Endorsers

The following individuals and organizations have endorsed the NC Commission of Inquiry on Torture. Please visit Endorse the NCCIT if you or your organization would like to endorse the work of the Commission.

Individuals

Titles and affiliations are for identification purposes and do not imply endorsement by an organization.

• 1,066 visitors to the Peace Booth at the North Carolina State Fair from 123 different communities
• Rev. Terry Alexander, Minister of Newland Presbyterian Church, Newland
• Jennifer Anderson, Chapel Hill
• Gale Anderson, Clayton
• Sarah Anderson, Clayton
• Muslim Chaplain Abdullah T. Antepli, Duke University
• Susan Arrington, Pittsboro
• Mrs. Alberta Atwater, Chapel Hill
• Mia Austin-Scoggins, Raleigh
• Raleigh Bailey, Greensboro
• Jason Baker, Chapel Hill
• Mrs. LisaRose Barnes, Deacon, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Asheville
• Jo Beall, NC Stop Torture Now, Nags Head
• Scott Beavers, Chapel Hill
• Diana T. Belden, Clayton
• Donna Bell, Chapel Hill
• Calvin Bennett, Chapel Hill
• Rev. Dr. Arnetta E. Beverly, Senior Pastor, St. Matthews UMC, Greensboro
• Mr. David Biesack, NCSTN, Fuquay-Varina
• Professor Tamar Birckhead, UNC School of Law
• Carol Birkett, Durham
• Judith Blau, Director, Human Rights Center, Chapel Hill
• Kathryn L. Blaylock, Clayton
• Violette Blumenthal, Durham
• Mr. Cecil Bothwell, City Council Member, Asheville City Council, Asheville
• Lindsley Bowen, Chapel Hill
• Joshua Bowen, Chapel Hill
• Rev. Spencer Bradford, Executive Director, Durham Congregations in Action, Durham
• Jane Ellen Bratter, Carrboro
• Shirley Brazda, Chapel Hill
• Doug Bristol, Cary
• Gail Brock, Raleigh
• Wesley Scott Brown, Kenly
• Nils Brubaker, Chapel Hill
• Linda and Joe Burton, Raleigh
• Allyson Caison, NC Stop Torture Now, Selma
• Christine Carlson, Carrboro
• Michael Carmichael, Chapel Hill
• Dr. James V. Carmichael, Jr., Professor, UNC - Greensboro
• Hodding Carter III, Professor of Leadership and Public Policy, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
• Anne Cassebaum, Elon
• Paul Clay-Rooks, Durham
• Saskia Clay-Rooks, Durham
• Mr. Jeremy Collins, Chapel Hill
• Dr. Christina Cowger, Raleigh
• Francis Coyle, Chapel Hill
• Marguerite Coyle, Chapel Hill
• Mr. Jimmy Creech, NC Social Justice Project, Raleigh
• Betsy Crites, Director, NC Peace Action, Durham, NC
• Rev. Denise Cumbee Long, M.Div., J.D., Charlotte
• Laney Dale, Chapel Hill
• Rachel Darrow, Kernersville
• Allison Davidson, Chapel Hill
• Rev. J. Mark Davidson, Chapel Hill
• Ms. Darla Davis, Huntersville
• Peggy Davis, Carrboro
• Nate Davis, Carrboro
• Gabby Davis, King
• Prof. Charles E. Daye, Henry P. Brandis Distinguished Professor of Law & Deputy Director, UNC Center for Civil Rights
• Mr. Christopher de Beer LCSW-P, Black Mountain
• Catherine Dean, Carrboro
• Mr. Stephen Dear, Executive Director, People of Faith Against the Death Penalty, Chapel Hill
• Carlos Diaz, Burlington
• Elena M. Dodson, Clayton
• Juanita Donaldson, Chapel Hill
• Dr. Ariel Dorfman, Walter Hines Page Research Professor of Literature and Professor of Latin American Studies, Durham
• Dennis Dressler, Greensboro
• Myles Duner, Hillsborough
• Eva Dunder, Hillsborough
• Shirley Dupree, Kenly
• Art Eccleston, Chapel Hill
• Mr. Steven Edelstein, Raleigh
• Christian Edwards, Walnut Cove
• Mohamed M. Elgamal MBA, PhD, Chairman, Muslim American Public Affairs Council, Raleigh
• Hank Elkins, Chapel Hill Friends Meeting, Elders for Peace, Chapel Hill
• Mrs. Julia Elsee, Smithfield
• Angelina Estevane, Carrboro
• Liza Farmer, Chapel Hill
• barbara fedders, carrboro
• Eric Fink, Associate Professor, Elon University School of Law, Greensboro
• Curry First
• Bettie L. Flash, Chapel Hill
• The Rev. Deborah Fox, Chaplain, Episcopal, Raleigh
• Dr. Signe Waller Foxworth, Greensboro
• Barry Freeman, Chapel Hill
• Barry Freeman, Chapel Hill
• Ms. Janie Freeman, Chapel Hill
• President Emeritus William C. Friday Host of North Carolina People, President Emeritus, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Cynthia Gallion, Raleigh
• Georgeanna M. Gardner, Raleigh
• Joan Garnett, Chapel Hill
• Ms. Edith Garwood, Country Specialist for Israel/OPT/PA for U.S. section of Amnesty International, Concord
