Join us THIS WEEK for events marking 20 years of Guantánamo 

Rupture and Reckoning: 20 years of Guantánamo Anthology and Digital Art Exhibition Launch
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 | 11–1 p.m. ET

On the anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo, we would like to use the occasion to stimulate reflection upon the realities of Guantánamo with our partner’s publication and digital art exhibition.

The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) will host an online panel to discuss the impact of Guantánamo and the legal struggle for the detainees and lawyers involved, including those from the Center for Constitutional Rights. 

Register for this event on the ECCHR website.

Disrupt, Confront, and Close Guantánamo: 20th Anniversary Virtual Rally
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 | 2–3:30 p.m. ET

Join us for a virtual rally to mark 20 years since the Guantánamo Bay Prison was opened as part of the so-called global “War on Terror.”  

Co-sponsoring organizations: Amnesty International, Center for Constitutional Rights, Center for Victims of Torture, Witness Against Torture.

For more information and to register to attend, visit the event page on our website.

Guantanamo 20 Years on: A Religious Perspective
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 | 3–4:30 p.m.

Senior Staff Attorney J. Wells Dixon will speak at a virtual webinar organized by the Episcopal Church and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture. Many Guantánamo detainees were tortured by the U.S. government, and, two decades after the prison opened, most of the 39 people imprisoned there have never been charged with or tried for any crime. Join us to discuss why the prison at Guantánamo was opened, the human rights abuses that occurred there, the long-running failure of the military commissions process to provide justice, and what steps we can take to close the prison for good.

Register to attend on our website.

Guantánamo, Off the Record: 20 Years in the Fight
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 | 3–4:30 p.m. ET

Join us the day after the  anniversary for candid reflections from our staff on two decades of work ‒ the victories, the losses, and everything in between. Lawyers and advocates will share stories that didn’t always make the headlines, but that helped define the ongoing struggle to close the forever prison.

For more information and to RSVP, head to our website.

We’re hiring! Looking for two movement lawyers  

We are thrilled to announce the launch of a search for two staff attorney positions—a special opportunity as these positions are limited. We are seeking dynamic, visionary attorneys, preferably with 7+ years of litigation experience, who are politically aligned with our mission and approach to movement lawyering. These attorneys will have demonstrated experience in racial justice, policing, immigration, economic and gender justice (including LGBTQIA+ justice), and FOIA / Open Records, or capacity to grow and master these areas in creative and accountable ways. 

Visit our website to find out more. The deadline to apply is February 10.

Documentary film Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America opening January 14 at Film Forum 

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America will be in theaters across the country beginning on Friday, January 14!

Interweaving lecture, personal anecdotes, interviews, and shocking revelations, in WHO WE ARE, criminal defense/civil rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson draws a stark timeline of anti-Black racism in the United States, from slavery to the modern myth of a post-racial America. 

Watch the official trailer on YouTube.