Overcoming Torture’s Legacy

lecture by

Pete Dross

Director of Development

Center for Victims of Torture

Minneapolis , MN

The Center for Victims of Torture works locally, nationally and internationally to heal the wounds of torture on individuals, their families and their communities and to stop torture worldwide.  Mr. Gross will discuss the societal impact of torture and the necessity for understanding the legacy of torture for democratic societies.  

Thursday

October 6, 2005

7:00 PM

Library Fourth Floor Rotunda

University of Minnesota Duluth

Co-sponsored by:

Royal D. Alworth, Jr.  Institute for International Studies

Amnesty International Duluth/Superior Local Group # 642

UMD Amnesty International Student Group

UWS Amnesty International Student Group

Students Against War

Baeumler-Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Committee

Center for Genocide, Holocaust and Human Rights Studies

Veterans for Peace – Duluth/Superior Chapter

Twin Ports SOA Watch

 

For information on the Center for Victims of Torture, see www.cvt.org

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