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Families of 9/11 Victims Support President’s Guantanamo Proposal
Today President Obama announced that Ash Carter and the Department of Defense will go forward with a plan to finally close Guantanamo Bay. The members of September 11th Families for…
Report on a Week at Guantanamo Observing PreTrial Military Hearings (Week of Dec. 7th, 2016)
by Julia Rodriguez & Phyllis Rodriguez This summary is taken from our notes, brief summaries of motions provided by the defense teams and comments by the chief prosecutors to the…
We Hope The Nation Will Address Gun Control
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/us/how-often-do-mass-shootings-occur-on-average-every-day-records-show.html?emc=edit_th_20151203&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=45411702&_r=0 Words fail in the wake of the senseless recent attacks in Denver and San Bernardino. Yet this article contains analyses that help shed light on the broader underlying nature…
Violence And Hate Must Be Met With Its Opposite
More senseless, horrifying loss. Let us face the new tragedies in Paris, Baghdad, and Beirut together. Peaceful Tomorrows extends our deep condolences. You are all in our thoughts and hearts as we face…
Reflections On Charleston
“While we are angry, hurt and in somber disbelief, this is the time when an honest dialogue about racism, sexism, Islamophobia, and privilege needs to occur. Failure to do so will…
September 11th Families Support the Reinforcement of Ban on Torture
As family members of those killed on September 11th we have strong opinions regarding torture. The use of enhanced interrogation techniques, or torture by another name, was wrongly justified…
OPINION: 9/11 families sound off on MTA’s political ad decision
Shown is an ad from the pro-Israel American Freedom Defense Initiative on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bus featuring a 1941 photograph of Hitler and supporter Hajj Amin al-Husseini in…
Muslims, Jews and Christian Gather for an Interfaith Rally on Boston Common
January 21, 2015 On a brisk Sunday afternoon in January, several people gathered for an Interfaith Rally to show solidarity with the victims of the massacre of staff at the…
Talat Hamdani Speaks at the 2015 Rally to Close Guantanamo and End Torture
Washington, DC , January 11, 2015 I am Talat Hamdani, mother of Salman Hamdani. Salman was a first responder, EMT & NYPD Cadet who responded to the call of duty…
Our Letter To Obama-December 2014 re: Torture
December 8, 2014 Dear President Obama, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows decries the use of torture for any purpose. We are family members who have been waiting for over…
