FIRE JOHN YOO!: The Webmaster: September 2010 Archives

On Thursday, October 14, 2010 as part of the "Berkeley Says No to Torture" week, past president of the National Lawyers Guild and renowned author Marjorie Cohn will be part of a panel: Forum on Torture and the Law, Torture and Human Rights moderated by retired CIA officer turned political activist Ray McGovern. Marjorie Cohn's books include Cowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Law, Rules of Disengagement: The Politics and Honor of Military Dissent, Cameras in the courtroom: television and the pursuit of justice and the soon to be released The United States and Torture: Interrogation, Incarceration, and Abuse. Read Marjorie Cohn's articles at: After Downing Street, Alter Net, Atlantic Free Press, Buzz Flash, Common Dreams, CounterPunch, Foreign Policy in Focus, Global Research, The Huffington Post, Jurist, Monthly Review, MWC News, OpEdNews, Portside, Truthdig, Truthout, Znet (Zmag)

GUANTANAMO BAY AND INTERROGATION RULES, May 6, 2008 House Judiciary Committee Judiciary: Legal scholars testified about the detention to terror suspects by the U.S., treatment of detainees, and legal opinions received by the Bush administration on interrogation methods for detainees...

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The Berkeley Says "No" to Torture coalition was joined by the Berkeley City Council with a unanimous vote on their Peace and Justice Commission's resolution "to educate the community about torture."

10-10-10 Authors event: Andy Worthington (The Guantanamo Files...) and Justine Sharrock (Tortured: When Good Soldiers Do Bad Things) at Revolution Books).
10-11-10 Film and discussion: Outside the Law: Stories from GuantÃ¡namo with co-producer Andy Worthington at the BFUU Fellowship Hall.
10-12-10 Day of protest of John Yoo, author of the Torture Memos teaching Law at UC Berkeley Law (Boalt Hall). Also, join World Can't Wait, lawyers and students for a debate over Yoo's theories and legal work defending torture at UC Berkeley.
10-13-10 A Round-table of Writers on Torture including Barry Eisler (Inside Out) at the University Lutheran Church. Also, Defying Torture - The Art of Dissent: A conversation with historian/critic/activist Peter Selz and artists Clinton Fein and Richard Kamler at the UC Berkeley Art Museum Theater.
10-14-10 Forum on Torture and the Law, Torture and Human Rights: with Marjorie Cohn (past president National Lawyers Guild), Andy Worthington, Shahid Buttar (Bill of Rights Defense Committee) and Debra Sweet (National Director, World Can't Wait)
10-15-10 Panel - Psychologists and Torture: Adrianne Aron and Ruth Fallenbaum at UC Berkeley Law school. Also, Readings from "Reckoning with Torture - An Evening of Conscience." An Evening of Conscience with Andy Worthington, Marjorie Cohn, Ray McGovern, Ann Wright, Mimi Kennedy, devorah major, Jeffrey Kaye, Fr. Louis Vitale, Renee Saucedo, Jason Leopold, Kathy Roberts, Abdi Soltani Sponsored by the Boalt Alliance to Abolish Torture (BAAT) and the National Lawyers Guild, Boalt Chapter at UC Berkeley Law (Boalt Hall).

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wesaynototorture.net

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Berkeley City Council Declares "NO To Torture" Week Oct. 10-16

In a move welcomed by civil liberties and human rights groups nationally, last week the Berkeley City Council unanimously approved a resolution declaring "Berkeley Says No to Torture" Week (October 10-16). The resolution emerged from a grassroots campaign supported by many local organizations and leaders.The campaign will present a week of public educational events, featuring prominent writers, attorneys, protest leaders, artists and religious leaders...

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NLG Past President, Author Marjorie Cohn: Torture, Yoo, "Berkeley Says No to Torture" Week

Berkeley City Council: "NO TO TORTURE AND JOHN YOO" Unanimously Joining Historic Coalition's Week Of Resistance

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