June is Torture Awareness Month. See what they are doing in MN

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http://www.worldwidewamm.org/calendar/pdfs/torture_flyer.pdf

Tuesday, June 22, 6:30-8:30pm:
Readings from Poems from Guantanamo and other writings relatedto torture.
The Salon, at Mad Hatter’s
Tea House, 943 West 7th, St.Paul 55102

Saturday, June 26, 11am-1pm:The
Center for Victims of Torture honors torture survivors on UN International Day in Support of Victims
of Torture.
717 E. River Parkway,
Minneapolis (outdoors)

Saturday, June 26, 2:00-4:00pm:
Screening and discussion with Capt. Yee of "The Response" the award-winning 30 minute dramatization
of a military tribunal at Guantanamo directed by Adam Rodgers, followed by cookout.
2418 E 24th St, Minneapolis, RSVP required, space is limited.
Call 612-822-9520


Saturday, June 26, 7:00-10:00pm:
screening and discussion of the film “Torturing Democracy” by Sherry Jones,
Walker Community Church, 16th Ave S and 31st St E, Minneapolis 55407


Sunday, June 27, 9am and 11am:
Capt. James Yee speaks at services at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church,
4537 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis


Sunday, June 27, 12:30-1:30pm:
Capt. Yee speaks informally in connection with St. Joan of Arc’s Peace and Justice Committee and
NRCAT (National Religious Campaign Against Torture, nrcat.org),
4537 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis


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and the big event.

Sunday June 27, 3:00-5:00pm
EDUCATIONAL FORUM ON TORTURE
Plymouth Congregational Church,
1900 Nicollet Ave S (at Franklin), Minneapolis

* Marjorie Cohn, immediate past president of the National Lawyers Guild

* Captain James Yee, former Army Muslim chaplain at Guantanamo

* Ellen Kennedy, PhD, Interim Director, Center for Holocaust and Genocide
Studies, Univ. of MN, Executive Director, World Without Genocide (www.worldwithoutgenocide.org)

* Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, Assistant Professor of Justice and Peace Studies,
Univ. of St. Thomas, and MN Senatorial candidate (2008)

CO-SPONSORED BY :the Minneapolis and St.Paul chapters of THE CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE•••VETERANS FOR PEACE Minnesota ACLU•••Minnesota Chapter of the ENDORSED BY: NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD

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Torture is not
a partisan issue. It...
Endangers our soldiers
Breaks the law
Destroys the torturer
Creates more enemies
Diminishes our credibility on
human rights
Decreases cooperation from
our allies
Sets a dangerous precedent
Creates false leads
Emboldens the enemy
Promotes disrespect for law
Weakens our treaties
Results in blowback
Dries up intelligence sources
Corrupts the torturing country