We Remember: TASSC Vigil to End Torture – Saturday, June 25:

June 15, 2011

WE REMEMBER: The Names. The Faces. The Souls of the Tortured. The Disappeared. The Lost. So They Are Not Forgotten.

TASSC 12-Hour Vigil

June 25, Saturday, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Southeast Quadrant of Lafayette Park, in front of the White House

 

Theme I: Gathering and Sharing 

7:00     Arrival

7:30     Lighting of the Candles

8:00     Welcome

8:10     Opening Ceremony

8:40     TASSC International Communities of Healing

9:00     Cultural Expressions

9:20     TASSC International Communities of Healing

9:40     Cultural Expressions

10:00   TASSC International Communities of Healing

10:20   Cultural Expressions

10:40   TASSC International Communities of Healing

 

Theme II: Breaking the Silence and Speaking Out

11:00   Cultural Expressions

11:15   Reckoning with Torture

11:30   Preparation for a Public Witness

12:00   Solemn Procession through the park

12:30   Public Witness against Torture

1:00    Refreshment / Lunch

1:30     Cultural Expressions

1:45     Interfaith Messages of Solidarity

2:15     Cultural Expressions

2:30     Human Rights Messages of Solidarity

 

Theme III: Remembering and Celebrating

3:00     Preparing the Wall of Memory

3:15     Remembering the Names: Testimonies from Survivors

4:30     Procession with the Children

5:15     Testimonies from Women Survivors

5:45     Music, Song, Poetry and Dance

6:45     Closing Ceremony

7:00    Clean-up

8:00    Dinner and Celebration at TASSC Office

4121 Harewood Rd. NE, Washington DC 20017

 

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