Davis is planning a silent vigil at the E Street Plaza in downtown Davis from 4:30-5:30
Monterey, CA
Demonstration
January 11 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
(Lawn area on Fremont Street between Aquajito and Camino El Estero) more »
Portland, OR
San Franciso, CA
January 11
Vigil Noon - 1:00 p.m
Attend the Shut Down Guantanamo Nonviolent Vigil at the SF Federal Building
Film Screening 7:30 p.m.
Special Showing! One Night Only!
"The Road To Guantanamo" more »
San Franciso, CA
Protest / Demonstration
Saturday, January 13 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Union Square
(Geary Street side, opposite Macy's)
Wear orange & join in participatory street theater / nonviolent action
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