Northeastern Illinois Americans for Democratic Action

invites you to a reception honoring

Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie

Recipient of the 2009 Eleanor Roosevelt Leadership Award

Thursday • September 10th, 2009 • 6-8 PM

Exchequer Restaurant • 226 South Wabash Avenue • Chicago, Illinois

Donation: $50

Mail your donation to John Ostenburg, NEIL ADA President

11 Bigelow Road • Park Forest, IL 60466

For further information email chicagoADA@yahoo.com or call 312-348-6074.

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♦♦♦ Important Teach-In - Torture and Extraordinary Rendition ♦♦♦

September 13th from 4-8 PM at Historic Unity Unitarian Church in Oak Park

875 Lake Street • Oak Park, IL

The event is free.

For more information contact ADA at 312-348-6074.

Speakers and Agenda

Dr. Quentin Young (moderator) Chicago-based physician and long-time civil rights and social activist;
Prof. Douglass Cassel of the University of Notre Dame Law School and an international expert on human rights abuses;
Dr. George Hunsinger, a professor of theology at Princeton University and founder of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT);
Terrence Karney, a recently retired U.S. Army interrogator with 16 years of experience.

4:30 pm Welcome, Background, and Review of Agenda
Anne Rooney, Member of Organizing Committee and member, Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation

4:40 pm “Torture on Trial,” a 30-minute documentary (available for viewing on Amnesty USA website here)

5:10 pm Panel Presentations – human rights, legal, and moral/religious perspectives

Dr. Quentin Young, Moderator and Panelist
Prof. Douglass Cassel, Panelist
Dr. George Hunsinger, Panelist
Terrence Karney, Panelist

6:00 pm Reception Break in social gathering area of Unity Temple

6:20 pm How Should Congress Address this Problem? Presentation by Senator Richard J. Durbin or staff.

6:40 pm Interactive Discussion and Q & A with panel members and Congressional representatives. Dr. Young will also moderate this session.

7:20 pm Summary and Call to Action by Anne Rooney: What Can We Do?

7:30 pm Adjournment

Northeastern Illinois Americans for Democratic Action

Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie

♦♦♦ Important Teach-In - Torture and Extraordinary Rendition ♦♦♦

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