[act-ma] Wed. Dec. 5-Shut Down Guantanamo

[Michael Borkson]

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
>> > Vigil for Justice - Shut Down Guantanamo
>> >
>> > 10:00 am to 11:00 am 
>> > JFK Federal Building, Gov't Center, Boston
>> >
>> > Signs and banners welcome; a few will be provided
along with orange
>> > jumpsuits to help people connect visually with
the starkness of the 
>> > detainment.
>> >
>> > Join us for a solidarity vigil outside the
federal JFK building in
>> > Government Center for one hour on Wed, December
5.
>> >
>> > The Supreme Court will hear the two consolidated
cases testing the 
>> > legal rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees on
Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. -
>> > the only case scheduled for that day. Boumediene
v. Bush (06-1195) and
>> > Al Odah v. U.S. (06-1196) - whether Guantanamo
Bay detainees have a 
>> > constitutional or common law right to challenge
their detention through
>> > habeas claims in U.S. federal courts
(consolidated, one hour hearing).
>> >
>> > And mark you Calendars for January 11th, 2008,
The International Day to 
>> > Shut Down Guantanamo, as Witness Against Torture
takes to the streets of DC,
>> > marking six years of illegal detention, torture
and abuse.
>> >
>> > Boston solidarity vigil organized by Witness
Against Torture's Boston 
>> > Bureau and Friday Action for the Rights of
Detainees.
>> >
>> > Contact: Scott Langley, 214-226-0503,
scott at langleycreations.com