Las Vegas People for Peace and Against Torture

Dear Las Vegas People For Peace, And Against Torture

 

According to the statement by the Witness Against Torture (Which is attached) vigils will be taking place in Washington D.C, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Miami, London, Paris and elsewhere on January 11, 2008 to Shut Down Guantanamo and to Stop Torture.

 

In solidarity with our loved ones Fr. Louie Vitale 75, Fr. Jerry Zavada 70, Ms. Betsy Lamb 65, Fr. Steve Kelly 56, Teri Lynn Rainelli, 25, Canton, Ohio, Augustine Joseph Roddy, 43, Chicago, Diane Lopez Hughes, 58, Springfield, Ill, Arthur Richard Landis, 74, Perkasie, Pa, Ozone Bhaguan, 33 Duluth, Minn, Leanne Christine Clausen, 29, Chicago, Edwin Ross Lewinton, 76, Newark, N.J., Chris Alan Lieberman, 54, Albuquerque, N.M,  Joan Cecile Anderson, 65, Casper, Wyo, Stephen Peter Schweitzer, 45, Binghamton, N.Y., who risked imprisonment to end the torture training, and in solidarity with Witness Against Torture; a vigil will be taking place to Shut Down Guantanamo and to Stop Torture.

 

Where: Federal Court Building; 333 Las Vegas Blvd N Las Vegas, NV 89101, US

When: 9 am- 10 am January 11, 2008

 

For more information of the Vigil in Las Vegas please contact the Nevada Desert Experience, Sister Megan Rice @ 702- 646-4814

 

 

Please join us

 

Hossein Mokhtar; Massacre &Torture  Survivor; Friend & Supporter for Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC International).

 

Following is the Statement by the Witness Against Torture

 

WHO WE ARE

 

Two years ago Witness Against Torture drew international attention after it walked to Guantánamo to visit the prisoners. Upon its return, the group has organized vigils, marches, nonviolent direct actions and educational events to expose and decry the administration's lawlessness, build awareness about torture and indefinite detention, and forge human ties with the prisoners at Guantánamo and their families.

 

   

JOIN THE GROWING NUMBER OF LOCAL VIGILS - ATTEND OR ORGANIZE AN ACTION IN YOUR COMMUNITY

 

If you can't join us in Washington D.C., please consider attending or organizing a vigil, march or a public forum in your community. Actions are currently planned in 30 cities, including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Miami, London, Paris and elsewhere.

 

 

http://www.WitnessTorture.org

 

Some of the organizations endorsing the Jan 11 Day of Action include:

 

http://www.witnesstorture.org/jan11_endorsers

 

Amnesty International

ACLU American Civil Libritite Union

Jan 11 Endorsers

Act Against Torture

Action Center For Justice, Charlotte, NC

Action LA Coalition (ASC)

Adorers of the Blood of Christ (ASC)

After downing street

Americans Against the War - France

Arlington South

Berrigan Peace and Justice Community

Bill of Rights Defense Committee

Brandywine Peace Community

Cageprisoners

Catholic Peace Ministry

Catholic Worker

Chester County Peace Movement,Chester County Religious Campaign v. Torture

CodePink

The Columbus Free Press

Corvallis Connection

DC Poets Against the War

Declaration of Peace

Democrats.com

Episcopal Peace Fellowship

Freedom Socialist Party

Global Exchange

Granny Peace Brigade USA

Granny Peace Brigade-NYC

Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia

Green Party Peace Network

International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH)

National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance

Jonah House

Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Prize Winner

 

Marianist Social Justice Collaborative Steering Committee

Martha's Vineyard Peace Council

Metro New York Religious Campaign Against Torture

Muslim Solidarity Committee, Albany, NY

National Immigrant Solidarity Network

Network of Spiritual Progressives

The Nevada Desert Experience

North Carolina Stop Torture

Office of the Americas

Ohio Progressive Action Coalition

Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service

Pax Christi USA

Pax Christi Metro DC

Peace Action

Peace Action Montgomery

PeaceMajority Report

Peace NO War Network

Peterborough UU Social Justice Cmte.

Pledge of Resistance, Baltimore

Progressive Democrats of America - Ohio

The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel

Queers without Borders

Sacred Heart Province JPIC Office

Saint Francis House, New London

St. John's University Campus Ministry, Benedictine Action Team

San Miguel Co Board of Commissioners

Saratoga Peace Alliance

School of the Americas Watch

Scotland Against Criminalising Communities 

Socialist Party USA

Socialist Party NY

Split This Rock Poetry Festival

Texans for Peace

Tikkun

Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International

Torture on Trial

United for Peace and Justice

Upper Hudson Peace Action

Veterans for Peace- SE Michigan

Voices For Creative Nonviolence

War Resisters League

Washington Peace Center

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom/ Pittsburgh

World Can't Wait

Yankton Catholic Worker