Dear Friend,

Interested in immigration in the Southwest and issues related to this summer’s General Assembly? Do you want to learn about how to support asylum seekers in the US? 

Join UUSC and the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC) to learn about the current situation of torture survivors in immigration detention and the asylum process and how TASSC is addressing this in the Southwest and throughout the country through their Communities of Healing Program.

When: Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 6:30 PM

Where: TASSC’s office at 4121 Harewood Road, NE, Suite B, Washington DC 20017, near the Catholic University / Brookland Metro on the Red Line

What: For dinner and discussion with UUSC, TASSC, and National Communities of Healing leaders

Please RSVP to Anna Bartlett at abartlett@uusc.org or 617-301-4367

This dinner and discussion is part of weeklong series of events to mark the 15th anniversary of TASSC International’s June Survivor Week. Activities include a three day human rights training for survivors of torture, visits to Congress, panel discussions and presentations, and vigil in front of the White House. Click here for more information about these events.

Sincerely,

Kara Smith
Associate for Grassroots Mobilization