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Announcement :: Civil & Human Rights : Government Secrecy : Iraq : Peace : Prisons : Regime |
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Breaking the Silence of Torture: Survivor and Activist Dong Tizon Speaks Out |
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by Jen Tayabji
Email: tayabji (nospam) shout.net (verified)
Phone: (217) 352-8721
Address: 610 E. Springfield Ave., Champaign, IL 61820 |
14 Apr 2006
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On April 20, the Illinois Disciples Foundation (IDF) presents...
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"Breaking the Silence of Torture:
Survivor and Activist Dong Tizon Speaks Out"
Thursday, April 20
7-9pm
Wisegarver Lounge at IDF
Free and open to the public!
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Orlando "Dong" Tizon is a Filipino activist who was imprisoned and tortured under the Marcos regime for his activism with the rural poor community in the Philippines. He is currently the Assistant Director of the Torture Abolition Survivors Support Committee (TASSC) International.
Tizon was arrested on September 21, 1982 in Davao City, Philippines. In the first three weeks of his imprisonment he was kept blindfolded and incommunicado in a military camp. He suffered beatings, endless interrogations, mock execution and solitary confinement during his imprisonment. He was released in April 1986 after the Marcos regime collapsed.
Subsequently he earned a doctorate in sociology. He has been with TASSC International since 2000 and is presently the Assistant Director. TASSC International is the only organization founded by and for survivors of
torture. It was established in 1998, on the guiding principles that torture is a crime against humanity and that survivors are the strongest and most effective voice in the campaign to end the practice of torture. For more information on TASSC International, please visit http://www.tassc.org.
From Tizon's statement before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus in 1998:
"I am glad that human rights is beginning to be included in U.S. foreign policy calculations. But we all need to do more to rid our planet of this 'plague of the twentieth century' which is torture. We must widely disseminate information about the practice and its effects on individuals and society. I strongly ask that more resources be made available for centers treating the survivors of torture."
Tizon will share his experiences as a torture survivor and how it led him to become an activist. He will also discuss his current work, especially how the use of torture is still so relevant with situations like Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay, etc. Afterwards, there will be a facilitated discussion.
Cosponsored By: Activist Forum, Amnesty International #124, Council on American-Islamic Relations (UI Chapter), McKinley Foundation, National Organization for Women (UIUC Chapter), Philippine Student Association, Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC), Socialist Forum, U of I Gender and Women Studies Program, University YMCA, U-C Friends Peace and Service Committee, 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 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 event will be held in Wisegarver Lounge on the 1st floor and is wheelchair accessible. |
See also:
http://www.prairienet.org/idf
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