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SUMMARY:Addressing Torture at Home and Abroad: Fighting to Preserve Hu
 man Dignity
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Ben Achtenberg and Brinton Lykes\n\nMany immigra
 nts, refugees and asylum seekers in the United States were victims of 
 torture in their countries. Upon arrival to the United States, some ne
 ver receive the care necessary to deal with the trauma suffered in the
 ir homeland. Come listen as two local Jamaica Plain residents share th
 eir experiences with victims of torture and learn what you can do abou
 t it\n\nFilmmaker Ben Achtenberg has spent years filming individuals t
 hat work with victims of torture in hope of shedding light to these ho
 rrific practices and inspire those that can help to do so. He is the f
 ounder of The Refuge Media Project which focuses on the individuals an
 d organizations working to help survivors deal with their traumatic pa
 sts. The Refuge Media Project is producing a half-hour documentary on 
 treatment and support programs for immigrant torture survivors in the 
 United States. He has been interviewing victims of torture and those t
 hat work with them for the documentary REFUGE: Caring for Survivors of
  Torture.\n\nAs a community cultural psychologist Brinton Lykes has wo
 rked primarily with women and children and many of the former are surv
 ivors of gross violations of human rights, sometimes including torture
 , particularly psychological torture. Her work is directed at supporti
 ng local communities in tapping their indigenous resources – and com
 bining those with EuroAmerican psychology and the arts – to respond 
 to the effects of these violations and rethread community, seeking to 
 change the conditions that gave rise to the violence and justice for t
 hose directly and indirectly affected.\n\nCo-Sponsors: The Refuge Medi
 a Project, Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights\n\nFor more
  information visit http://neighborsforneighbors.org/events/addressing-
 torture-at-home-and
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CATEGORIES:discussion
LOCATION:First Church in Jamaica Plain UU, 6 Eliot Street (Across from
  the monument)
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