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June 26, 2012 · 10:43 am

June 26 Tweet-in to stop torture

Today is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.

Join @No_More_Torture, @PresbyUN, and others  in an effort to #StopTorture- by tweeting your members of Congress & the White House against torture, Guantanamo and Indefinite Detention under the NDAA. Also, feel free to tweet on any subject related to the injustice of torture and in support of victims of torture.

Here are some of the hash tags being used:

#June26
#NoTorture
#StopTorture
#torture
#Guantanamo
#NDAA

The National Religious Campaign Against Torture offers some sample tweets:

Torture is a MORAL issue because {say why} #June26

Torture destroys the human dignity and respect entitled to every individual. #StopTorture #June26

Torture violates the inherent, God-given dignity and worth of every person. #NoTorture #June26

Torture desecrates humanity and God who “created humankind in God’s own image.”

Close #Guantanamo, a symbol of torture. #June 26

Find policy statements and other resources on stopping torture from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

With thanks to Carol Wickersham – my mentor on addressing the issue of torture.

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December 2, 2011 · 11:33 pm

Words can save lives

Will you write a letter to save a life?

I will.

Tonight I signed up to participate in Amnesty International’s Write for Rights Global Write-a-thon.

Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world will take part in the Write for Rights Global Write-a-thon; Amnesty International calls it the world’s largest human rights event:

Through letters, cards and more, we take action to demand that the human rights of individuals are respected, protected and fulfilled. We show solidarity with those suffering human rights abuses, and work to bring about positive change in people’s lives.

Words carry great power. Amnesty International helps us put our words to use in the cause of human rights. Our words can bring hope to a prisoner. They can expose the corners of torture chambers. They can offer courage to those who defend human rights. They can challenge the powers that be. They can set the oppressed free. They can save lives.

Sign up now to Write for Rights!

I will post about my writing. I invite you to let me know what you write.

And I will see you along the Trail.

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