The ACLU, PEN American Center & the Cooper Union present:
Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the "War on Terror"
Writers, artists and others read from recently released secret documents--memos, declassified communications, and testimonies by detainees -- in a public event to promote awareness of acts of torture and abuse carried out by the U.S. since 9/11.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 13 at 7 p.m.
WHERE: The Great Hall, Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street at Third Avenue, NYC
TICKETS: $15/$10 for PEN/ACLU Members & Students w/ valid ID. Purchase online or at the door.
Featuring writers and artists:
- JONATHAN AMES
- PAUL AUSTER
- DON DELILLO
- EVE ENSLER
- NELL FREUDENBERGER
- AM HOMES
- SUSANNA MOORE
- GEORGE SAUNDERS
- ART SPIEGELMAN
Also featuring:
MATTHEW ALEXANDER, former senior military interrogator
JACK RICE, former CIA special agent and operations officer
AMRIT SINGH, former ACLU attorney who litigated post 9/11 abuse cases and Senior Legal Officer for the National Security & Counterterrorism program at the Open Society Justice Initiative
And a special presentation by artist JENNY HOLZER
With opening and closing remarks from:
ANTHONY APPIAH, President of PEN American Center and
JAMEEL JAFFER, Director of the ACLU's National Security Project.
www.pen.org or www.aclu.org
