Close Guantánamo: Witness Against Torture's White House protest

On January 11, 2013, the 11th anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo, after the official protest in Washington D.C. came to an need -- consisting of a rally at the Supreme Court, and a march to the White House -- a group of protestors, mainly with the anti-torture group Witness Against Torture, decided to proceed to the White House, to tie 166 orange ribbons on the fence -- one for each of the men still held -- and to sing, softly and beautifully, a song of solidarity with our "Muslim brothers." I was surprised by how deeply moving this whole ceremony was, and relieved that the police didn't arrest anyone.

For Witness Against Torture, see: witnesstorture.org/

For further information about Guantánamo, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2013/01/12/eleven-years-of-guan...

and: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2012/10/25/who-are-the-55-clear...

Also see my other set of photos of the day of protest here: www.flickr.com/photos/andyworthington/sets/72157632514230...

For more on Andy Worthington, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/

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