• Connie Gates, Carrboro
• Hi Q. Giws, Chapel Hill
• Marni Goldshag, Durham
• Mr. Frank Goldsmith JD, Marion
• Alexis Gonzales, Chapel Hill
• Jean Gordon, Greensboro
• Elizabeth Grant, Chapel Hill
• Natalie Griffin, Hillsborough
• J. Phillip Griffin JD, Raleigh
• Nancy Gustavson, Chapel Hill
• Norm Gustavson, Chapel Hill
• Bishop Al Gwinn, Bishop, United Methodist Church, Garner
• Lelia L. Hamilton, Chapel Hill
• Rose Hammond, REALTOR, ABR, GRI
• Maye Hardin, Durham
• M.B. Hardy, Raleigh
• Ralph Hardy, Chapel Hill
• Wes Hare, Chapel Hill
• Kosta Harlan, Durham
• Loren Hart, Siler City
• Tana Hartman, Chapel Hill
• John Hartwell, Hillsborough
• Patricia H. Hartwell, Hillsborough
• Willa Mae Harvester, Selma
• Dr. Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics, Divinity School of Duke University, Durham
• Chaplain Judy Haughee-Bartless, Governing Board, NC Council of Churches, Summerfield
• Fr. Charles M. Hawes, Episcopal priest; retired university chaplain (UNCG, Guilford College, Elon University)
• Alex Hawkins, Chapel Hill
• Natalie Hawkins, Chapel Hill
• Fran Heidlage, Durham
• Robin Helweg-Larsen, Chapel Hill
• Eliza Helweg-Larsen, Chapel Hill
• Mary C. Hess, Graham
• Virginia Hesse, Asheville
• John Heuer, Chair, NC Peace Action, Chapel Hill, NC
• Rev. Steve Hickle, pastor, Raleigh
• Sean Higgins, Hillsborough
• Marion E. Highriter, Chapel Hill
• Brenda Hines, Burlington
• Lois Ann Hobbs, Chapel Hill
• Douglas Holcomb, Carrboro
• Carolyn D. Holt, Pittsboro
• Jack Holtzman, Raleigh
• Joyce Honeychurch, Carrboro
• Ruth S. Hood, Greensboro
• Kathryn Hood, Greensboro
• Jason R. Horrell, Apex
• Lorraine Hoyt, Carrboro
• Amanda Huber, Carrboro
• Shirley M. Hubert, Holly Springs
• Mary Hulett, Chapel Hill
• Jo Hull, Greensboro
• Jane Hunt, Raleigh
• John P. Hurst, Apex
• Kristine Huskey, Director, Anti-Torture Program, Physicians for Human Rights, Washington
• Lib Hutchby, Cary
• Sandy Irving, Raleigh
• Eric James, Chapel Hill
• Rev. Maj-Britt Johnson, Chapel Hill
• Gene Johnson, Chapel Hill
• Whitney Johnson, Graham, NC
• Rev. Nelson and Mrs. Joyce Johnson, Greensboro
• Thayer Jordan, Carrboro
• Tammy L.T. Jordan, Carrboro
• Kyrié Joyce, Chapel Hill
• Irving Joyner, Professor, North Carolina Central University School of Law
• Lisa Joyner, Cary
• Rabbi Raachel N. Jurovics Ph.D., Raleigh
• Sr. Joan Jurski,O.S.F., Office of Peace and Justice, Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, Raleigh
• Judy Karasow, Clayton
• Charles Karnes, Chapel Hill
• Dr. David Kaylor, Retired, Presbyterian Church USA, Black Mountain
• Marguerite King, Charlotte
• Ed King, Pittsboro
• Ellie Kinnaird, Chapel Hill
• Professor Robin Kirk, Duke Human Rights Center, Duke University
• Mark Kleinschmidt, Chapel Hill
• Sarah Knish, Chapel Hill
• Derek Krueger, Joe Rosenthal Excellence Professor of Religious Studies, UNC Greensboro
• Amanda Lattanzio, Durham
• Brenda Lazarus, Chapel Hill
• Betty Jane Lazo, Raleigh
• Jo Alice Leeds, Greensboro
• Mrs. Joyce Lemmond, Social Justice Council Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church, Charlotte, NC, Davidson
• Doris Leonard, Chapel Hill
• Lucia Leone, Chapel Hill
• Virginia S. Lewis, Carrboro
• Lucy Lewis, Carrboro
• Barbara Litwack, Raleigh
• Rev. Lorraine Ljunggren, Episcopal priest, Raleigh
• Karl Logan, Chapel Hill
• Chris Lukes, Chapel Hill
• Maria Magher, Durham
• Eliza Martin, Waynesville
• Erin Masercola, Cary
• Jane Maske, Chapel Hill
• The Rev. Kevin Matthews, Chaplain, St. Mary's House Episcopal Campus Ministry, Greensboro
• Rev. David McBriar O.F.M., Associate Pastor, Franciscan Friars, Raleigh
• Rev. Jocleen A. McCall, Clayton
• Leah McCullogh, Asheville
• Mark McCurry, Chapel Hill
• Gordon McGee, Carrboro
• Jennifer McGovern, Durham
• Josh McIntyre, Amnesty International, Group 213 - Raleigh
• Gail McKinnis, Chapel Hill
• Sara McLaughlin, Charlotte
• William P. Meade, Chapel Hill
• Joan Meade, Chapel Hill
• Pier Meager, Chapel Hill
• The Rev. Jim Melnyk
• Karen Merrey, Pittsboro
• Wendy Michener, Fayetteville
• Margaret Misch, Carrboro
• Aileen Mooney, Carrboro
• Keith B. Morgan, Chapel Hill
• Ms. Virginia Moye, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
• Michael Mullins, Fayetteville
