For Torture Awareness Month in June, in addition to our Torture is Wrong banner campaign, please join us for our Ghosts of Abu Ghraib film showing.

What: Dinner, showing and Discussion of the award-winning film “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib”

When: Thursday, June 19. Dinner at 6:30 p.m., movie at 7:00

Why: To explore the issue of torture for Torture Awareness Month. Why does it happen? What can we do to stop it.

Who: Sponsored by the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice; open to the public.

Where: Memorial Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 730 Tappan, Ann Arbor

How much: This event is free, donations are welcome. You are welcome to bring a dish to share, but that is not required.

“Ghosts of Abu Ghraib,” an 80-minute HBO film, features the familiar and very disturbing pictures of torture at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison and raises many questions: How did torture become an accepted practice at Abu Ghraib? Did U.S. government policies make it possible? How much damage has the aftermath of Abu Ghraib had on America’s credibility as a defender of freedom and human rights around the world? Acclaimed filmmaker Rory Kennedy looks beyond the headlines to investigate the psychological and political context in which torture occurred.

This film is for mature audiences only - This 80-minute film makes extensive use of the photographs from Abu Ghraib. These images and some of the interviews are extremely intense. The film contains numerous photos with male nudity. It is only suitable for mature audiences. We at NRCAT have undertaken the Spotlight on torture project because we believe that “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” will help people of faith deepen their understanding of the nature of U.S.-sponsored torture.

For more information, call 734-663-1870 or email info@icpj.net

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