All of our friends who spent last night and the better part of today in jail, have now been released. After 30 hours locked up, the system slowly grinded on, and people have a first court date of March 18. We'll keep you in the loop as details around a possible trial come together. From those who were arrested, there were stories of joy as well as frustration… more...
Today was a busy one. As I sit to write this brief update, forty-two friends are in DC jail after simultaneous actions inside and outside the US Capitol. Rather than re-count the actions here, we encourage you too look through our site for photos, videos and other reports. Please forward links around, post them on facebook, e-mail them to friends and family, not to highlight what we have done, but to draw attention to the continuing crime of Guantanamo. more...
We began Day 9 before the sun came up, getting everyone together, into orange jumpsuits, and out the door of St. Stephen's by 6:20am. Off we went to the Pentagon, to participate in a weekly vigil that the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker has been holding consistently for over 25 years. more...
Witness Against Torture Reflects on “The Guantánamo ‘Suicides’: A Camp Delta Sergeant Blows the Whistle,” by Scott Horton (Harper Magazine's March 2010 cover story)
We learned of the deaths of Salah Ahmed Al-Salami, Mani Shaman Al-Utaybi and Yasser Talal Al-Zahrani at Guantanamo as we prepared for a big birthday celebration for Daniel Berrigan’s 85th in New York City. It was June 9, 2006. We were saddened and outraged, but not really surprised. more...
We are halfway through the "Fast for Justice," and as we get closer to the end, our minds are heavy with the thought of the prisoners for whom no end is in sight. We think of them and we also keep in mind all of you who are here with us in spirit. more...
Day Two of the fast for justice began at the Friends Committee on National Legislation where we received training to prepare for lobby visits later in the day. At 1pm, the first group went to their first lobby visits while a group of about twenty-four of us participated in a somber "prisoner walk" through the halls of the Senate Hart Building. To round out the day, we went to the White House, where we joined the Dorothy Day house and other folks who have been holding a vigil there every Tuesday since the end Witness Against Torture's 100 days campaign. more...
Today, January 11, 2010, around 100 of us gathered at the White House, many wearing orange jumpsuits and black hoods. After a street theater performance, we heard from a few speakers as people held a large “Close Guantanamo” banner as a backdrop. more...