What You Can Do

Raise awareness

Join with the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, the Torture Abolition and Survivor Support Coalition (TASSC), UUSC, and Unitarian Universalist congregations throughout the United States by working to prevent torture everywhere on Human Rights Day (December 10). Learn more about this initiative and download materials.

Speak up!

Contact President Obama and urge him to establish a Commission of Inquiry into U.S.-sponsored torture and sign measures to prevent torture everywhere!

Invite a torture survivor to speak at your congregation or other community organization

Contact the Truth Speakers Program.

Support survivors

Visit healtorture.org/healing-centers/domestic to learn about torture-survivor programs in your area. Since they address the needs of the communities that they serve, each program is different. Many are looking for pro-bono assistance from health-care providers, lawyers, and mental-health professionals. Others need volunteers to help paint, stuff envelopes, and collect personal items. Connect with a program in your area to find out how you and your congregation can help.

TASSC Communities of Healing also provide a way for Unitarian Universalists to support survivors. In addition to the same types of assistance that treatment centers need, they also often need meeting space and help with advocacy campaigns. Contact TASSC or UUSC to find out of there is a Community of Healing in your area.

"[The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)] is very grateful for our long and rich partnership with Unity Church-Unitarian...Each member of the Unity team brought their own marvelous gifts and talents to CVT, and these gifts were amplified as they worked together as a team. With the enthusiastic support from the Unity congregation, their remarkable accomplishments and contributions have made CVT stronger, touched the lives of many clients, and greatly increased our community of supporters."
—Beth Wickum, director of volunteer services at CVT, Minneapolis, Minn.

Read personal testimony from Ministerial Intern Jim Foti about his experience volunteering with CVT and directly supporting survivors.

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