CALL FOR JUSTICE WEEKEND Thu.Aug.11.2005@1:00AM to Thu.Aug.11.2005@1:15AM Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Too many connections in /home/broker/public_html/engine.php on line 91 Could not connect to databse localhost, broker, ,hjrthfl;t Since last year's revelations of the torture and abuse of the detainees in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay there have been a continuous series of reports of more abuse and torture in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The STOP Campaign (Stop Torture Permanently http://www.uusc.org/programs/STOP/trial.html)of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee http://www.uusc.org/index.shtml has organized a series of events for the weekend of September 24 through September 26. Some of the events will include: SATURDAY SEPT. 24: This day will include educational workshops and panel discussions on the history, legal considerations, and security consequences of U.S. involvement in torture. There will also be discussions of specific and appropriate reform measures. We will offer inter-faith presentations on the moral and spiritual issues raised by the use of torture. The schedule will accommodate all those who wish to participate in United for Peace and Justice events. *************************************************PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND THESE EVENTS AND THE ANTI-WAR MARCH HELD THAT DAY IN WASHINGTON DC. ************************************************* SUNDAY SEPT. 25: We will present our Citizens' Trial of Mr. Rumsfeld, Mr. Gonzales and Mr. Tenet for violations of international and U.S. laws prohibiting torture. This trial will be based on actual laws and evidence, and we will use real lawyers, as well as real testimonies given by Iraqi and Afghan survivors. We will also offer torture survivors from Latin America who suffered very similar torture practices in their homelands, with a North American agent present in their cell. Lastly, we will present an intelligence expert to testify that torture does not work, and that instead of increasing our safety, it creates rage against the United States. Our goal is not to fictionalize the current crisis but to thoroughly teach its realities. We will close with an interfaith presentation. MONDAY SEPT. 26: We willwith a final inter-faith presentation, then send all of our attendees to Congress and other government offices to share what they have learned about torture, and to insist that all forms of this practice be abolished. Location: To Be Announced. Check the STOP Campaign web site for more information, Washington,, DC Metro: 0 For more info, click here