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JAN 6 (Tuesday): March of the Dead at the Opening of Congress. "We carry the names of those killed during the illegal U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq & Afghanistan to demand that this Congress end the terror of war, get out of Iraq, get out of Afghanistan, stay out of Iran, Pakistan, Syria..." Active Response Team says "WE NEED YOU TO TAKE PART & MAKE IT A PRESENCE ON CAPITOL HILL THAT CAN'T BE IGNORED." Contact: A.R.T. arrestbush@gmail.com JAN 11 (Sunday): 7th anniversary of Guantanamo Interrogation Camp. Protests everywhere against the U.S. torture state, against secret rendition and detention in Guantanamo and prisons in Iraq & Afghanistan. Orange jumpsuit contingents marching from churches, programs examining whether the Obama and the Democratic Congress will break with the crimes of the Bush regime, or continue them. Witness Against Torture will hold a prisoner procession and fast for justice at the White House January 11-20, demanding an end to torture and the closure of Guantanamo. JAN 17-20: Inauguration/MLK weekend. PROSECUTE the WAR CRIMINALS. END the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan. "This is for the widows, the orphans, and those killed in Iraq." Washington DC. Plans are in formation for the 4-day weekend. World Can't Wait is protesting Monday Jan 19 at the White House and Union Station to demand war crimes prosecutions of the Bush regime & Tuesday at the inaugural parade to demand that the US end torture, withdraw all troops immediately from Iraq & Afghanistan, and against the inclusion of Rick Warren in the ceremony. We are talking to other groups and will announce more plans shortly. Atlanta & Los Angeles: Protests at Warren's Saddleback Church near LA, and at Ebeneezer Baptist in Atlanta, where Warren is speaking on Martin Luther King's birthday. |
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