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| − | '''Witness Against Torture''' is affiliated with the [[United for Peace and Justice]].<ref>[http://www.knology.net/~bilrum/UFPJGroups071607.htm Affiliates]</ref> | + | '''Witness Against Torture''' formed in 2005 and has planned several nonviolent direct actions to protest and build awareness about torture and indefinite detention, focusing on Guantanamo prisoners.<ref>[http://www.witnesstorture.org/about About]</ref> |
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| + | Witness Against Torture is affiliated with the [[United for Peace and Justice]].<ref>[http://www.knology.net/~bilrum/UFPJGroups071607.htm Affiliates]</ref> | ||
| + | [[Image:WATendorsers.png|right|thumb|Witness Against Torture endorsers|300px]] | ||
| + | ==Fasting== | ||
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| + | The following are lost listed as affiliated with Witness Against Torture and fasting to protest torture, as of March 25, 2010:<ref>[http://www.witnesstorture.org/sites/witnesstorture.org/files/fastbios.pdf Biographies of those fasting to end torture]</ref> | ||
| + | <div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3"> | ||
| + | *[[John Bambrick]] from Chicago, IL | ||
| + | *[[Mike Benedetti]] from Worcester, MA | ||
| + | *[[Frida Berrigan]] from Brooklyn, NY | ||
| + | *[[Beth Brockman]] from Durham, NC | ||
| + | *[[Anna J. Brown]] from Jersey City, New Jersey | ||
| + | *[[Charles Burgess]] from Mankato, MN | ||
| + | *[[Jean Chapman]] from North Carolina | ||
| + | *[[Bob Cooke]] from Gaithersburg, MD | ||
| + | *[[Bud Courtney]] from New York City | ||
| + | *[[Kate Cowley]] from New York City | ||
| + | *[[Angela Davis]] from New Orleans | ||
| + | *[[Matt Daloisio]] from New York City | ||
| + | *[[Marie Dennis]] from Washington D.C. | ||
| + | *[[Robby Diesu]] from Washington, DC | ||
| + | *[[Leigh Estabrook]] from Champaign, IL | ||
| + | *[[Tom Feagley]] from Malden, Massachusetts | ||
| + | *[[Chris Gaunt]] from Grinnell, Iowa | ||
| + | *[[Nancy Gowen]] from Richmond, Virginia | ||
| + | *[[Lindsay Hagerman]] from New York City | ||
| + | *[[Luke Hansen, SJ,]] from Chicago, IL | ||
| + | *[[Chuck Harris]] from Blacksburg, VA | ||
| + | *[[Sherrill Hogen]] from Conway, MA | ||
| + | *[[Diane Lopez Hughes]] from Springfield, IL | ||
| + | *[[Kate Kelly]] from Washington, DC | ||
| + | *[[Malachy Kilbride]] from Virginia | ||
| + | *[[Ed Kinane]] from Syracuse, NY | ||
| + | *[[Art Laffin]] from Washington, DC | ||
| + | *[[Scott Langley]] from Ghent, New York | ||
| + | *[[Margo Liebers]] from Lincoln, NE | ||
| + | *[[Jack McHale]] from Virginia | ||
| + | *[[Joe Morton]] from Baltimore, MD | ||
| + | *[[Amy Nee]] from Florida | ||
| + | *[[Matthew Ochalek]] from Erie, PA | ||
| + | *[[Jake Olzen]] from Chicago, IL | ||
| + | *[[Sister Dianna Ortiz]] from Washington, DC | ||
| + | *[[Beverly Rice]] from New York City | ||
| + | *[[Jack Ryan]] from Peoria, IL | ||
| + | *[[Helen Schietinger]] from Washington, DC | ||
| + | *[[Anna Shockley]] from Charleston, SC | ||
| + | *[[Fr. River Damien Sims]] from San Francisco, CA | ||
| + | *[[Adam Stone]] from Bucyrus, OH | ||
| + | *[[Ananda Strazzini]] from Brooklyn, NY | ||
| + | *[[Eve Tetaz]] from Washington, DC | ||
| + | *[[Paul Thorson]] from New York City | ||
| + | *[[Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA,]] from Chicago | ||
| + | </div> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.witnesstorture.org/ Witness Against Torture website] | ||
| + | *[http://twitter.com/witnesstorture Witness Against Torture on Twitter] | ||
| + | *[http://apps.facebook.com/causes/159846 Witness Against Torture on Facebook causes] | ||
| + | *[http://www.witnesstorture.org/sites/witnesstorture.org/files/fastbios.pdf Biographies of those fasting to end torture] | ||
*[http://www.unitedforpeace.org United for Peace and Justice website] | *[http://www.unitedforpeace.org United for Peace and Justice website] | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 25 March 2010
Witness Against Torture formed in 2005 and has planned several nonviolent direct actions to protest and build awareness about torture and indefinite detention, focusing on Guantanamo prisoners.[1]
Witness Against Torture is affiliated with the United for Peace and Justice.[2]
Fasting
The following are lost listed as affiliated with Witness Against Torture and fasting to protest torture, as of March 25, 2010:[3]
- John Bambrick from Chicago, IL
- Mike Benedetti from Worcester, MA
- Frida Berrigan from Brooklyn, NY
- Beth Brockman from Durham, NC
- Anna J. Brown from Jersey City, New Jersey
- Charles Burgess from Mankato, MN
- Jean Chapman from North Carolina
- Bob Cooke from Gaithersburg, MD
- Bud Courtney from New York City
- Kate Cowley from New York City
- Angela Davis from New Orleans
- Matt Daloisio from New York City
- Marie Dennis from Washington D.C.
- Robby Diesu from Washington, DC
- Leigh Estabrook from Champaign, IL
- Tom Feagley from Malden, Massachusetts
- Chris Gaunt from Grinnell, Iowa
- Nancy Gowen from Richmond, Virginia
- Lindsay Hagerman from New York City
- Luke Hansen, SJ, from Chicago, IL
- Chuck Harris from Blacksburg, VA
- Sherrill Hogen from Conway, MA
- Diane Lopez Hughes from Springfield, IL
- Kate Kelly from Washington, DC
- Malachy Kilbride from Virginia
- Ed Kinane from Syracuse, NY
- Art Laffin from Washington, DC
- Scott Langley from Ghent, New York
- Margo Liebers from Lincoln, NE
- Jack McHale from Virginia
- Joe Morton from Baltimore, MD
- Amy Nee from Florida
- Matthew Ochalek from Erie, PA
- Jake Olzen from Chicago, IL
- Sister Dianna Ortiz from Washington, DC
- Beverly Rice from New York City
- Jack Ryan from Peoria, IL
- Helen Schietinger from Washington, DC
- Anna Shockley from Charleston, SC
- Fr. River Damien Sims from San Francisco, CA
- Adam Stone from Bucyrus, OH
- Ananda Strazzini from Brooklyn, NY
- Eve Tetaz from Washington, DC
- Paul Thorson from New York City
- Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA, from Chicago
External links
- Witness Against Torture website
- Witness Against Torture on Twitter
- Witness Against Torture on Facebook causes
- Biographies of those fasting to end torture
- United for Peace and Justice website