Manchester Metropolitan University, England. 21 January 2009. MMU Islamic Society hosts an event entitled: "One Story. Guantánamo from both sides of the wire".
The speakers are:
Moazzam Begg - Ex-Guantánamo detainee, Spokesman for CagePrisoners
Omar Degahayes, former Guantánamo detainee
Christopher Arendt - Ex-Guantánamo Guard
Chair Opens Event
Stop the War Spokesperson Expresses Solidarity
Stop the War Spokesperson Presents Poster to Speakers
Moazzam Begg Speaking at MMU. 21st Jan 2009
Former Guantanamo Detainee, Omar Degahayes, Speaking at MMU. 21st Jan 2009
Former Guantanamo Guard, Chris Arendt, Speakiing at MMU. 21st Jan 2009
Question and Answer Session
The meeting is part of a tour of the UK that brings those on opposite sides of wire at Guantánamo together for the first time. This unique tour comes at a historic moment when Barack Obama takes office seven years after the first transfers to Guantánamo Bay and just after the Israeli bombing of Gaza.
Tour organised by CagePrisoners, Manchester meeting arranged by Man Met ISOC, backed and supported by Greater Manchester Stop the War
Moazzam Begg and CagePrisoners are both under attack in the media at the time of writing as the government attempts to deflect attention away from the recent Appeal Court ruling on MI5 complicity in torture. These videos are being published now as a gesture of support for Moazzam Begg and CagePrisoners.
