An evening of readings from recently released secret documents that have brought these abuses
to light – memos, declassified communications and testimonies by detainees - presented by the ACLU And PEN American Center.
WHO:
Opening and closing remarks from Anthony Appiah, President of PEN American Center and Jameel Jaffer, Director of the ACLU National Security Project;
Readings by authors Paul Auster, Don DeLillo, Eve Ensler and Art Spiegelman; Matthew Alexander, former U.S. interrogator and author of How to Break a Terrorist; Jack Rice, former CIA officer and Amrit Singh, Senior Legal Officer for the National Security and Counterterrorism program at the Open Society Justice Initiative;
Special presentation by artist Jenny Holzer.
ADMISSION:
$15/$10 for PEN/ACLU members and students with a valid ID. Tickets are available through www.smarttix.com or (212) 868-4444. They may also be purchased at the door. Seating is by general admission, on a first-come, first-served basis.