{"id":240,"date":"2016-02-03T21:07:20","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T02:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncstn.org\/content\/?p=240"},"modified":"2022-06-08T06:49:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T10:49:07","slug":"ncstn-actions-in-raleigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncstn.org\/content\/2016\/02\/03\/ncstn-actions-in-raleigh\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidates Cooper and McCrory:  Break Your Silence on Torture!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Join us Wednesday, March 9\u00a0at<\/strong><strong>\u00a0two vigils and a press conference<\/strong> in Raleigh, <em>calling on the likely Democratic and Republican candidates for Governor to investigate NC&#8217;s torture taxi program, demand accountability, and provide redress\u00a0to those harmed<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsors: \u00a0Movement to End Racism &amp; Islamophobia, NC Council of Churches, NC Stop Torture Now.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nSchedule:<\/p>\n<p>9:00 a.m. \u00a0The Department of Justice (Attorney General Cooper&#8217;s office), 114 W. Edenton, at the corner of Edenton and Salisbury Sts.<\/p>\n<p>10:00 a.m. \u00a0Governor McCrory&#8217;s mansion, 200 N. Blount St., at the corner of Blount and Jones Sts.<\/p>\n<p>10:30 a.m. \u00a0Press conference, Governor&#8217;s mansion.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers \u00a0include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Allyson Caison<\/strong>, <em>NC Stop Torture Now<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manzoor Cheema<\/strong>, <em>Movement to End Racism &amp; Islamophobia<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rev. Jennifer Copeland<\/strong>, <em>NC Council of Churches<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Prof. Deborah Weissman<\/strong>, <em>UNC School of Law<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u00a0urge\u00a0candidates McCrory and Cooper to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Call upon the Senate Intelligence Committee, chaired by Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/articles\/20151110\/01353532771\/doj-has-blocked-everyone-executive-branch-reading-senates-torture-report.shtml\">release the complete Senate torture report<\/a> to shed light on North Carolina\u2019s involvement in rendition and torture of U.S. detainees;<\/li>\n<li>Seek an investigation of Aero Contractors and other NC-based torture-related infrastructure, calling on federal and county agencies to assist;<\/li>\n<li>State publicly that torture is wrong and un-American, and damages and endangers U.S. personnel abroad as well as those who must participate in rendition and torture;<\/li>\n<li>Seek a full accounting of the victims and survivors of CIA-sponsored torture, whether they are listed in the Senate report or not; explore how to provide acknowledgement, apologies, and redress to <a href=\"http:\/\/ncstn.org\/content\/aero-flew-them\/\">those whose transport was conducted or facilitated<\/a> by NC-based planes, pilots, and\/or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/12\/11\/us\/politics\/11blackwater.html?_r=0\">paid mercenaries<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1229656033715588\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join this event on Facebook!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us Wednesday, March 9\u00a0at\u00a0two vigils and a press conference in Raleigh, calling on the likely Democratic and Republican candidates for Governor to investigate NC&#8217;s torture taxi program, demand accountability, and provide redress\u00a0to those harmed. 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