By Nadia Prupis From Truthout | Original Article As the heat rose in Berkeley, California, this week, so did the temperament of the students, faculty and organizations that formed the city’s first…
Category: Speeches & Public Statements
10-13-10 Berkeley Demonstrates Against Torture
By Rachel Banning-Lover From The Daily Californian | Original Article This week Berkeley will be hit by another wave of demonstrations as supporters of Berkeley’s “We Say No to Torture” voice…
9-25-10 Statement by Fernando Botero
From FireJohnYoo.org Organizers of “Berkeley Says No To Torture” Week are grateful for Fernando Botero’s statement of support for the Week (this internationally acclaimed artist offers a powerful vision of the atrocities of…
8-3-10 Impeach & Prosecute Torture Judge Bybee
Informational flier detailing Jay Bybee’s war crimes. This flier seeks to make the case that Bybee should be impeached as a judge and then prosecuted for the crimes he has committed. Click here to download…
7-14-10 Support Bradley Manning, courageous Army whistle-blower
The US Army has Bradley Manning in custody, in a prison in Kuwait, reportedly without access to legal counsel. The Army says he’s responsible for leaking the video footage which was named…
4-29-10 Teach-In on Capitol Hill
To watch video of presentations, click here.On Thursday, April 29, 2010, a “Teach-In on Capitol Hill,” was held inRoom 2168 of the Rayburn House Building, in Washington, D.C., dealingwith the question of…
3-30-10 Screening of “Taxi to the Dark Side”
By Jordan Palmer “Taxi to the Dark Side” is a 2007 Academy Award winning documentary focused onGuantanamo, Bagram and Abu Ghraib to expose the crimes against humanity which takeplace in these prisons….
3-29-10 Discipline John Yoo and Jay Bybee, the Torture Memo Lawyers
Click here to learn about this campaign and sign the petition.
3-20-10 Video of Stephanie Tang’s Speech at SF Anti-War Demo
Click here for Stephanie Tang’s stirring speech.
3-20-10 Debra Sweet’s Speech at DC Anti-War Demo
From Debra Sweet | Original Article STOP these Wars & Torture Now! Sisters & Brothers: Seven years after shock and awe in Iraq, and 14 months into the “change you can believe…
3-15-10 Tell The Washington Post: Stop Promoting Torture
From Media Matters| Original Article CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION. The Washington Post just hired Marc Thiessen, who now becomes the second former George W. Bush speechwriter-turned-columnist at the paper. Thiessen…
2-23-10 John Yoo’s Torturous Book Tour
By Adrian Castaneda and Steven T. Jones From San Francisco Bay Guardian | Original Article John Yoo – the infamous author of legal memos justifying torture for the Bush Administration and a…
2-19-10 Credo Petition to Prosecute Cheney
Click here to sign a Credo petition to prosecute Cheney, following his public confession to playing a key role in the commission of war crimes during the Bush administration.
1-30-10 Impeach Bybee
Click here for various letters and petitions favoring the impeachment of Jay Bybee.