In recognition of Torture Awareness Month, members of Tzedek Chicago congregation shared their work, in the Chicago area and beyond, with some aspect of addressing carcerality and everyday torture:

Video recording —

Links to organizations discussed by presenters —

• Joey Mogul — Chicago Torture Justice Memorials Foundation and Chicago Torture Justice Center
• Nikki Morse — Community Hotline for Incarcerated People (FL) and Bending the Bars (an original album of hip hop music by Florida-based incarcerated artists)
• Seph Mozes — Chicago Community Jail Support
• Paul Rothschild — lived experience of incarceration in US; Ending Permanent Punishments (organizing and campaign hub for people directly impacted by the criminal legal system
• Beck Sroczynski — Migrant Support Collective
• Maya Schenwar — Love & Protect (supporting women and gender non-conforming persons of color who are criminalized or harmed by state and interpersonal violence) and Truthout grassroots news organization
• Virginia Spatz — Death Row chevruta
• Brant Rosen, rabbi of Tzedek Chicago

Addameer [Arabic: conscience] Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association
https://www.addameer.org

Matir Asurim
General Archive Site; current experimental site; Death Penalty Topic Digest

National Religious Coalition Against Torture
https://NRCAT.org

Torture Awareness Month
Torture Awareness Month resources page
https://rereading4liberation.com/

Related materials — study text, background and further study, prayer/meditation,