Some speakers who are able to address the torture issue in various ways are listed below. If specific contact information isn't listed, we will be happy to forward requests sent to: info@no2torture.org (but detailed arrangements should be negotiated with the speakers directly).

Dr. George Hunsinger

Areas of Focus: Moral and religious aspects of torture

Personal Profile: McCord Professor of Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary; Ordained minister PCUSA; Founder, National Religious Campaign Against Torture

Honorarium: Negotiable

Travel costs: Must be covered

Travel limitation: None

Advance notice: Always desirable; unavailable in June 2006

Home location: Princeton, New Jersey

Contact info: 609-252-2114 (phone)

Rev. Kirsten Klepfer

Areas of Focus: Theology for activists

Personal Profile: I am a pastor at a small Presbyterian church in Grinnell, IA. I graduated from Pacific School of Religion and have been serving churches and doing campus ministry since that time.

Honorarium: None

Travel costs: Must be covered

Travel limitation: None

Advance notice: One month

Home location: Grinnell, IA (central Iowa)

Contact info: 641-236-6059 (work phone) or 641-236-5475 (home phone)

Eric Sears

Areas of Focus: The use of torture and ill-treatment in the context of the U.S. led war on terror and how it violates to U.S. and international law. How to educate around these issues in your community and galvanize individuals to take action to help stop torture and ill-treatment.

Personal Profile: Eric Sears is the Project Manger for Amnesty International USA's Denounce Torture Initiative, overseeing the day-to-day operation of the campaign. He has been on staff at Amnesty International USA for the past three years in a variety of capacities including serving on the organization's Iraq Crisis Response Team and working as a Field Organizer. Eric holds degrees in peace and conflict studies and political science from Saint Louis University.

Honorarium: Not required, but a donation to Amnesty International is welcome.

Travel costs: Must be covered

Travel limitation: No limitations

Advance notice: Two weeks notice is appreciated, but not required.

Home location: Washington, D.C.

Contact info: 202-544-0200, x243 (phone); 202-546-7142 (fax)

Carol Wickersham

Areas of Focus: Helping to educate grassroots groups, such as congregations and community coalitions, to act in their communities and change public opinion. I will tailor the work to the specifics of the group and help to put together events with other speakers. I am also available for pulpit supply offering scripturally grounded sermons that unpack the moral issues inherent in torture.

Personal Profile: One of the originators of the No2Torture movement. Involved in coordination of the National Religious Coalition to Abolish Torture (NRCAT). Sociology faculty at Beloit College, working with community-based, experiential learning. 25 years as an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) working with social justice issues, grassroots to globally.

Honorarium: Negotiable

Travel costs: Must be covered

Travel limitation: None

Advance notice: One month or more

Home location: Clinton, Wisconsin (south of Madison, near Beloit)

Contact info: 608-676-4583 (phone)