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Close Guantanamo Now!
Wednesday September 2 • 5:00-6:00
Steps of the NY Public Library, Fifth Avenue at 41st Street
In 2001, after 9/11, the U.S. government rounded up Muslim men across Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Middle East and North Africa. Most were “bought” for bounties of $5,000; some were tortured in so-called “black sites” controlled by the U.S. military. In early 2002, George Bush opened part of the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and began building a prison for 800 men he called “the worst of the worst.” These men were held outside U.S. law, not given the rights of prisoners of war. The CIA developed “new” torture methods to interrogate them, though most knew nothing about the attack of 9/11. (Three confessed to being involved and agreed to plead guilty). Most other governments have condemned the U.S. for these unconscionable violations of human rights.
Join us as we demand the closure of Guantánamo! 15 men, three already cleared for release, still remain incarcerated in the U.S. torture camp which will have been in operation for 24 years come January 2026. And now thousands of migrants are being rounded up, some of whom are being sent to Guantánamo.
No War! Vigil for Peace in the World
Ongoing every Saturday
11 am – 12 pm
Union Square on the steps @14th Street, Manhattan
Ceasefire in Gaza — and throughout the region!
Refuse to pay taxes for war! Contact us for a war tax resistance presentation or workshop. See more info and resources here
Links for Ongoing Actions in NYC:
Jewish Voice for Peace NYC
NYC listings or Pro NYC
Another action list – National
Resources and links on WRL National website
Support Israeli Conscientious Objectors and resisters – Refuser Solidarity Network
War Resisters’ International organizing internationallly against war and violence and in support of war resisters
New York City WRL 