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As part of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago’s campaign to
raise awareness about torture and its practices throughout the world, we would
like to extend an invitation to you to attend two major events taking place this
weekend. Jon Burge Hearing: Friday,
June 2nd at 10am located at the Chicago Court House on
26th &California, room 101
While our attention concerning issues of torture has been focused
abroad, the city of Chicago has been victim to police brutality against its own
citizens, leading to false confessions and imprisonment of countless Chicago
residents; mainly poor African-American men. Leading this system of torture was
Commander Jon Burge who is now facing accountability to his crimes committed
against Chicago residents during his time in the Chicago Police Department. http://www.citizensalert.org/ Chicago-Area Conference on Torture: Friday,
June 2nd 9am-Saturday, June 3rd,
12pm First
Presbyterian Church of
LaGrange 150
S, Ashland Ave. LaGrange, IL This conference aims to inform concerned
citizens on the realities of torture and hopes to educate participants what can
be done to stop torture from continuing to be practiced throughout the world.
Speakers will include: * Rear Admiral John Hutson
, Keynote Speaker, President and Dean of the Franklin Pierce
Law Center. This talk on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. will also be open to
unregistered guests. *Adriana Portillo-Bartow, Deputy Regional
Director, Amnesty International *Douglas A. Johnson, Executive
Director of the Center for Victims of Torture *The Rev. Jean Marie
Peacock, Vice Moderator of the General Assembly and Associate Pastor of
Lakeview Presbyterian Church, New Orleans *Luis Rivera, Assoc.
Professor of Theology at McCormick Seminary and Director of the Center for
Latino/a Theology and Ministry *Carol Wickersham, an organizer of the
No2Torture movement, Presbyterian pastor, Beloit College Sociology Faculty
*There is no fee to participate in this conference, but all
participants must register online. Visit: MailScanner
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The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC)
231
S. State Street, suite 300 Chicago IL
60604 312-506-0070 www.ciogc.org
The Council is a federation of
Chicago area mosques and organizations serving 400,000 Muslims of Chicago
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