Publish to Newswire
Add an EventFrom the Open-Publishing Calendar
From the Open-Publishing Newswire
Indybay Feature
Chaplain James Yee: From Guantanamo Bay to San Francisco Bay Area Tour
Import event into your personal calendar
Date:
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Time:
7:00 AM
-
9:00 AM
Event Type:
Speaker
Organizer/Author:
Stephen McNeil
Location Details:
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall
1924 Cedar (@ Bonita), Berkeley
1924 Cedar (@ Bonita), Berkeley
Chaplain James Yee: From Guantanamo Bay to San Francisco Bay Area Tour
Saturday, Oct.18, 7:00 PM
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall
1924 Cedar (@ Bonita), Berkeley
Chaplain James Yee is a former US Army Chaplain and graduate of West Point who served as the Muslim Chaplain for the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While ministering to prisoners there, he objected to the cruel and degrading abuses to which they were subjected. He was then arrested and imprisoned in a Naval brig for 76 days in Sept. 2003, falsely accused of spying and aiding terrorists. He was held in solitary confinement and subjected to the same sensory deprivation techniques that were being used against the prisoners. After months of investigation, all charges were dropped. Yee received an Honorable Discharge from the Army in 2005 and was awarded the Army Commendation medal for “exceptional meritorious service”. His gripping account of his Guantanamo experience and subsequent struggle for justice is entitled “For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism under Fire”.
Sponsored by BFUU Social Justice Ctee. et al.
Wheelchair accessible, donations requested, no one turned away for lack of funds
Contact: Stephen McNeil :415-350-9305, smcneil [at] afsc.org
Saturday, Oct.18, 7:00 PM
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall
1924 Cedar (@ Bonita), Berkeley
Chaplain James Yee is a former US Army Chaplain and graduate of West Point who served as the Muslim Chaplain for the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While ministering to prisoners there, he objected to the cruel and degrading abuses to which they were subjected. He was then arrested and imprisoned in a Naval brig for 76 days in Sept. 2003, falsely accused of spying and aiding terrorists. He was held in solitary confinement and subjected to the same sensory deprivation techniques that were being used against the prisoners. After months of investigation, all charges were dropped. Yee received an Honorable Discharge from the Army in 2005 and was awarded the Army Commendation medal for “exceptional meritorious service”. His gripping account of his Guantanamo experience and subsequent struggle for justice is entitled “For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism under Fire”.
Sponsored by BFUU Social Justice Ctee. et al.
Wheelchair accessible, donations requested, no one turned away for lack of funds
Contact: Stephen McNeil :415-350-9305, smcneil [at] afsc.org
Added to the calendar on Mon, Oct 13, 2008 8:56PM
Add Your Comments
We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!
Donate
$145.00 donated
in the past month
Get Involved
If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us.
Publish
Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay.
Topics
More
Search Indybay's Archives
Advanced Search
►
▼
IMC Network