Vigil
Thursday, January 11 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Statehouse
Boise, ID
Idaho citizens take part in the International Day of Action to Shut Down Guantanamo
On January 11, 2007 please join the Idaho Statehouse Vigil when you can from the hours from 1pm - 4pm.
A program begins at 2pm. Speakers include representatives from the A.C.L.U., Veterans for Peace & Idaho Peace Coalition.
There will be a realistic replica of a small prisoner cage, just one example of the torture and mistreatment the prisoners have received. The vigil is in solidarity with Witness Against Torture actions taking place at the Supreme Court and US Federal Court in Washington DC and is sponsored locally by Amnesty International USA, A.C.L.U., Catholic Worker, the Idaho Peace Coalition, and Veterans for Peace.
For local information, contact Ellen at 384-0847 or email wkanarek@aiusa.org
"A stain on the character of the United States" -Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"Immediately close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and either release its inmates or bring them before an impartial tribunal." -United Nations Human Rights Commission
"America must close the camp as soon as is possible." - Kofi Annan