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- Protest Guantanamo Bay on January 11

- Water Conservation Tips

Contact your Georgia Legislators:
Click here for a list of Georgia Legislators in North Fulton
For more info on House members, call 404-656-5082; for Senate members, call 404-656-0028.
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Contact your Federal Legislators:
U.S. House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov/
U.S. Senate: http://www.senate.gov/

Call To Action January 11: Six Years Too Long -- Closing Guantanamo Bay
January 11, 2008 will mark six years since the first 20 prisoners arrived at Guantánamo Bay Cuba. Since then, 775 prisoners have passed through the gates and no trials have been completed.

As a symbol of freedom and democracy throughout the world, the United States must hold itself to our own high standards. When we resort to the use of torture, abuse, and indefinite detention we lower ourselves to the level of our enemies and defy the basic values that we hold dear. Guantánamo Bay has tarnished the reputation of the United States and makes a mockery of our core values. Six years on, it is time to call once and for all for the United States to CLOSE GUANTÁNAMO!

Stand with us on January 11th and let’s prove that those who would advocate for a lower standard are on the wrong side of the law... the wrong side of core American values... and the wrong side of history. Join me in signing the petition to Close Guantánamo and stand strong in support of justice. O n January 11, we are also calling on everyone opposed to torture and indefinite detention to WEAR ORANGE to symbolize their sadness and disgust with the national shame that is Guantánamo Bay.

Download the CLOSE GUANTÁNAMO Toolkit now to find out how you can organize for January 11 at home, in your office, on campus, in your community, and online.

1.     Join the Stand for Peace Rally at Colony Square, Fri. 1/11/08 @ 12:00n (at 14th & Peachtree St in Atlanta)
2.     Sign Petition to Close Guantánamo Bay: http://www.aclu.org/ciacoverup
3.     Wear Orange on Friday, 1/11/08

To RSVP for the Stand For Peace Rally, please contact:
Ms. Benetta M. Standly - Statewide Organizer
American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia
Tel. 404.523.6201 Ext. 31
Fax 404.577.0181
Email: bstandly@acluga.org
URL: http://www.acluga.org

For more information and a listing of events nationwide, please visit: http://www.aclu.org/safefree/detention/closeguantanamo.html

Water Conservation Tips:
Georgia is in a crisis over water due to a decade of drought, over consumption of our water resources, and a complete lack of planning and conservation. You can make a difference today! Click here for 101 specific tips and tactics that will help us conserve water in Georgia: http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/100ways/se.shtml