National Week of Action Against Torture - June 2012

The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) is joining with a national coalition of religious and human rights groups in a National Week of Action Against Torture, Guantanamo and the NDAA. Co-sponsoring organizations are listed below. 

Share this promotional video to encourage others to join us in June.

Friday, June 22: National Call-in Day to the White House & Congress

Saturday, June 23: National Tweet-in Day to the White House & Congress

Sunday, June 24: DC March Against Torture, Guantanamo & NDAA - Coalition Demonstration

• 1:00PM – 2:30PM
• Sign-up to join us for the march - We'll send exact event details closer to June 24.
• Download the flier here
• Use this sample message to invite your contacts to join us on June 24
• Facebook event page for June 24 event in DC
• If your organization or congregation would like to co-sponsor, please contact John Humphries

Solidarity events being planned for Chicago and San Francisco (details TBA)

Tuesday, June 26: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

• Day of Vigils across the USA - Register a vigil in your community
• Download a toolkit for local organizers
  
• View a list of events currently registered

List of co-sponsoring organizations (as of 5/25/12):
Amnesty International
National Religious Campaign Against Torture
Witness Against Torture

America Come Home
American Civil Liberties Union
Anti-War.com
Bellevue/NYU Center for Survivors of Torture
Bill of Rights Defense Committee
Center for Constitutional Rights
CODEPINK
Council on American Islamic Relations
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker
Liberty Coalition
Midwest Antiwar Mobilization
NC Stop Torture Now
Pax Christi USA
PEN American Center
Physicians for Human Rights
Rabbis for Human Rights-North America
Refuge Media Project
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition
United Nations Association - USA East Bay Chapter
Voices for Creative Nonviolence
WarIsACrime.org
War Criminals Watch
World Can't Wait

See the list of other NRCAT Torture Awareness Month activities