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FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2013, file photo reviewed by the U.S. military, dawn arrives at the now closed Camp X-Ray, which was used as the first detention facility for al-Qaida and Taliban militants who were captured after the Sept. 11 attacks at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. U.S. officials say the Pentagon’s long-awaited plan to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer the remaining detainees to a facility in the U.S. calls for up to 475 million in construction costs, but would save as much as 180 million per year in operating costs. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) Charles Dharapak
Guantanamo Bay detention camp to be focus of demonstrations in Greenfield, Northampton
Demonstrators wear orange jumpsuits and black hoods in reference to Guantanamo Bay detention camp, on the Greenfield Common in 2017. People will be demonstrating on the Greenfield Common again on Monday, as well as in Northampton. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
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The 19th anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp is this month a fact that comes as a surprise to many people, says Sherrill Hogen, one of the organizers of a demonstration that will be held in Greenfield and Northampton on Monday.
Demonstrators will gather on the Greenfield Common at 11 a.m., and then outside the Hampshire County Courthouse in Northampton at 1:30 p.m. In both cases, they will also walk along each city’s respective Main Street.