Dear Friends,

With June just around the corner, NRCAT is gearing up for an impactful Torture Awareness Month with resources to get your faith community ready!

Screen a NRCAT Film
If you are hosting an adult education series for Torture Awareness Month, NRCAT’s 35-minute documentary film on solitary confinement, Torture in Our Name, is perfect for a congregational or community screening. NRCAT has prepared a discussion guide with questions and background to assist you. We have also produced three short films excerpted from the full film that specifically tell the story of campaigns to end solitary led by survivors and faith allies in New Jersey (20 minutes run time), New York (10 minutes), and Louisiana (10 minutes) - access the full film, discussion guide, and the three state-specific excerpts here. Two short film previews that you can use to propose a screening or event are available here.

There’s still time to order DVDs of our full 35-minute film, Torture in Our Name, by contacting Rev. T.C. Morrow at [email protected]. Be sure to include your mailing address, where you will be screening the film, and quantity of DVDs needed.

Change the Narrative on Torture
NRCAT’s media series, Humans Out of Solitary, features short 3–5-minute interviews with solitary survivors. These filmed interviews are available here to use for opening or closing a meeting or to build an entire event around. One of the short interviews was recently highlighted by John Oliver on HBO’s Last Week Tonight.

Hold a Monthly Vigil
NRCAT is joining others including Amnesty International and Witness Against Torture in monthly Close Guantanamo vigils on the second Wednesday of each month. We invite you to plan a vigil in your community on Wednesday, June 7. With just three people you can have two hold a banner, and one take some pictures to share with your local newspaper and on social media. We have a litany and prayers you can use, and you can contact Rev. T.C. Morrow at [email protected] to receive a “Close Guantanamo” banner.

Display Banners and Stickers
NRCAT has banners and stickers available by contacting Rev. T.C. Morrow at [email protected]. 

Send NRCAT an Update
Torture Awareness Month is an opportunity to inform and energize our collective moral call for an end to torture. We are grateful for all the creative ways you engage in this work, and we’d love to hear from you to assist in your planning and hear how we can support you in follow-up. Please reach out to Laura Markle Downton at [email protected] with photos or updates about your TAM events. 

For more information and more resources, go to www.nrcat.org/TAM2023.

With gratitude for your on-going witness,
The NRCAT Team