Invite to Join Chicago Coalition to Shut Down Guantanamo Weekly Vigil

[Bob Palmer]

August 5, 2013: Day 180 of the Hunger Strike at Guantanamo Bay
57 men on hunger strike
41 being force-fed

Hi Friends,

We invite you to join the Chicago Coalition to Shut Down Guantanamo for our weekly vigil this Friday at 4:30-5:30 pm at Dearborn and Jackson!

We are looking for folks to
- wear an orange jumpsuit and black hood which represent the men detained indefinitely inGuantanamo Bay Prison.
- hand out flyers to passersby.
- engage people in conversation about the prison, policies and solutions to close Guantanamo!
- hold a sign with the people in orange jumpsuits
- come down to say hi, take a picture, make a post on facebook/twitter, etc.

If you cannot join us, please consider
- reading Shaker Aamer's account from inside Guantanamo Bay Prison :http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/shaker-aamer/shaker-aamer-guantanamo-have-i-lost-hope_b_3683130.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
- visiting our facebook page to learn more about the Hunger strike and what is going on with Guantanamo https://www.facebook.com/#!/ChicagoCoalitionToShutDownGuantanamo
- reading about the recent Senate Hearing Witness Against Torture participated inhttp://witnesstorture.org/blog/2013/07/24/closing-guantanamo-the-national-security-fiscal-and-human-rights-implications/
- joining the rolling fast : http://witnesstorture.org/blog/2013/04/27/new-wat-rolling-fast-participation-1/

Reply to this message with any comments or questions.

Thank you for your support,

Chicago Coalition to Shut Down Guantánamo (Illinois Coalition Against Torture, World Can’t Wait, Witness Against Torture, White Rose Catholic Worker)