NORTH CAROLINA
STOP TORTURE
NOW

PO Box 50345
Raleigh, NC 27650
e-mail via:
contact AT ncstoptorturenow.net

(919) 834-4478
(evenings, or messages during business hours)

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JOIN US at one or both of our next meetings:
2-4 p.m., Sunday, July 18

Founders' Hall, directly below the sanctuary
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh (UUFR)
3313 Wade Avenue

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2-4 p.m., Sunday, August 29

Founders' Hall, directly below the sanctuary
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh (UUFR)
3313 Wade Avenue

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JOIN US for a Vigil in Johnston County

Raise your voice and a banner to call for accountability and educate the community.

2-3:30 p.m., Saturday, July 24

at the northeast corner of the Johnston County Airport
at the intersection of Swift Creek Road & US Business Hwy 70

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Weaving a Net of Accountability: Taking on extraordinary rendition at the state and regional levels

The three-day conference detailed at Weaving a Net of Accountability, was launched by an interfaith service attended by about 40 who were led in reflections on the congregation of humanity's obligation to our brothers and sisters, and featured a keynote address by Scott Horton, a contributing editor for Harper’s Magazine, author of the blog “No Comment” and an expert on international law and extraordinary rendition.

Videos of the Friday panel presentations are available here.

Horton told an audience of about 90, including U.S. Representative David Price (NC – Fouth District), his view of the talk's title "The Unresolved Legacy of Guantánamo" as shorthand for the nation's retreat from the rule of law and citizens' obligation to reclaim foundational values of the nation.

During Friday, April 9, a group of between between 70 and 80 was guided by a diverse and uniquely qualified group of speakers in an exploration and struggle with the challenge of framing and moblizing the reclamation project Horton described the night before. Of especial concertn was whether North Carolinians have either a special obligation or an organizational head start on seeding and nurturing such an effort from the grassroots.

On Saturday, April 10, a smaller, self-selected group worked in earnest to synthesize lessons and listening from the day before into an action plan and has charged a group to move forward on that task.

Additional details on that effort will be shared here, and youranalysis, commitment and feedback are welcome. Visit our contact page to offer these in the most constructive fashion.

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DONATE

Donations in support of NCSTN's work may be made via the button at left,
or by mail with a check payable to:

North Carolina Stop Torture Now

and mailed to:

PO Box 50345,
Raleigh, NC 27650

Questions about directing donations that may qualify as charitable contributions should be directed to:
contact@ncstoptorturenow.org

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