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What Has Our Country Become? A Public Conversation on Torture (Amherst, MA)
Thursday January 10 7-9 pm doors open 6:45 pm
Film: Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (excerpts). Viewing followed by facilitated conversation.
Sponsors: SAGE, the Pioneer Valley Coalition Against Secrecy and Torture, and the Bill of Rights Defense Committee.
Free event. Information: Nancy, 253-2632 or Roger, 256-4827.
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What Has Our Country Become?
Commemorating the sixth year since the first detainees were brought to Guantanamo, A Public Conversation on Torture and Holding Our Government Accountable will take place on Thursday, January 10, at the Jones Library, Amherst from 7 to 9 pm. Doors open at 6:45 pm.
The evening will begin with excerpts from the very powerful film, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib. After the viewing everyone is invited to participate in thoughtful conversation about torture, how it affects each of us, what we can do to hold our government accountable, and how we can effect change.
“What policies were put into place that allowed this behavior to flourish while protections granted to prisoners under the Geneva Convention were ignored?” – Rory Kennedy, director of the Ghosts of Abu Ghraib.
The evening is presented by SAGE and the Pioneer Valley Coalition Against Secrecy and Torture and SAGE, and is a free event. The Jones Library is at 43 Amity Street, across from the Amherst Cinema, downtown. Information: call Nancy at 413-253-2632 or Roger at 413-256-4827.
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