List/Grid Press Releases
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows Urge President Obama To Lead the Nation On a Path to Peace
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows has always believed violence should be met with nonviolence, terror should be confronted with courage, and grief could be fashioned into action for peace. We said this in the days and months after 9-11, and we stand by our convictions today.
9/11 Victims’ Family Members React to the Killing of Osama Bin Laden
May 2nd, 2011 New York May 2, 2011, — In the wake of the official announcement that Osama Bin Laden, self professed leader of Al Qaeda has been killed, September…
9/11 Victims’ Family Members Say NYS Hearings on Homeland Security Tainted by Anti-Muslim Witnesses
April 7th, 2011 The New York State Senate Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs hearing tomorrow has the right title but the wrong witnesses. ‘Reviewing our Preparedness: An…
Family Members of 9/11 Victims Express Profound Disappointment in Response to Announcement that Khalid Sheik Mohammed Will Be Tried on Guantanamo
April 4th, 2011 We are profoundly disappointed that Attorney General Holder has chosen the untested venue of military commissions on Guantanamo to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of…
Peaceful Tomorrows Endorses National Effort to Develop Community Among Muslims and Non-Muslims
March 28th, 2011 Today we stand with the American Muslim Voice Foundation in calling on all Americans to join their new initiative, “National Invite Your Neighbors to Dinner Day”. As…
Family Members of 9/11 Victims Criticize Obama Administration’s Revision of Miranda Rights
March 24th, 2011 The Obama administration’s announcement that it will allow investigators to hold domestic-terror suspects longer than other criminals without giving them a Miranda warning gives us pause… Miranda…
Family Members of 9/11 Victims Express Profound Disappointment in Response to Resumption of Military Commission on Guantanamo
March 8th, 2011 We are profoundly disappointed that the Obama administration has chosen to resume military commissions on Guantanamo to try individuals accused of terrorism. As families of those who…
Peaceful Tomorrows Joins Call for Accountability for Torture
PT Endorses Appeal to Spanish Public Encouraging Support For Spanish Courts in Prosecuting U.S. Officials who Authorized Torture
9/11 Victims’ Family Members Appeal to Members of the Homeland Security Committee to Call on Representative Peter King to Broaden His Proposed Hearing on the Radicalization of American Muslims
February 2nd, 2011 Mother of Muslim Police Cadet, First Responder Makes Personal Appeal to Politicians to Honor the American Traditions of Fair Play and Tolerance Press Release (PDF)
Rights Groups Mark Beginning of a Decade of Wrongful Detentions at Guantánamo and Demand Obama Close Island Prison with Justice
January 11th, 2011 January 11, 2011, Washington, DC — As the prison at Guantánamo enters its 10th year, Amnesty International USA, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Witness Against Torture, September…
