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.
Washington Region Religious Campaign Against Torture
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U.S. AND TORTURE:
A RELIGIOUS CALL TO ACTION
A One-Day Conference Open to All
SATURDAY, JUNE 17th 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Sponsored by WRRCAT
Held at River Road Unitarian Church, 6301 River Rd., Bethesda
Torture violates basic human dignity that all religions hold dear. Policies and practices that permit torture and inhumane treatment are morally intolerable. Our goals are to stop U.S.-sponsored torture, including the practice of rendition and the use of secret prisons, and to hold the perpetrators of U.S.-sponsored torture accountable.
Speakers Include:
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI)
Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee
Sponsor of the amendment to establish an independent commission on torture
Seymour Hersh, Investigative Journalist
Pulitzer Prize Winning Author of The New Yorker articles exposing torture at Abu Grahib
Rev. Beth Pyles, Christian Peacemaker Teams
Presbyterian Minister, Member of CPT in Iraq
Jennifer Harbury, Human Rights Activist
Author of Truth, Torture and the American Way
Ray McGovern
CIA analyst for over 25 years; Co-Director, Servant Leadership School, Church of the Saviour
Cost: $25 ($10 for students)
Includes coffee/rolls; catered lunch; beverage
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