Make Your 2006 New Year's Resolution To Help Stop Torture!

Over the past year, we have made important strides in our collective work to stop torture and ill-treatment in the “war on terror”. Amnesty International USA's Denounce Torture Initiative is asking you to recommit yourself to help stop torture in 2006 by making your new year's resolution to take action against these abuses.

Are you ready to make your new year's resolution? Here is how it works:

Simply complete the form below by filling in your contact information and selecting one or more of the action opportunities. We recommend you choose at least one action option from each category. Shortly after the start of the new year, we will be in contact with you, to remind you about your new year's resolution and see if you need any additional resources from us to carry out your commitment.

Thanks in advance for your help and we look forward to supporting your efforts!

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Your Action Opportunities
Quick Actions Against Torture   
Ask a friend/coworker/neighbor/relative who has never done so to take action to stop torture by writing a letter to their Members of Congress or signing an action postcard.
Call or email my Members of Congress in support of a fully independent commission to investigate all allegations of torture and ill-treatment by agents of the U.S. government around the world.
Email friends, coworkers, and relatives and ask them to sign Amnesty International's online petition against torture.
Moderately Time Consuming Actions Against Torture   
Distribute Amnesty postcard actions to stop torture and ill-treatment and bumper stickers to friends and family.
Write a letter-to-the-editor of my local newspaper against the use of torture and ill-treatment by agents of the U.S. government.
Write a short story for a community newsletter or bulletin of my faith community educating people about the issue of torture and ill-treatment in the context of the U.S.-led "war on terror" and present opportunities to take action.
Most Time Consuming Actions Against Torture   
Arrange a monthly table in a public area to distribute information about torture.
Ask my book club to read a book about torture and take action against torture. (If I'm not in a book club, I'll start or join one.)
Ask my local bar association or law school faculty to sponsor a public event about torture and ill-treatment.
Circulate petitions and deliver signed petitions to the district offices of my Members of Congress.
Hold a public reading of the play "Honor Bound to Defend Freedom" about the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
Organize a Denounce Torture Teach-in in my community using the Denounce Torture Teach-in Guide. There is no experience or expertise needed to do this!
Organize a visit to my Representative/Senators' district office at an appropriate time identified by the Denounce Torture Initiative.
Organize at least one vigil against torture and ill-treatment treatment at my town hall, please of worship, or some other appropriate public location in my community.
Show a screening of the documentary "The Torture Question" to a faith community, hold a discussion after and share action opportunities with participants.