"Torture is a Moral Issue" Panel & Conference

Friday, June 26: Torture is a Moral Issue Panel
The soul of our nation is at stake!
7:30pm, First Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto, featuring:

Ray McGovern - former CIA anaylst now with Church of the Saviour in D.C., on
Engaging the Demonic: Where the Battle Rages;
Terrence Karney - former Army Interrogator and Trainer;
Jean Maria Arrigo - social psychologist working to end torture, on
The Hard Road Ahead for U.S. Soldiers Who Reject Torture;
Ben Daniel - pastor and writer of faith-based social and political commentary;
David DeCosse, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University; and
John Crigler, performing his original composition, "A U.S. Army Interrogator."
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Sat., June 27: Torture is a Moral Issue Conference
9am-5pm, First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, with:

Terrence Karney - former Army Interrogator;  
Rev. Carol Wickersham - founder of No2Torture;
Torture Survivor's Personal Testimony;
Banafsheh Akhalghi - Amnesty International; 
Rita Nakashima Brock - Theologian and Activist; 
and more conversation with McGovern, Arrigo and Crigler.
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Suggested donation for Friday $5-15; freewill offering for Saturday conference.  No one turned away for lack of funds.  Register for Saturday conference by clicking here.  Registration is not required by very helpful!

Torture is a Moral Issue Panel and Conference are sponsored by the Council of Churches of Santa Clara County, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, No2Torture, the Bay Area Religious Campaign Against Torture, Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, Network for Spiritual Progressives, California Council of Churches, Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, First Congregational United Church of Christ in Palo Alto, and MicahsCall.org.

Cosponsors: Center for Survivors of Torture of Asian Americans for Community Involvement, Amnesty International Western Region, Multifaith Voices for Peace & Justice, American Muslim Voice, San Jose Peace and Justice Center, Declaration of Peace-San Mateo County, Los Altos Voices for Peace, Action Council Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, Pace e Bene, St. Thomas Aquinas Human Concerns Committee, Catholic Community at Stanford, Pax Christi at Stanford, Center for Spiritual Enlightenment, Faith Voices for the Common Good, Code Pink & Global Exchange.