Witness Against Torture has activities going on in Washington, D.C., January 5-13
http://www.witnesstorture.org
Saturday, January 10th: Along with CodePink: tour homes and offices of famous torturers. Meet at 8 a.m. at Frying Pan Park, 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon, VA 20171.
Saturday, January 10th at 8 p.m. at First Trinity Lutheran Church, 4th St and E St NW (Judicial Square stop on the Redline) Along with Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: A panel discussion on “From Ferguson to Guantanamo: Institutionalized Brutality and Torture.” Experts will connect the dots between the police killing of unarmed African Americans in the U.S. and the brutal treatment of Muslim men imprisoned at Guantanamo. The panelists include Kathy Kelly (Voices for Creative Nonviolence), Marsha Coleman-Adebayo (DC Hands-Up Coalition), Salim Adofo (#FergusonDC) and a Center for Constitutional Rights attorney. (Others to be announced.) The Peace Poets from New York will begin and end the evening with performances.
Monday, January 12th: Witness Against Torture’s Nonviolent Direct Action. TBD.
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DC Ferguson has events planned:
http://dcferguson.org
Wednesday, January 7th at 5pm we will meet at Minnesota Avenue station to flyer for our upcoming action on Thursday, January 15th.
Saturday, January 10th at 7pm we will meet at Congress Heights station to gather signatures for the jump-out petition.
Tuesday, January 13th at 5pm we will meet at Rhode Island Avenue station to flyer for our upcoming action on Thursday, January 15th.
Thursday, January 15th (MLK’s birthday) at 7am we will meet at Mt. Vernon Square Park to shutdown downtown!