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Faith And Freedom Convocation
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- Faith And Freedom Convocation
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- 09 Apr 2007
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- 09 Apr 2007 03:32:50 PM
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FAITH AND FREEDOM CONVOCATION:
An Inquiry on Torture and Just Treatment
Saturday, May 5, 2007
8:30 am – 4 pm
All Souls Unitarian Church , Washington, DC
To All People of Faith and Conscience:
Acts of torture, terrorism and denial of basic civil rights are violations of human dignity.
Yet we hear and read about these practices:
Extraordinary Renditions, Torture, Secret Prisons, Hearsay Evidence, Indefinite Detentions, Elimination of Habeas Corpus and Denial of Counsel
How should we respond?
LEARN
Expert voices will outline the legal, executive and legislative landscape in the United States and throughout the world
REFLECT
Inspiring voices will help us explore our responsibilities, as people of faith and conscience, and move us toward action
ACT
Guiding voices will help us develop effective ways to raise our voices in our own communities. Participants will leave this event with new contacts and improved skills and strategies for engaging friends and associates in conversation about these abuses and ways to prevent them.
Speakers include :
Rev. Cedric Harmon, Americans United For the Separation of Church and State, (Religious Outreach)
Jumana Musa, Domestic Human Rights and International Justice, Amnesty International USA
Prof.
Margaret L. Satterthwaite, Director, NYU Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
Shaker El Sayed, Imam of Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center
Rev. Carol Wickersham , P resbyterian Minister, NO2Torture.org
Stephen Xenakis, MD, Physicians for Human Rights
Registration Fee: $25 ($10 for students), includes materials, continental breakfast & lunch
Information & registration: uusj.org/ or for information: quakeractionnetwork-AT-gmail.com
Sponsors include All Souls Unitarian Church, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center, Friends Meeting of Washington Peace & Social Concerns Committee, Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International, Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice, Washington Region Religious Campaign Against Torture
An Inquiry on Torture and Just Treatment
Saturday, May 5, 2007
8:30 am – 4 pm
All Souls Unitarian Church , Washington, DC
To All People of Faith and Conscience:
Acts of torture, terrorism and denial of basic civil rights are violations of human dignity.
Yet we hear and read about these practices:
Extraordinary Renditions, Torture, Secret Prisons, Hearsay Evidence, Indefinite Detentions, Elimination of Habeas Corpus and Denial of Counsel
How should we respond?
LEARN
Expert voices will outline the legal, executive and legislative landscape in the United States and throughout the world
REFLECT
Inspiring voices will help us explore our responsibilities, as people of faith and conscience, and move us toward action
ACT
Guiding voices will help us develop effective ways to raise our voices in our own communities. Participants will leave this event with new contacts and improved skills and strategies for engaging friends and associates in conversation about these abuses and ways to prevent them.
Speakers include :
Rev. Cedric Harmon, Americans United For the Separation of Church and State, (Religious Outreach)
Jumana Musa, Domestic Human Rights and International Justice, Amnesty International USA
Prof.
Margaret L. Satterthwaite, Director, NYU Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
Shaker El Sayed, Imam of Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center
Rev. Carol Wickersham , P resbyterian Minister, NO2Torture.org
Stephen Xenakis, MD, Physicians for Human Rights
Registration Fee: $25 ($10 for students), includes materials, continental breakfast & lunch
Information & registration: uusj.org/ or for information: quakeractionnetwork-AT-gmail.com
Sponsors include All Souls Unitarian Church, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center, Friends Meeting of Washington Peace & Social Concerns Committee, Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International, Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice, Washington Region Religious Campaign Against Torture
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