Current Events and Actions


arkway Protest

Traverse for Peace and Justice Anti-War Presence
on the Parkway Saturdays


10:00 AM until 11AM, Saturdays
Come when you can. Bring signs.
Grandview and Union, Traverse City

Iran talkPast speaker in --

If Americans Only Knew Speaker Series

Update on Iran, Voices from Teheran


Cathy Lester, retired educator from Gaylord visited Iran this summer. Cathy lived and taught in Iran in the 80’s and 90’s. On August 21st., she brought to us commentary on life in Iran, the thoughts and questions of Iranians regarding US plans for attacking their country and photos from her most recent trip. Video highlights soon.

Past speaker in --

If Americans Only Knew Speaker Series -- The Guantanamo Story


with H. Candace Gorman


She spoke on July 24, in Traverse City -- watch the full video or highlights of her talk. She is an attorney from Chicago who concentrates in Civil Rights and Human Rights law. Most recently Attorney Gorman has been a Visiting Professional at the International Criminal Court at The Hague. She is currently handling habeas corpus petitions for two detainees who are being held at Guantanamo Bay and has visited her clients at the prison more than a dozen times. Visit her at the Guantanamo Blog



Torture is Wrong Sign

TORTURE IS WRONG Yard Signs Now Available


The Campaign Against Torture Committee has been working hard on increasing public awareness of our government's use of torture against detainees in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. In a national television interview on ABC News, President Bush directly admitted that the White House was deeply involved in decisions about the CIA’s use of torture. Recent reports indicate that members of the Bush administration including Dick Cheney, Condoleeza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell and George Tenet met regularly and approved the CIA’s use of “combined” “enhanced” interrogation techniques -- tactics that amount to torture. The ACLU has demanded that our members of Congress support strenuous efforts, including the appointment of an independent prosecutor, to hold President Bush, Vice-President Cheney and other high-ranking officials accountable for their role in crafting torture policy.

To help further raise awareness on this issue, place a TORTURE IS WRONG sign on your yard

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