• Bennett Myers, Durham
• Alice G. Myers, Durham
• Russ Myers, Raleigh
• Connie Nash, Brevard
• Dr. Slater Newman, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
• Gene Nichol, Boyd Tinsley Distinguished Professor, UNC
• Tamara Nimkoff, Chapel Hill
• Rod O'Connor, Raleigh
• Mary Odoms, Durham
• Dave Otto, Carrboro
• Richard Paddock, Chapel Hill
• Monica Pallett, Carrboro
• Ven Bhikkhu Pannadharo, Greensboro
• Joyce Parkhurst, Greensboro
• Officer Nadine Parry, Chapel Hill
• Bonnie Parsons, Greensboro
• David Parsons, Greensboro
• Chris Payne, Carrboro
• Professor William J. Peck, University of North Carolina - Religious Studies, Chapel Hill
• Rev. Julie Peeples, Senior Minister, Greensboro
• Margaret Peeples, Raleigh
• Dr. Mary Pendergraft, Greensboro
• Rev. Dr. Nancy E. Petty, Pastor, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, American Baptist Churches, USA, Raleigh
• George Phillips, Chapel Hill
• Harry Phillips, Chapel Hill
• Vivian Phillips, Chapel Hill
• Cynthia M. Pittard, Attorney at Law
• Lewis Pitts, Public Interest Lawyer, Greensboro
• Barbara Pooler, Chapel Hill
• Jon Powell, Buies Creek
• Darryl Ann Powers, Chapel Hill
• Renée Price, Hillsborough
• Professor Louis A. Pérez Jr., J.Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History/Director-Institute for the Study of the Americas, Chapel Hill
• Matthew D. Quinn, Holly Springs
• Laura B. Quinn, Greensboro
• Margaret Raffery, Cedar Grove
• Will Raymond, Chapel Hill
• Scott Reed, Carrboro
• Kyle G. Reeves, Carrboro
• Rev. Tom Rhodes, former Senior Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh
• Rev. John Richardson, Pastor, Wilson
• Scott Riddle, Durham
• Liz Riddle, Durham
• Mary Rider MSW, Fr. Charlie Mulholland Catholic Worker, Garner
• David Rigby, Carrboro
• LaKeisha Robertson, Clayton
• Joyce Robertson, Selma
• The Rev. Dr. Jean Rodenbough, Past President, NC Council of Churches, Salem Presbytery, Greensboro
• David Rose, Chapel Hill
• Beth Rosen, Cary
• Bill Rowe, Raleigh
• Jennifer Rudinger, Executive Director, ACLU of North Carolina, Raleigh
• Reid Russell, Raleigh
• Vicki Ryder, Durham
• Kathryn Sabbeth, Chapel Hill
• Alesiz Sanyika, Durham
• Margaret Schucker, Raleigh
• Michael Schwalbe, Professor of Sociology, NCSU, Raleigh
• Christopher Schweitzer, Chapel Hill
• Iris Schwintzer, Chapel Hill
• Mrs. Margaret Scovil, Smithfield
• Margaret Scovil
• Burkhart Senbeit, Chapel Hill
• Rev. Robert E. Seymour, pastor emeritus, Olin T. Binkley Memorial Baptist Church, Chapel Hill
• Ted Shohfi, Chapel Hill
• Sharon Shohfi, Chapel Hill
• Daniel Singer, Durham
• Kiran Singh, Chapel Hill
• Bron Skinner, Chapel Hill
• Sammy Slade, Carrboro
• Norman B. Smith JD, Greensboro
• Rev. Donna Smith, Hinshaw United Methodist Church
• Tony Snyder, Chapel Hill
• Vanessa Soleil, Hillsborough
• Stuart Somer, Durham
• Ms. Christina Stableford, Raleigh
• christian stalberg, Coordinator, BlackWater Watch, Raleigh
• Max Sterling, Chapel Hill
• Sarah Stitsinger, Mebane
• Dr. Jerry Surh, Carrboro
• Neil Swenson, Greensboro
• Tom Szigethy MA, Durham
• Tamara Tal, Durham
• SMSgt (Retired) Steve Taylor, Outreach Team Coordinator, NC Conference United Methodist Church, Lumberton
• Miriam Thompson, Chapel Hill
• Joan D. Tillotson, Greensboro
• Bill Towe, Cary
• Ray Treadway, Greensboro
• Anna Tschom, King
• Steven Unruhe, Durham
• Rev. Hannah Vaughan, Board Member, NC Council of Churches, Wilmington
• Kay-Robert Volkyn, Durham
• Desiré Volkwyn, Durham
• Roberta Waddle, Fayetteville
• John Wagner, Pittsboro
• Joan Walsh Ph.D., Durham
• Rev. Dr. Joseph Ward, Senior Pastor, West Raleigh Presbyterian Church, Raleigh
• Pamela J. Webb-Mitchell, Carrboro
• Deborah Weissman, Reef C. Ivey II Distinguished Professor of Law, Immigration/Human Rights Policy Clinic, University of North Carolina
• Sean Wellington, Carrboro
• Rev. Dr. Samuel Wells, Dean of Duke University Chapel, Durham
• Joanne Werling, Fuquay-Varina
• Robert A. Weston III, Pittsboro
• Ed Whitfield, Greensboro
• Dirk Wilcox, Durham
• Barbara Williamson, Chapel Hill
• Sandra Lee Wilson, Carrboro
• De Jay Worley, Henrico
• Aaron D. Young, Chapel Hill
• Ruth Zalph, Chapel Hill
• Barbara Zelter, Raleigh
• Priscilla & Mel Zuck, Greensboro

