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Defend Civil Liberties: six years of Guantanamo and the "War on Terror" (Edinburgh, UK)

By Richard
Created Dec 26 2007 - 2:08pm
Jan 11 2008 - 1:00pm
Jan 11 2008 - 9:30pm
Etc/GMT

Public Meeting and March

To mark the 6th anniversary Amnesty want as many people as possible dressed up in Guantánamo-style orange boiler suits, kneeling down outside the United States' Consulate in Edinburgh. Followed by a parade along Princes Street towards the Mound and repeat of the action in the open space beside the National Gallery. Meet 1pm US Consulate, 3 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5BW. 0131 313 7001 or scotland@amnesty.org.uk

Public meeting with Aamer Anwar (human rights lawyer). 7.30pm, Augustine Church, George 4th Bridge. Org. by Edinburgh STW: edinburghstw@tiscali.co.uk or www.edinburghstw.org.uk


Speakers include: Aamer Anwar (human rights lawyer), Tom Leonard (poet) and Shirley-Anne Somerville (Member of the Scottish Parliament)
Organised by Edinburgh Stop The War Coalition and Scotland Against Criminalising Communities

Location
U.S. Consulate
3 Regent Terrace
Edinburgh, EDH, EH7 5BW
United Kingdom

Source URL:
http://www.witnesstorture.org/node/766