For the past 100 days, a coalition of groups and individuals took part in demonstrations, educated Congress & the public, and engaged in nonviolent direct action. More...

President Obama should free 17 Chinese Muslims the US government has exonerated of any wrongdoing but who remain imprisoned in Guantanamo. More...

The Bagram Theatre Internment Facility at the U.S. Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan is destined to supplant Guantanamo. More...

Following a rally and procession, 61 people dressed in orange jumpsuits and black hoods were arrested in front of the White House. More...

Day 97 update

Mon, 04/27/2009 - 2:07pm

A hot day at the White House
Today's temperature in Washington, DC, reportedly climbed above 90, the first truly hot day of the vigil.

Also today, more than 100 people, many in wheelchairs, risked arrest by handcuffing themselves to the White House fence. They are agitating for the Community Choice Act, "A Community-Based Alternative To Nursing Homes And Institutions For People With Disabilities." More reports.

Update: 91 arrested.