Reckoning with Torture

Posted by sky Tuesday, September 29, 2009


The ACLU, PEN American Center & the Cooper Union present:Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the "War on Terror"Writers, artists and others read from recently released secret documents--memos, declassified communications, and testimonies by detainees -- in a public event...

The ACLU, PEN American Center & the Cooper Union present:

Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the "War on Terror"

Writers, artists and others read from recently released secret documents--memos, declassified communications, and testimonies by detainees -- in a public event to promote awareness of acts of torture and abuse carried out by the U.S. since 9/11.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 13 at 7 p.m.

WHERE: The Great Hall, Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street at Third Avenue, NYC

TICKETS: $15/$10 for PEN/ACLU Members & Students w/ valid ID. Purchase online or at the door.


Featuring writers and artists:

  • JONATHAN AMES
  • PAUL AUSTER
  • DON DELILLO
  • EVE ENSLER
  • NELL FREUDENBERGER
  • AM HOMES
  • SUSANNA MOORE
  • GEORGE SAUNDERS
  • ART SPIEGELMAN

Also featuring:

MATTHEW ALEXANDER, former senior military interrogator

JACK RICE, former CIA special agent and operations officer

AMRIT SINGH, former ACLU attorney who litigated post 9/11 abuse cases and Senior Legal Officer for the National Security & Counterterrorism program at the Open Society Justice Initiative

And a special presentation by artist JENNY HOLZER

With opening and closing remarks from:

ANTHONY APPIAH, President of PEN American Center and

JAMEEL JAFFER, Director of the ACLU's National Security Project.

www.pen.org or www.aclu.org




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