June 26: UN International Day in Support of Torture Victims and Survivors Sun.Jun.26.2005@7:00AM to Mon.Jun.27.2005@7:00AM This Sunday marks the United Nations International Day in Support of Toture Victims and Survivors. From 7AM Sunday, June 26 to 7AM Monday, June 27 a 24 hour vigil,organized by the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International(TASSC),will take place in Lafayette Park across from The White House. DAWN HAS ENDORSED THIS EVENT. You are urged to come and support this vigil for as long as you are able. At Noon Sunday several activists, including 2 DAWN participants, will participate in non-violent civil disobedience and risk arrest in front of The White House. Come out and support the vigil and these activists. People are still needed to be symbolic torture victims in a cage, participate in a fast, and participate in nonviolent civil disobedience. DAWN will have several speakers from 10PM to 10:30PM Sunday evening. If you are interested in any of these activities contact me at: malachykilbride Peace and Solidarity, Malachy BELOW IS MORE INFORMATION AND THE SCHEDULE Here is some more information: Torture: Where is the Outrage? "Thou shall not be a victim. Thou shall not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shall not be a bystander." ~ Holocaust Museum, Washington, DC June 26, 2005 24~Hour Vigil Commemorating the 8th Annual United Nations International Day in Support of Torture Victims and Survivors When: Beginning Sunday, June 26th at 7:00 a.m. Ending Monday, June 27th at 7:00 a.m. Site: Lafayette Park (Across from the White House) Organized by the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC) If you cannot join us for the Vigil, we hope you will light a candle in memory of those who have been tortured . . . For more information call: or niky _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 4121 Harewood Road NE ~ Suite B ~ Washington, DC 20017 F. ~ www.tassc.org Schedule: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Set-up 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.ng Ceremony 9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Announcements / Quiet Reflection What is Torture? 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. "Collective Voices of Survivors" 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Alan Parra: "Torture World-wide" 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Patricio Rice: "Ghost Detainees" 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Elaine Scarry: "The Path of Pain from Washington to Abu Ghraib" 11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Question and Answer: AnForum 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 (noon) Walking the Road to Civil Disobedience 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Civil Disobedience Ways of Breaking the Silence 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Survivors Puppet Theater – TASSC DC/Metro Community of Healing 1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Truth Speaker 1:50 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Music 2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Truth Speaker from Colombia 2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Truth Speaker from Peru: "Seeking Remedies" 2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Truth Speaker: "The Making of a Truth Commission in the Philippines" 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Procession 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Voices Against Torture: Persons from various walks of life are invited to share a 2-3 minute reflection 4:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Truth Speaker: "Returning to El Salvador 25 Years Later" 4:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Drumming 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Indictment Ceremony 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. "Survivors Speak of Torture Today" 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. "Families of the Tortured" 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. S.O.A. Watch 7:20 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Poetry by Survivors 7:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Body movement / Drumming 8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Candle Light Silent Procession 8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Amnesty International 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. Truth Speaker: "Women and Children in Iraq" 9:20 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. Truth Speaker from Sindh Pakistan 9:50 p.m. – 10:00p.m. Drumming 10:00p.m. – 10:30 p.m. D.C. Anti-War Network (D.A.W.N.) Remaining Vigilant 10:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Interfaith Service 11:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Silent Candle Light Procession 12:00 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. Music: 12:30 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. "A Journey to Rwanda" 1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. New Directions, New Pathways: A Conversation 2:00 a.m. – 2:30 a.m. Cultural Story Telling 2:30 a.m. – 3:00 a.m. Code Pink 3:00 a.m. – 3:30 a.m. Drumming / Stretching 3:30 a.m. – 4:00 a.m. Music: 4:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. An Hour of Silence 5:00 a.m. – 5:45 a.m. "Awakening" 5:45 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. Closing: TASSC 6:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. Clean-Up Location: Lafayette Park, across from The White House, Washington, DC, DC Metro: McPherson Square For more info, click here