GTMO 10th Anniversary Vigil
Wednesday, January 11
Federal Building (901 2nd Avenue, Seattle)
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

In support of and in coordination with the NRCAT sponsored National Day of Action, WSRCAT will be holding a vigil on the steps of the Federal Building in Seattle on Wednesday, January 11, beginning at 5:00 PM. This will be a candlelight vigil, and all are welcome to join us. Please bring your own candles and make and signs.

The purpose of the vigil is to protest the continuing operation of Guantanamo, the President's failure to keep his promise to close it, and the repressive congressional legislation that passed both last year and this year that continues a regime of indefinite detention against international law, the U.S. Constitution, humanitarian principles and religous values.

We will also be calling attention to the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act. The passage of the NDAA and its signing into law by the President is the most serious attack on our constitutional liberties and human rights in our time. In codifying powers already is use by the president, the NDAA threatens to take our nation down the path of what is in fact a regime of unchecked executive power and lawlessness. This law strikes a blow at democracy itself.

We remain silent at our own risk.

Jim McDermott gave a critical speech on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

WSRCAT honors Rep Jim McDermott for his articulate statement on the floor of the House about how the National Defense Authorization tramples on our constitutional liberties and threatens democracy. Thank you, Jim!

LINK to Jim McDermott's webpage and comments on the NDAA.