Witness Against Torture - Witness Against Torture

Defendants Prepare to Begin Trial

Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:24 -0400

The thirty five defendants stand in front of Superior Court holding "Close Guantanamo" banner.
Phot Credit: Bill Ofenlach

Brian Terrell

Tue, 27 May 2008 23:53:59 -0400

Another image from the ritual of justice.
Photo Credit: Bill Ofenlach

Defendant Ken Butigan

Tue, 27 May 2008 23:49:25 -0400

Ken Butigan places the name of Gul Zaman at the shrine of justice.
Photo Credit: Bill Ofenlach

Ritual of Justice Begins

Tue, 27 May 2008 23:43:43 -0400

Father Bill Pickard stands, and moves to place the name of his prisoner--Ali Faruq Mohamed-- in the shrine of justice.
Photo credit: Bill Ofenlach

May 27, Press Conference and Ritual of Justice

Tue, 27 May 2008 23:34:58 -0400

Defendants kneel in Guantanamo prisoner garb as the press conference concludes.
Credit: Bill Ofenlach

Supreme Court Protest, December 5, 2007

Mon, 19 May 2008 12:59:38 -0400

Witness Against Torture stands vigil outside the U.S. Supreme Court on December 5, 2007, as the Court hears the oral arguments for Al Odah and Boumediene.

Banner holders arrested

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:19:14 -0500

Holding Banner, Jan 11: Shut Down Guantanamo! Art Laffin is being cuffed, Patrick Stanley is about to be arrested on the steps of the US Supreme Court.
Photo by Liz McAlister

Ellen's Voice Fills the Great Hall of the Supreme Court

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:09:44 -0500

Gathering in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court, Ellen sings a call and response: the sacred tree of life. Her voice breaks the silence of the marble building.
photo by Liz McAlister

Holding pen for those arrested on the steps of the US Supreme Court

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:03:05 -0500

Those arrested outside, for walking up the steps to the Supreme Court, were cuffed and held in this outside area until well after dark. Many had wet clothes from the earlier rain.
photo by Liz McAli

Arrests Underway

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:59:47 -0500

Inside the US Supreme Court, arrests are underway.
Photo by Liz McAlister

Attempt to unfurl banner inside Supreme Court

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:54:01 -0500

Inside the US Supreme Court, we tried to unfurl the banner that read "Close Guantanamo."

photo by Liz McAlister

U.S. Supreme Court is shut down!

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:51:29 -0500

As the people gathered inside, as orange shirts emerged, as words of support for the prisoners were heard, the Supreme Court was closed!
photo by Liz McAlister

Banner outside the Supreme Court, Jan 11, 2008

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:34:22 -0500

Art Laffin, Kate Grady DeMott,Martha Hennessy, Leah Grady Savitz, Patrick Stanley and Tom Feagley hold banner on steps..on the landing.. in front of the Supreme Court.
Photo by Liz McAlister

Shut it Down!

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:27:07 -0500

Inside the Supreme Court, as arrests are happening, a chant wells up out of our grief: "Shut it Down!"

Photo by Liz McAlister

Why are we here today at the Supreme Court? Jan 11, 2008

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:21:50 -0500

Bill Frankel-Streit begins to read: We come to the Supreme Court today because it is the sixth anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo prison as a place were men, given the devious label "enemy comba