June is Torture Awareness Month. Free film: Torturing Democracy . 6/1 at 6:30, St. Paul

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June starts the month of Torture Awareness Month.


This Tuesday, June 1, we will be viewing the film, Torturing Democracy, written and
produced by Sherry Jones and Carey Murphy.

The movie tells the inside story of how the U.S. Government adopted torture as official
policy in the aftermath of 9/11.

“The documentary ’Torturing Democracy’ tells the story of how the United States government circumvented tradition and law to adopt torture as official policy. The film, produced by award-winning filmmaker Sherry Jones, draws on interviews, archival footage, and recently declassified documents to piece together the development and dissemination of torture tactics from Bagram in Afghanistan to Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib—and the document trail leads right to the top of the chain of command.”


Bill Moyers says, "This will go into the record books
for historians and teachers and others who look
back to ask: ' " What did we do?' "

Pax Salons ( http://justcomm.org/pax-salon )
are held (unless otherwise noted in advance):

Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Mad Hatter's Tea House,
943 W 7th, St Paul, MN

Salons are free but donations encouraged for program and treats.

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"ARE YOU AWARE that the statute of limitations applicable to the Federal Torture Statute is eight years? We began what Major General Antonio Taguba called our "systematic regime of torture" eight years ago."