It is now
less than one month until the 11th anniversary of Guantánamo Bay on
11 January 2013 and the London Guantánamo Campaign’s “All
Roads Lead to Guantánamo” day of action. 166 prisoners remain there,
almost entirely without charge or trial after a decade. In his first term in
office, President Obama has failed to live up to the principles of freedom,
justice and human rights he claims to espouse. The responsibility thus falls on
the shoulders of civil society – us – to take action.
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4 – If you
can only attend the vigil we are organising outside the US Embassy in the
evening, we would appreciate help with:
6 –If you are a filmmaker, photographer or media worker, and you’d be interested in covering this action (tours/vigil), please get in touch with the co-ordinator, Aisha Maniar, at the e-mail address below. More details on media involvement: http://www.spectacle.co.uk/spectacleblog/guantanamo/london-guantanamo-campaign-11-january-2013/
There are
lots of ways in which you can get involved in this day of action from ALL OVER
THE WORLD. For the past 11 years, the US and other governments have had
plenty of excuses for inaction, what’s YOURS?
1 – Join
our educational tours retracing the journeys of five prisoners to Guantánamo
Bay: some who remain, some who have died, and some who were never near
Afghanistan in the first place. The purpose of the tours is to raise awareness.
We would especially appreciate the involvement of people who can help to
provide live streaming of the tours, and provide updates on the tours as they
progress through videos, pictures, audio, text comments, etc. relayed via
e-mail/SMS/Twitter/Facebook and Tumblr.
For more information on the tours and to join, please e-mail us: london.gtmo@gmail.com For more details:
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2 – As part
of our vigil outside the US Embassy at 6-8pm in the evening: http://www.facebook.com/events/137186296431211/
we will be reading out YOUR messages to President Obama about Guantánamo Bay.
Please send us your short messages: 50 words maximum (Tweet/SMS length) by
e-mail: london.gtmo@gmail.com/ on
our Facebook Page (below) or Twitter (@allroadsleadg11)
3 – Please
help raise awareness of this event and anniversary: invite your friends and
family to join.
Watch and share
our promo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzhe9BnrGIk&feature=plcp
You can
follow the news and action from now and on the day (live) on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllRoadsLeadToGuantanamo
Twitter: @allroadsleadg11 https://twitter.com/allroadsleadg11
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We anticipate
the action on the day to be educational and interactive, so we look forward to
you staying tuned to our updates on the various tours, news on prisoners, facts
about Guantánamo Bay and what you can do, as well as your feedback. Feel free
to share any relevant information – from around the globe - with us too!
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Holding up banners
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Stewarding
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Reading out messages and
the names of current prisoners
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General organisation
5 – The London
Guantánamo Campaign is an entirely volunteer organisation. We too will be
taking time off our day jobs. We largely fund our own activities, however if
you are able to make a small contribution to the cost of the banners we will
use on the day – outside the embassy and as part of the tours – it would be
greatly appreciated. Please e-mail us for more details on how to do this.
6 –If you are a filmmaker, photographer or media worker, and you’d be interested in covering this action (tours/vigil), please get in touch with the co-ordinator, Aisha Maniar, at the e-mail address below. More details on media involvement: http://www.spectacle.co.uk/spectacleblog/guantanamo/london-guantanamo-campaign-11-january-2013/
Be a part of
history. We hope to see you there – in person or virtually – and send a strong
message to President Obama, weeks before he assumes his second term in office,
that GUANTANAMO MUST CLOSE.
For any
queries, or further information, please contact the London Guantánamo Campaign
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