"The Response" in IllinoisIllinois has been extremely active in screening "The Response," including screenings that were conducted in June, 2010, in Illinois, in conjunction with Amnesty International's Counter Terror with Justice Campaign. "The Response" in Illinois - Panelists, Speakers, and Other Key Leaders To provide updates for this page, please email to jtscarry [at] yahoo.com and include "Illinois" in the subject line. Thank you! "The Response" in Illinois - Panelists, Speakers, and Other Key LeadersCongresswoman Jan Schakowsky has championed the film -- most notably arranging the screening of "The Response" on Capitol Hill for members of Congress on June 30, 2010. Gary A. Isaac is Counsel at the Chicago office of Mayer Brown LLP. He has been deeply involved in the Guantanamo detainee litigation, both in the U.S. Supreme Court and in the lower courts, and has been one of the leaders of the habeas lawyers’ political advocacy efforts with Congress and, more recently, the Obama Administration. Gary is a frequent public speaker on the issues raised by the Guantanamo litigation and has served as a panelist at numerous screenings of "The Response." H. Candace Gorman is a solo-practitioner in Chicago, IL, who concentrates in civil rights and human rights law, including several Guantanamo detainees. She has participated in past panels for "The Response." Thomas P. Sullivan is a partner at Jenner Block in Chicago, IL, and attorney for several Guantanamo detainees. He participated in the July, 2009, screening of "The Response" in Chicago. Read more about Gary Isaac, Candace Gorman, and Tom Sullivan in "The Guantanamo Lawyers: Inside a Prison Outside the Law" edited by Mark P. Denbeaux and Jonathan Hafetz. Major General Charles Tucker (USAF, ret.) was Executive Director of the International Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul University in Chicago. General Tucker participated in the April, 2010, screening of "The Response" at the Union League Club in Chicago. "The Response" in Illinois - By CityBraidwoodJune 2010 - "The Response" screened in private home in conjunction with Amnesty International's "Torture Awareness Month." ChampaignJune 2010 - "The Response" scheduled to be screened at University of Illinois Women's Resources Center in conjunction with Amnesty International's "Torture Awareness Month." ChicagoJuly 2009 - "The Response" screened in conjunction with the meeting of the American Bar Association (ABA) meeting in Chicago. February 2010 - "The Response" screened at the Loyola University School of Law in Chicago. April 2010 - "The Response" screened at the Union League Club in Chicago. October 2011 - "The Response" screened at the Sulzer Library in Chicago. EvanstonOctober 2009 - "The Response" screened at the Evanston Public Library. Oak Brook"The Response" is featured at 2010 Constitutional Rights Foundation Education Conference, a full-day event on the campus of Hamburger University in Oak Brook, IL, on October 29, 2010. RockfordJune 2010 - "The Response" screened at Unitarian-Universalist (U-U) church social justice group in conjunction with Amnesty International's "Torture Awareness Month."
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For Law Schools, Colleges, and High Schools:Educational Support Materials for the "The Response" and a DVD of the film are available from the Street Law organization: online or by calling 301-589-1130 ext. 220. |
