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International Day in Support of Victims of Torture - Film Screening of The Response

Date:
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Event Type:
Screening
Organizer/Author:
Katie Hymans
Email:
Phone:
415-546-2080
Address:
703 Market St #301, San Francisco, CA
Location Details:
Amnesty International, SF Office
350 Sansome St, #210
San Francisco, CA

The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (June 26), enacted by the United Nations, is a day to observe what is being done and what still needs to be done to help survivors rebuild their lives and to end torture. Join Survivors International (http://www.survivorsintl.org/), Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org/) & Health Professionals Against Torture (http://www.hpatcoalition.org/) on June 23rd for a film screening!

The Response is a courtroom drama based on the actual transcripts of the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals. Read more about the film here: http://www.theresponsemovie.com/

We are also pleased to welcome Dr. Jess Ghannam as our speaker. Dr. Jess Ghannam is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Global Health Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco and is also Adjunct Professor of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. Additionally, he has been working with the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center on a project evaluating the post-release health effects of detention in Guantanamo.

Refreshments will be provided!

DETAILS

WHAT: Film Screening of The Response

WHEN: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 6:00 PM

WHO: Survivors International, Amnesty International & Health Professionals Against Torture

WHERE: Amnesty International, SF Office

350 Sansome St, #210

San Francisco, CA
Added to the calendar on Wed, Jun 9, 2010 11:19AM
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