- Speaking Events
- May 17-19, 2013 – 100 Days of Guantanamo Hunger Strike
- May 17-19, Britain’s 100 Days Response
- May 23rd – Witness Against Torture – Response to Obama
- June 12th – Derwood, Maryland
- June 24 Close Gitmo at SF Occupy Forum
- June 12 – World Can’t Wait New York Times Ad
- June 17 San Francisco – Stand up for Prisoners at Gitmo
- June 26 International Day of Actions – Support Torture Victims
- July 12 – NRCAT Letter to Obama
- July 13 – Mobilization to Corcoran Prison in California
- July 20 – Pelican Bay Vigil in L.A.
- Aug 7-10 CloseGitmo.net meet up, Madison, WI
- Sept. 12- Prison Hunger Strikers Setting Standards – Pelican Bay, Guantánamo & Palestine
June 17th New York
Vigil in Solidarity with the Families of Guantànamo Prisoners and Two New Videos to Promote the Closure of Guantànamo
When: Monday (June 17, 2013), 6PM
Where: Washington Square Park, New York, NY
What: Vigil in solidarity with actions in Yemen to protest indefinite detention at the prison at Guantànamo Bay.
In addition,
The Blue Lantern Project, along with Witness Against Torture has produced the following videos and songs to promote the immediate closure of the prison at the U.S. naval base in Guantànamo Bay, Cuba. Please consider sharing these as widely as possible.
I Am Not Your Enemy:
Fast Tube by Casper
Hunger Strike Song:
Fast Tube by Casper
A few facts about GTMO:
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166 men are being held at Guantànamo.
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Most of them have never been charged with a crime.
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86 have been cleared for release.
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At least 104 are on hunger strike.
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41 men are being force-fed, 4 of them in the hospital.
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The World Medical Association and American Medical Association consider force-feeding a violation of medical ethics.
by 
Hunger Striker's Blog
U.S. Faster in Solidarity w/Gitmo & Pelican Bay Prisoners
Foreground: EMT prepares the tool for the nasal intubation. Background: U.S. Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina Middleground:...agony awaits.
The feeding demo is extremely painful, yet it is done with consent. The long-term solidarity fast continues with nasogastric nourishment in front of U.S. governmental symbols of power. The twice-daily force-feeding of Gitmo hunger strikers is nonconsensual and therefore real torture by the standards sponsored by U.S. taxpayers and authorized by members of Congress who just raised the debt ceiling to nearly $17 trillion. President Obama's actions continue to belie his empty words "Close Guantánamo." As Commander-in-Chief, he could easily order an end to what the Pentagon refuses to call "forced-feeding." The force-feeding is premeditated relentless forced penetration of plastic into their innermost sacred cavities !
Andrés Thomas Conteris - fasted on water and coconut water with vitamin and electrolyte supplements. Solidarity fast began July 8, 2013 with 30,000 hunger striking California prisoners urging fulfillment of 5 Core Demands of the Pelican Bay supermax prisoners. Force-feeding protests began Sept. 6 & Sept. 25 in front of the White House & later in front of the Oakland Office of CA Dept of Corrections and Rehab (CDCR) to depict how prisoners in Guantánamo are tortured with force-feeding twice-daily and how CA prisoners as future hunger strikers have been threatened with a court order authorizing force-feeding. On Oct 4 and Oct 8 he was tube-fed in front of the U.S. Embassies in Montevideo, Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Oct 15 a similar protest took place in Santiago, Chile. On Friday, Oct 18 the feeding protest returns to Washington, DC outside a Federal Court hearing on the lawsuit challenging force-feeding in Guantánamo. He is now on a maintenance fast losing about 1 pound per week, unlike the 5 pounds/week the first 11 weeks. In January 2014 with the anniversary of Guantánamo on Jan. 11, the force feeding protests will recommence. Please spread the word.
U.S. Hunger Strikers who have suspended their fast
Diane Wilson - Water only 58 days (lost 48 lbs). Diane, co-founder of CodePink and member of Veterans for Peace, suspended her hunger strike on June 27, 2013 after detention following her arrest for scaling the White House fence the day before. She faced a jury trial in DC District Court on Sept. 5th, 2013.
S. Brian Willson - Suspended Hunger Strike on June 10, 2013 after 31 days on 300cal/day, when a car accidentally hit him. Supporters continue a vigil with a rolling fast, in Portland, OR.
Elliott Adams - Went 80 days on 300 cal/day from May 18, to August 4, 2013 losing 45 lbs. He is past President of Veterans for Peace.
Tarak Kauff - Ended fast on August 4, 2013 after 58 days on 300 cal/day since June 7. He lost 29 lbs. On Board of Directors for Veterans for Peace.
Cynthia Papermaster - After 84 days on 300 cal/day, Cynthia suspended her hunger strike on Sep. 6 which began June 15, 2013. Code Pink member, lost 35 lbs. The transfer of two Algerian prisoners on Aug. 29, 2013, inspired her to suspend her fast.
Collaborative of CloseGitmo.net Organizations
- Campaign for Alternatives to
- Meta Peace Team: "Pursuing peace
- Metta Center for Nonviolence
- NRCAT
Daily Updates
- Articles: Guantánamo: Where Being Cleared for Release Means Nothing January 26, 2014
- Articles: Video: Washington D.C. Protest on the 12th Anniversary of the Opening of Guantánamo January 16, 2014
- Articles: Join Us in Washington D.C. on Jan. 11 to Tell President Obama, "Close Guantánamo Now!" January 6, 2014
