Gitmo Clock 8000 Days Photos (2)
15 of the nearly 170 photos we received, marking 8,000 days of the existence of the prison at Guantánamo Bay on December 6, 2023.
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By Andy Worthington
On Dec. 6, 2023, the shameful and unjustifiable prison at Guantánamo Bay had been open for 8,000 days, and this page features nearly 90 photos from campaigners across the U.S. calling for its closure, following on from a first page featuring over 80 former prisoners, lawyers, politicians and campaigners across the U.S. and around the world calling for its closure.
The photos on this page begin with an amazing collection of photos from San Francisco by Gavrilah Wells, whose dedication is inspiring. Over the last few weeks, she took nearly 50 photos at various political protests and at Amnesty meetings, which we think can most accurately be described as portraits of a city-wide protest scene, providing a brilliant snapshot of the other America — left-wing, multi-cultural — that we don’t always hear about.
Also included are photos received from gatherings in Western Massachusetts — a hotbed of progressive activism — and New York State.
The campaigners took photos with the poster marking 8,000 days, part of an ongoing photo campaign via our Gitmo Clock website, which counts in real time how long Guantánamo has been open.
The campaign began on January 11, 2018, the 16th anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo, when Donald Trump was president, and when the prison had been open for 5,845 days, and it has continued ever since, marking every 100 days in the prison's bleak and unforgivable history.
Please join us to mark the 22nd anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo, on Jan. 11, 2024, when it will have been open for 8,036 days. Please send your photos to info@closeguantanamo.org.
Please also see here for photos from, and a report about the coordinated global vigils that also took place across the U.S. and around the world on December 6.
Marking 8,000 days of the existence of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, on December 6, 2023, Gavrilah Wells, in San Francisco, calls on President Biden to close the prison without further delay. The photos below were taken by Gavrilah over the last few weeks, on protests and at Amnesty meetings.
Alan.
Arzhang.
Babak.
Barbara.
Beauty.
Ben.
Bernard.
Brandon.
Carmela.
Carole.
Cool Person.
Dalia.
Diane.
Faisal.
Farideh.
Gretchen.
Henry.
Hilary.
James.
John.
Matt.
Mike.
Naheed.
Nik.
Oliver and River.
Pam.
Pamela.
Paula.
Rich.
Ron.
Saeid.
Sam and Donovan.
Samir.
Sarah.
Sasha.
Stefanie.
Supatra.
Tanya.
Taraneh.
Tatiane.
Xotchil and La Johnny.
On December 6, 2023, Gavrilah Wells took another set of photos at a rainy vigil in San Francisco for the closure of Guantánamo, one of the monthly coordinated global vigils for the closure of Guantánamo that have been happening all year. This is Adrienne, and five other campaigners are below.
Curt Wechsler of The World Can't Wait.
Judy.
Lennie.
Maggie.
Marianne.
In Cobleskill, NY, Elliott Adams marks 8,000 days of the existence of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, on Dec. 6, 2023, and calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.
In Cobleskill, NY, Ann Adams marks 8,000 days of the existence of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, on Dec. 6, 2023, and calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.
In Cobleskill, NY, Pete Looker marks 8,000 days of the existence of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, on Dec. 6, 2023, and calls on President Biden to close it without further delay.
Nancy Talanian, in Western Massachusetts, sent this photo and the six below of campaigners marking 8,000 days of the existence of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, on Dec. 6, 2023, and calling on President Biden to close it without further delay. Nancy and Fran’s photos were taken in Whately, while the others were taken at the local Amnesty chapter’s annual Human Rights Day program in Amherst.
Fran Fontino.
Nahid Abunama Elgadi.
Jon Weissman.
Sarah Monaco.
Sidney and Miriam Moss.
Susan Schade.
Paki Wieland, in Western Massachusetts, sent this photo and the 28 below of campaigners marking 8,000 days of the existence of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, on Dec. 6, 2023, and calling on President Biden to close it without further delay. As she stated, "We were at our weekly stand out for Peace on the Greenfield Common and at the 80th birthday for Merri Ansara. Thanks for the invitation to bring activism into the birthday party, people loved it. Let's keep on making the connections for justice!"
