Barcat Announcements

All BARCAT members are invited to meeting with NRCAT's John Humphries on September 19. Details to follow.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. -- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil, that good might come of it. -- William Penn

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. --attributed to Edmund Burke

What We’ve Done

  • June-August, 2009 Congressional office visits to ask for investigation of US torture program
    • Visited Every Representative in the Bay Area
    • Developed constituent contacts in every district
  • June, 2009 co-sponsored “Torture is a Moral Issue” conference in Palo Alto
    • Presented “Torture, Popular Culture and the Truth” at conference
  • January, 2009 developed, “Torture, Popular Culture and the Truth” presentation
    • Presented at congregations around the Bay Area
  • January, 2009 marked 7th anniversary of opening Guantanamo Bay Prison by seeking signatures on NRCAT’s Declaration of Principles in support of executive orders banning torture
  • October-November, 2008 Congressional office visits to ask for a ban on torture by incoming administration
    • Visited Reps. Lee, Tauscher and Miller, Speaker Pelosi and Senator Feinstein’s staffs
    • Also hosted a Town Hall meeting for UC Berkeley students and staff
  • April-June, 2008 promoted and participated in “Banners Across America”
  • January, 2008 rang bells for Guanatanamo detainees in downtown Berkeley marking 6 years of detainment
  • January, 2008 presented Ghosts of Abu Ghraib to audience of 100 at St. Mary’s College, followed by panel discussion
  • December, 2007 passed out candles and names of Guantanamo detainees at UC campus, asking people to light a candle for the name they received
  • October, 2007, presented Ghosts of Abu Ghraib at UC Berkeley to overflow audience

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