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Witness against Torture Fast to Close Guantanamo

January 19, 2011
Witness against Torture Fast to Close Guantanamo

            Dear Friends, Greetings from Washington, DC and Day Seven of the Fast for Justice. We are 40 or so in Washington, DC and over 100 throughout the country. In this brief note, we hope to share with you some sense of what our days have been like as...
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Haiti: One Year After the Earthquake Killed Over 250,000

January 12, 2011

    January 9, 2011. By Roger Annis. Of all the commentaries and interviews coinciding with the anniversary of Haiti’s earthquake, none are likely to exceed in significance the interview granted by OAS Representative to Haiti, Ricardo Seitenfus, to the Swiss daily Le Temps on December 20. The critique he delivered to the newspaper...
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Haiti Earthquake #7: As Many as 200,000 Killed

January 18, 2010

January 18, 2010 Haiti Earthquake, #7 – ELDERLY AWAIT DEATH AT NURSING HOME Please read and re-distribute these Haiti Earthquake reports and encourage people to make donations to Rights Action and/or groups listed below. BELOW Article:  “Elderly await death at nursing home” Article:  “Haiti quake toll ‘may be 200,000′” Article:  “The west’s role in...
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Join Witness Against Torture

January 17, 2010

CALL TO ACTION: Join Witness Against Torture January 11-22, 2010 in a Fast and Vigil to Shut Down Guantanamo, End Torture and Build Justice “I believe strongly that torture is not moral, legal or effective.” Guantanamo is “a damaging symbol to the world… a rallying cry for terrorist recruitment and harmful to our national...
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Haiti Earthquake #6: Reject Their “Blame the Victims” Analysis

January 17, 2010

January 17, 2010 Haiti Earthquake, #6 Sign-on letter to the New York Times.  Reject their “Blame the Victims” analysis Dear friends, we are still only beginning to grasp the extent of death and destruction.  Please continue to read and re-distribute these Haiti Earthquake reports and encourage people to make donations. The estimates of people...
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