Organizations

• ACLU of North Carolina
• Amnesty International USA
• Amnesty International, Group 213, Raleigh
• BlackWater Watch
• Chapel Hill Mennonite
• Charles M. Jones Peace and Justice Committee, Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist
• Church of Reconciliation, Chapel Hill
• Duke Student Wellness Center, Duke University, Durham
• Fr. Charlie Mulholland Catholic Worker
• Human Rights Center, Chapel Hill
• Human Rights Coalition of North Carolina
• Jews for a Just Peace
• Lutheran Peace Fellowship of Wake County
• Micah 6:8 Team, Highland United Methodist Church, Raleigh
• Muslim American Public Affairs Council
• NC Council of Churches
• NC Peace Action
• New Hope Presbytery Peacemaking Steering Team, Eastern NC
• Office of Peace and Justice, Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
• Peace & Justice Action, Binkley Baptist Church, Chapel Hill
• Peace & Justice Mission Group, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, Raleigh
• Physicians for Human Rights
• Social Action Committee, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, Raleigh
• Social Justice Ministry, Community United Church of Christ, Raleigh
• Triangle Committee to Stop FBI Repression
• Win-Win Resolutions, Inc.
• Witness for Peace Southeast
• Women's International League for Peace & Freedom, Triangle Branch
• Yavneh: A Jewish Renewal Community, Raleigh

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