Thursday 9 Feb London Afghanistan

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9th February: Afghanistan Behind the Headlines: 7.30pm, Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, NW1 (opposite Euston Station), With photojournalist Guy Smallman and ex-soldier Ben Griffins, for more information see www.peacenews.info 11th February: Guantánamo Chain Gang: Free Shaker Aamer (to mark Shaker’s 10th year in Guantánamo): ASSEMBLE 12 NOON outside NORTHCOTE RD BAPTIST CHURCH, NORTHCOTE RD, LONDON SW11 6DB – organised by the Save Shaker Aamer CampaignWalking slowly in chains through the streets of Battersea and Clapham Junction to a rally at the Battersea Islamic Culture and Education Centre, Falcon Road, SW11 2PF14th February: Guantánamo Chain Gang at the US Embassy, Grosvenor Square, W1A, 2pm – organised by the Save Shaker Aamer Campaign
On Tuesday 14 February, Shaker will have been in Guantanamo for 10 years. Please join us at the US Embassy, London, to hand in cards and petitions for President Obama.Banners, drums and noise welcome.More details: ssac.contact@gmail.com www.saveshaker.orgOnline actions you can take:

URGENT ACTION - Sign the following e-petition to the White House asking President Obama to close Guantánamo and make good on the promise he made over three years ago to close it: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/close-guantanamo-now/ 6cMPlxQw If more then 25,000signatures are received by 6 February, a response is guaranteed by the US government - if you are signing from outside the US, please leave the zipcode blank

- Get your MP to sign EDM 2558 tabled by Caroline Lucas MP to mark the 10th anniversary of Guantánamo Bay: http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/2558 Send a short e-mail/letter to your MP (find their contact details at www.theyworkforyou.com) reminding them that Guantánamo Bay has been open for 10 years now and is no closer to closure and two British residents, Shaker Aamer and Ahmed Belbacha, remain there, both held for over 10 years without charge or trial. If your MP has signed, you can also raise these issues and thank them for signing. If you're not sure of what to write and would like some guidelines, please contact us.


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