Today marks an international day of protest against torture in Guantanamo. I will be at the rally in Boston that is sponsored by MoveOn.
You can check out actions around the globe here at Witness Torture.
A couple of details below the fold but please check links for events in your area.
No to Iraq War Escalation
BOSTON COMMON - Park St. & Tremont St.
BOSTON COMMON
11 Jan 04:00 PM
Joining concerned people across the country, United for Justice and Peace, along with MoveOn.org, True Majority, the Stop the Wars Coalition, the American Friends Service Committee and Massachusetts Peace Action are organizing a rally to denounce an escalation of the war in Iraq. Following this rally, many will walk to Copley Square to join a previously scheduled demonstration to close the Guantanamo prison. Speakers there will include Jeff Gleason of the Center for Constitutional Rights who represents 6 of the Guantanamo detainees and Josh Rubenstein of Amnesty International.
Address: BOSTON COMMON
Location: Boston, MA 02111
Directions: Red or Green Line to Park St. Orange Line to downtown. Boston Common @ Park St. & Tremont St.
Host: Carolyn Fuller
Status: Public, open for RSVP, 97 Guests (Max 5000)
Events in Washington and NYC are detailed here at The Center for Constitutional Rights.
NEW YORK
NYC
12 Noon to 1:30 p.m., Foley Square
Join a vigil against Guantánamo at Foley Square in Lower Manhattan. This is sponsored by the Metro NY Religious Campaign Against Torture and Code Pink and supported by CCR. The vigil will feature representatives of faith communities and street theater.
Washington DC
Washington D.C.
10:00 AM - Witness Against Torture Protest
Gather at Upper Senate Park (intersection of Delaware & Constitution Avenues, NE). March from the Park, to the Supreme Court to the U.S. Federal Court, theatrically taking the prisoners' case from the court that upheld their rights to the Federal Court where their cases need to be heard. Outside the Federal Court, people will read stories from inside Guantanamo, do street theater and hand out leaflets. At the same time, inside the court house, we will bring the names and stories of those imprisoned at Guantanamo into the court; holding the court responsible for those men.
Please add links to protests in your areas. Sorry I will not be around -- I have to go to work.