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Title:
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Breaking the Silence - Torture Survivors Speak Out
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START DATE:
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8/14/2009
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START TIME:
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6:00 PM
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Duration:
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3 Hours
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Location:
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downtown, central, hollywood, northeast
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Location Details:
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Mexican Cultural Institute Gallery
El Pueblo/Olvera Street
124 Paseo de la Plaza
(facing the zocalo)
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Event Topic:
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Event Type:
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Contact Name:
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Sandra Williams
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Contact Email:
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Contact Phone:
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(310) 573-1901
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DESCRIPTION:
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No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.?
?The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 5 (1948)
Screening
Breaking the Silence
Survivors of torture from around the world recount both their torture and the emotional healing begun through TASSC International
(Torture Abolition Survivors Support Coalition).
Following the screening, there will be a Q & A with Mario Avila (torture survivor from Guatemala) and Maria Guardado (torture survivor from El Salvador),
members of TASSC International and SOAW-LA.
and the powerful art exhibit...
Flowers Grow from Missing Souls featuring Ennio Deras
with
MARIA GUARDADO
MARIO AVILA
OSCAR ARAUJO
Three generations of torture survivors utilize art as a means of healing
Screening -
Friday August 14 6 PM
Exhibit - ends August 15
Mexican Cultural Institute Gallery
El Pueblo/Olvera Street
124 Paseo de la Plaza (facing the zocalo)
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Contact: Sandra Williams (310) 573-1901
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