My own client will start his 17th year in June. We have gone through two completely hapless presidents- Bush and OBama -- and now we have a dangerous moron. I suggest to all of you that although it is easy to be complacent this is not the time. The new administration is trying to take the Guantanamo experiment one step further- to include citizens in the policy of indefinite detention without charge. Please stand up and be counted.
Here are some events over the Next Week in DC.
I will post more as I learn of more:
Tuesday,
January 9th, 6:30 pm
UNJUSTIFIABLE MEANS BY MARK FALLON
Kramer Books, 1517 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036
UNJUSTIFIABLE MEANS BY MARK FALLON
Kramer Books, 1517 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036
“President Trump wants to bring back torture. This is why he’s
wrong…In Unjustifiable
Means, Fallon reveals this dark side of the United States
government, which threw our own laws and international covenants aside to
become a nation that tortured—sanctioned by the highest-ranking members of the
Bush Administration, the Army, and the CIA, many of whom still hold government
positions, although none have been held accountable.” –kramers.com
Wednesday, January 10th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
THERE IS A MAN UNDER THAT HOOD: CLOSING GUANTANAMO AND ENDING TORTURE
Impact Hub, 419 7th St., NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004
PEACE POETS – ANDY WORTHINGTON – ALIYA HUSSAIN – BOOK LAUNCH
Sponsored by Witness Against Torture & Center for Constitutional Rights
THERE IS A MAN UNDER THAT HOOD: CLOSING GUANTANAMO AND ENDING TORTURE
Impact Hub, 419 7th St., NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004
PEACE POETS – ANDY WORTHINGTON – ALIYA HUSSAIN – BOOK LAUNCH
Sponsored by Witness Against Torture & Center for Constitutional Rights
Please join us for a performance, speakers,
and book launch on the eve of our annual
January 11 demonstrations against Guantanamo. The book — “There is a Man Under
that Hood” — sets the words of Luke Nephew’s (Peace Poets) remarkable poem of
that title to images of anti-torture demonstrations: photographs taken or
curated by Justin Norman (WAT). The afterword is written by Omar Farah, Senior
Staff Attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Thursday,
January 11th, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
RALLY TO CLOSE GUANTANAMO AND STOP TORTURE
White House, Lafayette Square, Washington, DC 20006
Hosted by a coalition of 15 organizations
RALLY TO CLOSE GUANTANAMO AND STOP TORTURE
White House, Lafayette Square, Washington, DC 20006
Hosted by a coalition of 15 organizations
Please join human rights activists, torture survivors,
Guantánamo attorneys, 9-11 family members, ex-military officials, and members
of diverse faith communities in Washington, D.C. on January 11, 2018, the 16th
anniversary of the opening of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, as they
rally to close the prison, end indefinite detention, dismantle Islamophobia,
and call for the immediate transfer of the cleared detainees.
Thursday, January 11th, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
GUANTANAMO UNDER TRUMP
New America, 740 15th St., NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005
ANDY WORTHINGTON – KAREN GREENBERG – THOMAS B. WILNER – MODERATED BY PETER BERGEN
GUANTANAMO UNDER TRUMP
New America, 740 15th St., NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005
ANDY WORTHINGTON – KAREN GREENBERG – THOMAS B. WILNER – MODERATED BY PETER BERGEN
“What will happen to the prison and its detainees in the
remaining years of the Trump administration? Will Donald Trump reverse course
and increase the number of detainees held there? Will the prison ever
close?” –newamerica.org
Witness Against Torture will be hosting activists for the entire week, Jan. 7 – 14, for its 2018 Fast for Justice. Click here for the tentative schedule. For RSVP or further information: please email witnesstorture@gmail.com.