No2Torture: Chicago-Area Gathering

We invite all who wish to make common cause with us to come together to study, discuss, pray, worship and strategize:

Co-sponsored by:

Schedule:

Thurs., June 1		Folks arrive and are on their own for meals, etc. Perhaps snacks, lemonade and coffee provided.
Fri., June 2	7:30 am- 9:00 am	Breakfast
	9:00 am	Welcome
	10:00 am	Ethical/Biblical/Theological Reflections – Luis Rivera, Assoc. Prof. of Theol, McCormick Seminary
	10:30 am	Small Group discussion
	11:00 am	Prayer of Confession and Assurance of Pardon
	11:30 am	What is Torture? Effects on Us All – Doug Johnson, Executive Director, Center for Victims of Torture
	12:30 pm	Lunch
	1:00 pm	A Survivor's Perspective – Adriana Portillo Bartow, Dep. Regional Director, Amnesty International
	1:30 pm	Discussion
	2:00 pm	Public Policy: Local-National Connections – Catherine Gordon, PC(USA) Washington Office
	3:00 pm	No2Torture Update: What have we been up to since Miami?
	4:00 pm	Worship and public witness
	5:30 pm	Dinner
	7:00 pm	No2Torture award for Senator Dick Durbin
	7:30 pm	The Legal and Practical Aspects of Torture – Rear Adm. John Hutson (Ret. USN); President and Dean of the Franklin Pierce Law Center and former Executive Assistant to the Judge Advocate General of the Navy
Sat., June 3	7:00 am	Breakfast and worship
	8:30 am	The Art and Heart of Grassroots Work
	9:00 am	Small group work
	11:00 am	Report back
	12:00 noon	Lunch

Main Speaker List:

Rear Admiral John Hutson (Ret. USN), Keynote Speaker, President and Dean of the Franklin Pierce Law Center, former Executive Assistant to the Judge Advocate General of the Navy. This talk on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. will also be open to unregistered guests.
Adriana Portillo-Bartow, Deputy Regional Director, Amnesty International and survivor of repression in El Salvador and Guatemala
Catherine Gordon, Associate for International Issues, Washington Office of the PC(USA)
Douglas A. Johnson, Executive Director of the Center for Victims of Torture
The Rev. Jean Marie Peacock, Vice Moderator of the General Assembly and Associate Pastor of Lakeview Presbyterian Church, New Orleans
Luis Rivera, Assoc. Professor of Theology at McCormick Seminary and Director of the Center for Latino/a Theology and Ministry
Carol Wickersham, an organizer of the No2Torture movement, Presbyterian pastor, Beloit College Sociology Faculty