BCR #29: Witnessing "Witness Against Torture"

I -- Alan -- met Chris Brandt when I interviewed him for "UWS Neighbors" -- a show featured on UWS Radio. We spoke about the work he was doing for the "Medicine Show" Theater in Manhattan. As he was leaving the studio, he turned and said, "You want to know what I'm really interested in -- torture." And that started Becky and I on an adventure that took us to Washington, D.C. and a most important conversation with members of This is a dedicated, spirited, inspired and inspiring group who detest what our country is doing to Muslim men in Guantanamo Bay Prison on the island of Cuba. WAT members have conducted civil disobedience, fasted, and risked arrest since 2005 to end the incarceration of 40 men in a judicial limbo.I spent a week with WAT, recording their efforts to raise awareness about Gitmo and the January 11th anniversary of its creation in 2002. Following the posting of this episode -- BCR #29 -- four extra programs will be posted with the sounds and stories of what happen during that week of protests and arrests in our capital. Be sure to check out the four-part BCR Extra -- "Is This Who We Are?"  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.