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*[[Nancy Gowen]] from Richmond, Virginia | *[[Nancy Gowen]] from Richmond, Virginia | ||
*[[Lindsay Hagerman]] from New York City | *[[Lindsay Hagerman]] from New York City | ||
| − | *[[Luke Hansen, SJ, | + | *[[Luke Hansen]], SJ, from Chicago, IL |
*[[Chuck Harris]] from Blacksburg, VA | *[[Chuck Harris]] from Blacksburg, VA | ||
*[[Sherrill Hogen]] from Conway, MA | *[[Sherrill Hogen]] from Conway, MA | ||
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*[[Matthew Ochalek]] from Erie, PA | *[[Matthew Ochalek]] from Erie, PA | ||
*[[Jake Olzen]] from Chicago, IL | *[[Jake Olzen]] from Chicago, IL | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *Sister [[Dianna Ortiz]] from Washington, DC |
*[[Beverly Rice]] from New York City | *[[Beverly Rice]] from New York City | ||
*[[Jack Ryan]] from Peoria, IL | *[[Jack Ryan]] from Peoria, IL | ||
*[[Helen Schietinger]] from Washington, DC | *[[Helen Schietinger]] from Washington, DC | ||
*[[Anna Shockley]] from Charleston, SC | *[[Anna Shockley]] from Charleston, SC | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *Fr. [[River Damien Sims]] from San Francisco, CA |
*[[Adam Stone]] from Bucyrus, OH | *[[Adam Stone]] from Bucyrus, OH | ||
*[[Ananda Strazzini]] from Brooklyn, NY | *[[Ananda Strazzini]] from Brooklyn, NY | ||
*[[Eve Tetaz]] from Washington, DC | *[[Eve Tetaz]] from Washington, DC | ||
*[[Paul Thorson]] from New York City | *[[Paul Thorson]] from New York City | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *Sister [[Julia Walsh]], FSPA, from Chicago |
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Revision as of 15:43, 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