Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Archive: October 2013

Arizona Artist Joan Baron discusses her work with the project

Arizona Artist Joan Baron discusses her work with the project Thumbnail Image

“The responsibility of the scribe is to record people’s emotions, people’s questions, and people’s concerns.” In addition to working with Phoenix Public Library to host our traveling exhibit and produce a great schedule of public events, our team at Arizona State University has also partnered with local artist Joan Baron. Baron was invited to create…

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Bringing the Memory Project to London

Bringing the Memory Project to London Thumbnail Image

This week marks a very important step for our project, as our national dialogue crosses the pond, becoming a truly international dialogue. Our director, Liz Sevcenko, will be bringing a version of our traveling exhibit to London, where it will be on display at New York University in London.  She will also be hosting a…

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Next stop Arizona!

Next stop Arizona! Thumbnail Image

After a great residency at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, our traveling exhibit is heading west once again. From mid-October until the end of November, our colleagues at Arizona State University will be hosting the exhibit. This is the sixth stop for the exhibit, and like every stop before it, ASU will add its own…

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This Week in Guantánamo: 2013 and 1991

This Week in Guantánamo: 2013 and 1991 Thumbnail Image

October 4, 2013: The Obama administration prepares to release another detainee from GTMO – the third in about as many months – after dropping its legal opposition to the release of Ibrahim Idris. Diagnosed as mentally ill soon after arriving at GTMO in 2002, Idris is not considered a threat, and will likely to be…

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Opening Night of UMass Amherst’s “Why Guantánamo?” Series

Opening Night of UMass Amherst’s “Why Guantánamo?” Series Thumbnail Image

September 11th continues to elicit painful memories of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Flight 93.  At the University of Massachusetts-Amherst this year, the attacks were remembered in a number of ways.  In addition to an on-campus vigil for those who perished, students were encouraged to consider some of the…

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