The Nightmares of Interrogation (Villanova)*
Posted April 3rd, 2008 by April | Other Human Rights News
*This is not an Amnesty International event, but may be of interest to AI supporters.
The Nightmares of Interrogation
DATE: Wednesday, April 9
TIME: 4:30pm
LOCATION: Bartley 1001, 4:30 pm
Eric Fair will speak about his experiences while serving as an interrogator in Iraq at Abu Ghraib in early 2004. He will address the corrosive effects abusive interrogation has on those who wield it as a tool as well as the irrevocable damage it has done to our nation and its institutions. Ample time will be provided for questions from the audience.
ABOUT ERIC FAIR: In 2001, Mr. Fair was hired as a police officer in Bethlehem, PA. He left the department in 2003 in order to be a part of the war effort in Iraq. He was hired as an interrogator by CACI and worked in Baghdad, Abu Ghraib, and Fallujah. He resigned this position in the summer of 2004, was hired by the National Security Administration (NSA), and returned to Iraq in 2005 as an intelligence analyst. Mr. Fair left government service in early 2006 and published an op-ed in The Washington Post in early 2007 about his experiences with coercive interrogation. He is currently a student at Princeton Theological Seminary pursuing an MDIV and seeking ordination in the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Sponsored by the Ethics Program, College of Liberal Arts, Villanova University
Eric Fair’s Op-Ed: “An Interrogator’s Nightmare”
Race and the Death Penalty: Is Justice Color Blind? (Wilmington)*
Posted April 2nd, 2008 by April | Other Human Rights News
*This is not an Amnesty International event, but may be of interest to AI supporters.
Race and the Death Penalty: Is Justice Color Blind?
Tuesday, April 15, 7:00 pm
Widener University School of Law
Moot Courtroom, Law School Building
4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington DE
Featuring
Sheri Lynn Johnson, Professor of Law, Cornell University School of Law, and Assistant Director, Cornell Death Penalty Project
Distinguished Panelists include:
Robert L. Hayman, Professor of Law, Widener University School of Law
Judith L. Ritter, Professor of Law, Widener University School of Law
Keisha N. Hudson, Assistant Federal Defender, Capital Habeas Unit
Free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty, Law and Inequality Project of Widener University School of Law, Phi Delta Alpha of Widener University School of Law, ACLU-DE Chapter, Delaware Pacem in Terris, and Wilmington Friends Meeting Ad Hoc Committee on Peace.
For more information www.enddeathpenaltyde.org or call (302) 656-2721.
Lecture: “Latin America in Crisis – Roots of Immigration,” Frazer*
Posted April 2nd, 2008 by April | Other Human Rights News
*This is not an Amnesty International event, but may be of interest to AI supporters.
Lecture: “Latin America in Crisis: Roots of Immigration!”
Presenter: Ben Beachy of Witness for Peace
Where: Frazer Mennonite Church, 57 Maple Linden Lane, Frazer, PA 19355
When: Tuesday Evening, April 15, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Ben’s Bio: Has degrees in Peace, Justice and Social Issues, resided in Nicaragua for 3 years, bilingual, Eng/Sp, author of numerous articles on the impact of U.S. economic polices on Latin America, leader of frequent delegations to Central and Latin America and international labor union organizer. Bro. Beachy who works with the Witness for Peace office in Washington, D.C. is a member of the Community Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg, VA.
Sponsors: This lecture is co-sponsored by the Frazer Mennonite Church and the Chester County Peace Movement, as a part of the Chester County Peace Movement’s annual Peace Week activities.
Global Constitution Forums event, “Iraq: What to Do?”, Philadelphia*
Posted April 2nd, 2008 by April | Other Human Rights News
This is not an Amnesty International event, but may be of interest to Amnesty supporters.
GLOBAL CONSTITUTION FORUMS PRESENTS
IRAQ:WHAT TO DO?
April 12, 2008 (Saturday), 9-5.
National Constitution Center, Kirby Auditorium
525 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Our approach: We hope to address the above question in a manner that is (1) nonpartisan, covering a spectrum of viewpoints, and (2) committed to a freewheeling yet respectful dialogue focused on solutions rather than debates about past mistakes.
SPEAKERS [subject to change]
Prof. Sohail Hashmi: Author of “An Islamic Solution [to the problem of Iraq].”
Robert Dreyfuss: Author of “Getting Out.”
Col. Paul Hughes (U.S. Army, Retired): Author of “Consolidating Gains in Iraq.”
Gareth Porter: Author of “The Third Option in Iraq: A Responsible Exit Strategy.”
Bill Pace: Contributor to: A United Nations Emergency Peace Service.
Ivan Eland: “The Way Out of Iraq: Decentralizing the Iraqi Government.”
Prof. Joseph Schwartzberg: “A New Perspective on Peacekeeping.”
Prof. Nabil Al-Tikriti: “Social & Political Forces in Iraq: An NGO Primer.”
Special “observer” category: Current and recent policymakers (congressmen; State Department officials, UN Missions, retired ambassadors; etc.); those who influence policy; Iraq war vets; & families of soldiers who died in Iraq.
COST: $25 (includes box lunch) with advance registration. $35 at the door. Students and Iraq vets free, assuming seat availability. Only 180 seats.
MAJOR SPONSOR: Newman’s Own Foundation. Promotional Sponsor: National Constitution Center. Co-sponsor: Citizens for Global Solutions (Philadelphia).
