From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org):
The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) is joining with a national coalition of religious and human rights groups in a National Week of Action Against Torture, Guantanamo and the NDAA. Co-sponsoring organizations are listed below.
Share this promotional video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PyhwBpML6Q) to encourage others to join us in June
Friday, June 22: National Call-in Day to the White House & Congress
Sunday, June 24: DC March Against Torture, Guantanamo & NDAA – Coalition Demonstration, 1:00PM – 2:30PM
Sign-up to join us for the march at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/june24dc – We’ll send exact event details closer to June 24.
Download the flier here at http://www.nrcat.org/storage/nrcat/documents/tam2012_june24dc_flier.pdf
Use this sample message (http://www.nrcat.org/storage/nrcat/documents/june%2024%20sample_email_individuals1.pdf) to invite your contacts to join us on June 24
Facebook event page (https://www.facebook.com/events/245275675571834/) for June 24 event in DC
If your organization or congregation would like to co-sponsor, please contact John Humphries
Solidarity events being planned for Chicago and San Francisco (details TBA)
Tuesday, June 26: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
National Tweet-in Day to Congress & the White House (more details soon)
Day of Vigils across the USA – Register a vigil in your community at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/june26vigils.
Download a toolkit for local organizers at http://www.nrcat.org/storage/nrcat/documents/vigil_toolkit_june2012.pdf.
View a list of events currently registered at http://www.nrcat.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=449&Itemid=323.
List of co-sponsoring organizations (as of 5/25/12):
- Amnesty International
- National Religious Campaign Against Torture
- Witness Against Torture
- America Come Home
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Anti-War.com
- Bellevue/NYU Center for Survivors of Torture
- Bill of Rights Defense Committee
- Center for Constitutional Rights
- Center for Victims of Torture
- CODEPINK
- Council on American Islamic Relations
- Dorothy Day Catholic Worker
- Liberty Coalition
- Midwest Antiwar Mobilization
- NC Stop Torture Now
- Pax Christi USA
- PEN American Center
- Physicians for Human Rights
- Rabbis for Human Rights-North America
- Refuge Media Project
- September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
- Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition
- United Nations Association – USA East Bay Chapter
- Voices for Creative Nonviolence
- WarIsACrime.org
- War Criminals Watch
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