Forum on Terror, Torture, and Imprisonment: The Long Road to Guantánamo

Thursday, October 5, 8:00-10:00pm, McGregor Hall Room 113.

This forum features four main speakers:

William F. O’Brien, Ph.D.: Manager, Mental Health Care Unit, Veterans Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio. As a psychologist Dr. O’Brien has worked with Prisoners of War and survivors of torture for 33 yrs, spanning the conflicts in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.

King Castor: Past State Commander of Former POWs of the State of Ohio. Mr. Castor is a veteran of the Second World War, during which time he was a POW in Germany for 26 months.

Dr Julie Gallagher: Assistant Professor of History, Antioch College, and Amnesty International Legislative Coordinator, The State of Ohio. Dr. Gallagher also monitors elections for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and has recently overseen elections in Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.

Dr Hassan Nejad: Professor of Political Science and International Law, Antioch College. Dr Nejad has published numerous articles and spoken widely on Middle Eastern history and politics, the United Nations, the World Court, the Geneva Conventions, and developments in international humanitarian law.

We believe that, ultimately, much will be gained by open inquiry and dialogue. Handouts will be furnished at the sessions and recent books on the subject will be available for purchase from the Antioch Bookstore.

You may send questions and comments to the organizers at any time during the period of 20 September through 10 October. The shared address for this purpose is:

rightsinwar@antioch.edu

Jean Gregorek, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Literature, Antioch College
Jim Malarkey, Ph.D., Professor of Humanities, Antioch University McGregor