MORE INFO & PRE-REGISTRATION: www.globalconstitutionforum.org
or contact jamestranney@post.harvard.edu or 215-849-9165
Register online for the Philadelphia area Write-a-thon
Posted November 18th, 2007 by April | Amnesty News
You are invited to a special event in Media PA – the Philadelphia area Global Write-a-thon! It will be held on Sunday, December 9, from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm at the Media Community Center, 301 N. Jackson St., Media.
In recognition of International Human Rights day, we will join thousands of people across the United States and all around the world as they participate in Amnesty International’s Global Write-A-Thon – Amnesty’s largest and most renowned letter-writing event.
Now you can register online if you plan to come to the Write-a-thon. Please register – this will help us be prepared with enough letter-writing materials (and food) for all!
Here are some of the other surprises we are working on for this event.
- Philadelphia attorney Susan L. Burke will speak to us about her work on lawsuits filed on behalf of Abu Ghraib torture victims as well as victims of the Blackwater shootings in Baghdad.
- Kathleen Lucas will tell us the story of her friend, Sameh Khouzam. Sameh, a member of AI York Group 438 and subject of an Urgent Action, fled religious persecution and torture in Egypt and sought asylum in the U.S. Instead he has been imprisoned in York and is at risk of deportation. Sameh’s life is in danger if he is returned to Egypt. Come and help us write letters and cards both to him and on his behalf.
- Musical entertainment – details soon…
- Children’s activity – you are invited to bring your family!
- Refreshments – again, details soon…
Here are some general directions to Media. The community center is in the municipal building at Third and North Jackson streets, and there is a parking lot adjacent. It’s a few blocks from the Jackson Street trolley stop, and a little over half a mile from the Media SEPTA station (R3 line). If you are coming by train, let us know and we can help provide a lift from the station to the community center, if needed.
Genocide in Darfur discussion (Easton)*
Posted November 7th, 2007 by April | Bethlehem
November 8, 7:30 pm
Lafayette University, Colton Chapel
Easton, PA
This is not an Amnesty International event, but may be of interest to AI supporters.
Nicholas Kristof, renowned author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and columnist for The New York Times, will present “Genocide in Darfur” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in Colton Chapel.
Free and open to the public, the lecture is sponsored by the Policy Studies program. A reception and book signing will follow the talk.
For complete information, see the press release here.
Cluster Bomb Speaker Tour (Lancaster)*
Posted November 4th, 2007 by April | Other Human Rights News
November 6, 7pm
East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church
432 E. Chestnut St., Lancaster
This is not an Amnesty International event, but may be of interest to AI supporters. Sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee.
Speakers from Laos and Lebanon will talk about how cluster bombs have affected their lives, and provide information about the use of cluster bombs in their countries. The country of Laos represents one of the earliest uses of cluster bombs and Lebanon marks the most recent case of cluster bomb use. Traveling with the speaking tour will be a photo exhibit and resource materials about the impact of cluster bombs worldwide, as well as current international efforts to ban them.
Speakers include:
- Raed Mokaled, an optician from Nabatieh, Lebanon whose 5-year old son was killed by a cluster bomb in 1999.
- Bassam Chamoun, community development worker for Mennonite Central Committee in southern Lebanon.
- Phounsy Phasavaeng, community development worker for CARE in Sekong Province, Laos who lost her nephew in a cluster bomb accident.
- Lasee Phetsavong, an employee of World Education whose responsibility includes organizing immediate and long-term care for cluster bomb accident victims in Laos.
Contact:
Titus Peachey
tmp@mcc.org
Mennonite Central Committee
21 S. 12th St., Box 500
Akron, PA 17501
PH: (717) 859-1151
FAX: (717) 859-3875
Rwandan student to speak at Muhlenberg College on Darfur crisis
Posted October 31st, 2007 by April | Allentown, Amnesty News, Bethlehem
This is not an Amnesty International event, but may be of interest to AI supporters.
Muhlenberg College in Allentown is holding a speaking event entitled “Darfur: It’s Time To Globalize Our Responsibility.” The speaker, Stephanie Nyombayire, is a Rwandan student at Swarthmore College who has worked tirelessly to help end the genocide in Darfur. She speaks from experience, having endured the trauma of losing dozens of family members in the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
This event will be on Wednesday, November 7 at 7:00 pm at Miller Forum (Moyer Hall). For more information, call 484-668-3270 or email hillel@muhlenberg.edu.
Darfur: It’s Time To Globalize Our Responsibility (Allentown)*
Posted October 31st, 2007 by April | Allentown, Bethlehem, Other Human Rights News
November 7
Muhlenberg College
Miller Forum (Moyer Hall)
Allentown PA
This is not an Amnesty International event, but may be of interest to AI supporters.
NOTE: The time has been changed to 7:30 pm.
Speaker: Stephanie Nyombayire (Genocide Intervention Network)
Stephanie Nyombayire is a Rwandan student at Swarthmore College who has worked tirelessly to help end the genocide in Darfur. She speaks from experience, having endured the trauma of losing dozens of family members in the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Hillel. For more information, call 484-668-3270, or write hillel@muhlenberg.edu
Burma talk at Lehigh University*
Posted October 11th, 2007 by April | Allentown, Bethlehem, Other Human Rights News
This is not an Amnesty International event, but may be of interest to AI members.
ArtsLehigh and the Global Union present:
Crisis in Burma
Why are they killing monks and shutting off the internet?
As told by Lehigh’s Burmese students
Tuesday, October 11 at 7:00 pm
Sinclair Auditorium
Lehigh University