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Title:
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Close Guantanamo Now - ICUJP
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START DATE:
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1/11/2017
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START TIME:
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12:00 PM
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Duration:
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2 Hours
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Location:
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downtown, central, hollywood, northeast
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Location Details:
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Downtown Federal Building
300 N. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, 90012
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Event Topic:
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war
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Event Type:
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demonstration
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Contact Name:
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Contact Email:
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Contact Phone:
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323-510-7311
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DESCRIPTION:
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Interfaith Communities United For Justice & Peace - ICUJP
Invites You To Their Annual Event
Close Guantanamo Now
Wednesday, January 11th - Noon to 2:00 PM
Downtown Federal Building
300 N. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, 90012
15th Anniversary of the Opening of Guantanamo Prison & the Human Rights Violations it Represents.
A few of us will be kneeling in orange jumpsuits to dramatize the injustice that there are still human beings who are there in spite of being cleared for release.
Speakers:
Jodie Evans • Code Pink
Michael Rapkin • Esq. attorney for Guántanamo detainees
Mike Farrell • actor/activist
Ameena Mirza Qazi • National Lawyers Guild
Jim Lafferty • National Lawyers Guild
Rabbi Aryeh Cohen • Jewish University
Grace Dyrness • Urban Initiatives, ICUJP
Stephen Rohde • ICUJP
Endorsers:
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California * Bill of Rights Defense Committee and Defending Dissent Foundation * Code Pink LA * Out Against War
National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) * The National Lawyers Guild * No More Guantanamo’s * Peace Center of University United Church
More Information Call: 323-510-7311
http://www.icujp.org/special_events
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