[Peace] Thursday: Come See "The Torture Question"

[Jen Tayabji]

AWARE is a cosponsor of this series.
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THURSDAY!! THURSDAY!!

The Illinois Disciples Foundation (IDF) will be concluding the 5th Human
Rights Film Series with...

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"The Torture Question"

Thursday, April 13
7-9pm

Free Admission and Snacks
http://www.prairienet.org/idf/filmseries.html

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This spring, the Illinois Disciples Foundation (IDF) is proud to present
our 5th Human Rights Film Series. On April 13th, the series will conclude
with the showing of THE TORTURE QUESTION.

In mid-August, a FRONTLINE documentary crew made the perilous journey to
the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Entering the 280-acre compound in the
middle of the night, escorted by helicopters and a convoy of armed
Humvees, the crew was following 50 detainees fresh from the battlefield.
As they were ordered to kneel in formation on the concrete floor, one
detainee nervously asked the FRONTLINE cameraman, "Is this Abu Ghraib?"
The answer brought a shudder.

Abu Ghraib has always been a terrifying place to Iraqis -- Saddam Hussein
used it as his primary torture chamber -- but in 2004, when graphic
photographs of American soldiers abusing prisoners surfaced, Abu Ghraib
took on deeper meaning.

In THE TORTURE QUESTION, FRONTLINE traces the history of how decisions
made in Washington in the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11 -- including an
internal administration battle over the Geneva Conventions -- led to a
robust interrogation policy that laid the groundwork for prisoner abuse in
Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and Iraq.

THE TORTURE QUESTION provides the context for understanding how the rules
were confused, how lines of authority were blurred, and what happens when
the authorization of "coercive interrogation" makes it way into the battle
zone. For more information:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/torture/

The films will be shown with IDF’s newly purchased projector and large
screen. Free snacks will be provided!

The films will all begin at 7pm and will be shown at the Illinois
Disciples Foundation. A facilitated discussion will follow the film.**

This spring, the Human Rights Film Series is cosponsored by: Action
Darfur, Activist Forum, Amnesty International #124, Anti-War Anti-Racism
Effort (AWARE), Council on American-Islamic Relations (UI Chapter),
Feminist Majority, Muslim Student Association, Progressive Resource/Action
Cooperative (PRC), School for Designing a Society, Socialist Forum,
Student ACLU, UC Friends Peace and Service Committee, University YMCA,
University YWCA, and Vietnam Veterans Against the War (CU Chapter).

The Illinois Disciples Foundation (IDF) is a pioneering peace with justice
campus ministry and non-profit organization located on the University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. For more information about the film
series or the IDF, please contact us at (217) 352-8721,
idf at prairienet.org, or visit our website at http://www.prairienet.org/idf.

**The IDF is located at the NW corner of Springfield and Wright streets in
Champaign. It is only 2 blocks from the U of I Quad and on several CU-MTD
bus routes. Limited free parking is available. The film series is
wheelchair accessible and will be shown in the Bondurant Room, located on
the 2nd floor.

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Illinois Disciples Foundation (IDF)
610 E. Springfield Ave.
Champaign, IL  61820
Office Hours: Mon - Fri from 12-5pm
(217) 352-8721 | idf at prairienet.org
www.prairienet.org/idf