A time comes when silence is betrayal . . . We must speak with all the humility that is appropriate to our limited vision, but we must speak. For we are deeply in need of a new way beyond the darkness so close around us.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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WRRCAT Demonstration to Protest the Signing of the Military Commissions Act
October 17, 2006
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At the White House Gate, We Ask the Guard to Allow us to Deliver the People's Signing Statement to the President
Opponents of Military Commissions Act at White House While President Signs Act into Law
Linda Gustitus, Chair of WRRCAT, Speaks Opening Words to Demonstrators
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King, Jr.
WRRCAT objects to demise of Geneva Conventions in USA
We carry a coffin, in which lies the corpse of habeas corpus, and the People's Signing Statement to the White House gate.
Torture must stop
Within this police line, we try to present the People's Signing Statement on the Military Commissions Act of 2006.
Rabbi Gerald Serotta helps us grieve and encourages us to fight this new law
Our coffin holds the corpse of habeas corpus. Photo courtesy of Stephen F. Rohde.
Jean tries to present the People's Signing Statement to the White House. Photo courtesy of Stephen F. Rhode.
Outside the police lines, we emphasize the moral dimension of torture. Photo courtesy of Stephen F. Rohde.
Eve is arrested.
An iconic message: No More! Photo courtesy of Stephen F. Rohde.