The basic cost is $35 per ticket but, please be generous. Sponsor a torture survivor to a seat at a table and add an additional donation to TASSC
The Friends of TASSC Cordially Invite You to a Fundraising and Recognition Awards Dinner
Honoring
Kate Sugarman, M.D., Community of Hope Health Services, Karen Hanscom, Ph.D., Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma, and Psychologists for Social Responsibility
for Significant Contributions to the Struggle Against Torture and the Treatment and Healing of Torture Survivors
Featuring Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Jim Moran Representative, 8th Congressional District, Virginia
“An End to U.S.–Sponsored Torture: A Status Report”
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington 4444 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22204 www.uucava.org; 703-892-2565
Tickets $35 per person; Table of 8 - $260 ($20 reduction). R.S.V.P. by April 9, 2010.
R.S.V.P. and purchase tickets online: www.tassc.org. Or mail your check, payable to TASSC, to 4121 Harewood Rd. NE, Washington, DC 20017.
If you cannot attend this event but would like to donate to TASSC visit www.tassc.org. Questions: TASSC: 202-529-2991; Moya Atkinson: moyaatk@att.net.
TASSC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. $25 of each ticket is tax deductible.
Sponsored by The Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington Peace Initiatives Network and Northern Virginians for Peace and Justice
Survivors know best: Torture is always wrong
Washington
They live invisibly among us, 41,000 in the Washington area, half a million in the United States. They are survivors of horrific political torture. Unless they open their shirts, you detect few visible scars. “The mark of torture is more inside than out,” says “Elena,” a woman from Gabon who uses a wheelchair.
“America’s Secret Afghan Prisons”: Investigation Unearths New US Torture Site, Abuse Allegations in Afghanistan:
A new investigation by journalist Anand Gopal reveals harrowing details about US secret prisons in Afghanistan, under both the Bush and Obama administrations. Gopal interviewed Afghans who were detained and abused at several disclosed and undisclosed sites at US and Afghan military bases across the country. He also reveals the existence of another secret prison on Bagram Air Base that even the Red Cross does not have access to. It is dubbed the Black Jail and is reportedly run by US Special Forces. [includes rush transcript].
As our work continues in these dark, sluggish economic times, we are able to keep our door and lights on and our services running because of generous people like you.
We have been hearing from our friends, survivors, supporters and donors from across the country and overseas. They have been telling us to keep going - to keep working for progressive values like justice, democracy and a world free from torture. Please consider joining with our supporters by making a tax-deductible donation toward our work. We cannot do this without your help.
You can also donate by check, made payable to: TASSC International, 4121 Harewood Road NE, Washington DC 20017
(Please include your email address on your check.)
Or donate by phone: (202) 529 2991
Film Shines Light on Torture
MISSION
Terry Coonan and Valliere Richard Auzenne with members of TASSC -- survivors of torture from around the world. Throughout the film, the survivors recount both their torture and the emotional healing begun through TASSC.
TASSC International's Film "Breaking the Silence: Torture Survivors Speak Out" has been viewed in over 30 different locations around the United States including the Catholic University of America-Columbus Law School, American University, North Carolina Coptic Church groups, Los Angeles Catholic Church for Peace, Pakistan friends of peace in Pakistan, Rwanda Torture and Trauma groups, and many others!
Breaking the Silence will be showing at Chicago University, Howard University, and others, so check on our website for these updates!
While we have many scheduled showings of our documentary, we need your help to continue to get the word out.
Please consider ordering the DVD Documentary, arranging a house party, showing it in your workplace or school, religious center, etc.
With your help, we can spread the message that torture is wrong and to help us reach the goal of ridding our world of torture.
DVDs of "Breaking the Silence: Torture Survivors Speak Out"
A donation of $25 would be appreciated. If you would like a documentary, please send an email to alice-z@tassc.org
“No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” —The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 5 (1948)
