Denounce Torture!! January 11 in KC

[proud2BlibKansan]

January 11th, 2008

Kansas City Amnesty International Group
to host an event
to mark the Sixth Anniversary of Guantánamo Bay

Amnesty International group # 115 will host a film screening and art event at the YWCA Theatre on Friday, January 11th to mark the sixth anniversary of the first arrival of detainees at the U.S.-controlled detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Over the past six years, the United States has held more than 700 men at Guantánamo, and only a few have even been charged with a crime. This regime of indefinite detention is in clear violation of U.S. domestic law and international law.

"The practices pioneered at Guantánamo Bay have corroded America's moral standing. Guantánamo symbolizes the Bush administration's human rights violations in the war on terror. The America we believe in would shut down Guantánamo now.

WHAT: Screening of “The Road To Guantánamo, a poetry reading, and art exhibit

WHEN: January 11th- Art reception 5:30-7:00 pm Movie begins at 7:00 pm.

WHERE: YWCA Theatre and Art Gallery 1017 N 6th Street Kansas City, KS

CONTACT: Kara Erickson 913 321-5867 or

Patrick Alexander (YWCA) [phone]

Will you take a stand to help us denounce this facility?