Ending the Sin and Crime of Torture
Speakers: Meron, Judy and Demissie Abebe
Meron, from Eritrea, and Judy, from Cameroon, are both torture survivors seeking asylum in the U.S. Demissie Abebe is a torture survivor from Ethiopia and executive director of The Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC). They will share their stories and discuss the important work of TASSC, the only organization founded by and for torture survivors. The mission of TASSC is to end the practice of torture wherever it occurs and to empower survivors, their families and communities wherever they are. On June 23, please join the annual TASSC Survivor vigil from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Lafayette Park across from the White House. For more info about TASSC Survivor Week, June 19-26, please see: www.tassc.org.
Date: Friday, June 1, 2012 @ 7:30 p.m.
Place: Dorothy Day Catholic Worker
This event is free and open to the public - Please arrive early - Desserts and coffee will be served at 9pm.
For more info contact Dorothy Day CW @ 202-882-9649
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Standing for Creation: A Faith Response to Climate Change
Speaker: Rose Berger
Rose Marie Berger, Associate Editor and Poetry Editor for Sojourners magazine (www.sojo.net), is the author of Who Killed Donte Manning? The Story of an American Neighborhood. Additionally, she writes a regular column on spirituality and justice for Sojourners magazine. Rose was a member and pastor of the Sojourners intentional Christian community in Washington, D.C., for 12 years. She has a veteran history in social justice activism. Most recently she organized religious leaders to demonstrate against the Keystone XL pipeline and was one of more than 1,200 people arrested in front of the White House over a 2 week period against the pipeline because it is a lynchpin in global warming. A Roman Catholic, Rose was raised among the Franciscans and Catholic Workers on the West Coast and continues in that tradition today. She’s a published poet with an MFA in poetry. She lives in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., with her flat-coat retriever Solea.
Date: Friday, May 4, 2012 @ 7:30 p.m.
Place: Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, 503 Rock Creek Church Rd. NW
This event is free and open to the public - Please arrive early - Desserts and coffee will be served at 9pm.
For more info contact Dorothy Day CW @ 202-882-9649
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“The War In Iraq Is Far From Over”
Guest Speaker: Cathy Breen
Cathy Breen, member of NY City Catholic Worker, has followed the plight of Iraqi refugees in Jordan and Syria since the US-led invasion of Iraq. In Baghdad with Voices in the Wilderness during the “Shock and Awe” bombing campaign, Cathy says, “the war changed my life forever.” Recently returned from Jordan and Syria, Cathy will share stories from the trip.
This event will take place during our Holy Week Faith and Resistance Retreat, and we invite you to join us for the duration of the retreat Wed, April 4th – Fri April, 6th.
Date: Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 @ 7:30 p.m.
Place: St Stephen & the Incarnation Church (16th & Newton St NW)
For more info call 202-882-9649
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No Child Left Alone: Countering Militarization of DC Schools
Guest Speaker: John Judge
John Judge, a founding member of the National Network Opposed to Militarization of Youth and a board member of the National Coalition to Protect Student Privacy has been taking combat veterans into high schools since the late ’60s. Since 1985 he has organized a presence in DC public and charter schools to counter military recruitment, present a realistic view of military life and combat, and address the special problems veterans, women and people of color face when they join today’s military. He has also worked to change school policies relating to recruiter access, student privacy and other tools like JROTC and ASVAB testing, with some success.
The costs of modern warfare are immense, both at home and abroad, and include ethnocide, ecocide and genocide. The coming generations deserve a better legacy than a world of perpetual warfare and the limited job and educational opportunities that result from it.
Date: Friday, March 2nd, 2012 @ 7:30 p.m.
Place: Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, 503 Rock Creek Church Rd. NW
This event is free and open to the public - Please arrive early - Desserts and coffee will be served at 9pm.
For more info contact Dorothy Day CW @ 202-882-9649
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Creating a Just and Nonviolent World: A Muslim Perspective
Guest Speaker: Ibrahim Ramey
Ibrahim Ramey is an international Muslim activist with over 25 years of work in the areas of peacemaking, nuclear disarmament, and human rights. He has held leadership and staff positions at several national and international organizations, including the Fellowship of Reconciliation (1995-2006), and the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation. Ibrahim also serves as a board member of the Temple of Understanding and the Muslim Women’s Institute, both located in New York City.
Date: Friday, Febraury 3, 2012 @ 7:30 p.m.
Place: Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, 503 Rock Creek Church Rd. NW
This event is free and open to the public - Please arrive early - Desserts and coffee will be served at 9pm.
For more info contact Dorothy Day CW @ 202-882-9649
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“10 Years of Guantanamo– We Say No More! ”
Guest Speakers:Carmen Trotta, Martha Hennessy and Beth Brockman from Witness Against Torture (WAT)
Jan. 11, 2012 marks the tenth year that the first prisoners in the so-called war on terrror were brought to Guantanamo. In 2005, following a trip to Guantanamo by Catholic Workers and other activists who tried to visit the prisoners, WAT was formed. Since then, WAT has initiated a nonviolent direct action campaign to call for the closing of Guantanamo and Bagram, and for an end to indefinite detention and torture. From January 2-12 there will be a fast and other actions in D.C., including a 2,000 person human chain that will stretch from the White House to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 11. And on Jan. 3 a jury trial will begin for WAT members who were arrested during a June 23 witness inside the U.S. House Gallery. For more info see: www.witnessagainsttorture.org. Date: Friday, Jan 6, 2012 @ 7:30 p.m.
