Minnesota Vigil and March to shut down Guantanamo

TWIN CITIES VIGIL AND MARCH TO SHUT DOWN GUANTANAMO
4:00 PM, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007
MEET AT HENNEPIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, 3rd AVENUE AND 5TH STREET IN MPLS
Everyone is invited, but not required, to BE A GUANTANAMO PRISONER.
Prisoner names are available at www.witnesstorture.org and will be available at the vigil. WEAR AN ORANGE JUMP SUIT, IF YOU CAN, AND A BLACK HOOD. We wish for a large number of folks in orange jump suits to represent the Guantanamo prison population of about 400. Those not participating in this bit of street theater can still protest Guantanamo in other ways at this vigil.
a.. Commemorate the 5th anniversary of the first detainees’ arrival at Guantanamo. Many of these prisoners are still languishing there, suffering torture and abuse and complete lack of legal due process.
b.. Sign a petition to demand due process or immediate release for Guantanamo prisoners and to demand the closing down of Guantanamo. January 11 is the INTERNATIONAL DAY TO SHUT DOWN GUANTANAMO.
c.. March in an orderly silent procession, hauntingly evoking the moral disgrace that is Guantanamo. Deliver petitions. Demand justice.
d.. The film, “Road to Guantanamo” will be shown Wed, Jan 10, 7PM at the Jack Pine Center, 2815 E. Lake, Minneapolis – 612-729-2837
e.. We have a supply of orange jump suits and black hoods! Get yours while the supply lasts. We are selling orange jump suits for only $7, which is slightly less than our cost. We also have a supply of black hoods that we are selling for $1, which is also slightly less than our cost. So, you can get a suit and black hood for $8.00. Hoods and suits will be available beginning on Friday, 1/5/07 on a first come, first serve, at the office of Bob Kolstad, 1005 W. Franklin, #3. This is upstairs from Sebastians. Call Bob first to make sure he will be there (612-721-3425). Remaining hoods and suits will be available at the filming of “Road to Guantanamo”. If we still have some left over, we will bring them to the anti-Guantanamo vigil, Jan 11 at 4:00 PM, Hennepin County Government Center, 3rd Ave and 5th St.

The hoods are made out of cambric cloth that looks opaque, but which you can see out of. To make your own hood, take a rectangle of cloth 18″x36″. Fold so that it is 18″ square. Sew or safety pin the two sides, leaving the bottom open where you insert your head. No need to make hoods, though. We made up 50 of these!

Sponsored by:T3: Tackling Torture at the Top, Twin Cities Peace Campaign, Anti-War Committee, the War Resisters League, and Witness Against Torture.

For questions or help in obtaining inexpensive jump suits contact Roger Cuthbertson, [email protected].