Help put a copy of Dark Days in the hands of every MP
Some Dark Days readers have initiated a creative campaign to help build awareness among politicians about Canadian complicity in torture and the need for action. These readers believe that every one of Canada’s 308 Members of Parliament should have a copy of the book, and they’ve kick-started the project by contributing 50 copies. I’m contributing another 20 books, so we have 238 copies to go.
Once we’ve gathered enough books, the leaders of each political party will be invited to accept them on behalf of their caucuses at a reception on Parliament Hill. I’ll be there, along with two or three of the men at the heart of this story, and representatives of the human rights and civil liberties organizations which have been pushing for answers, accountability and redress for the men.
As the book has not yet been published in French, we are having an excerpt translated to insert into the copies we are presenting to members whose first language is French.
Books for this project can be purchased through Octopus Books in Ottawa. They’ve offered to handle the logistics by keeping track of numbers and storing the books bought until we present them. Octopus is also offering the “Books for MPs” project a discounted price of $30 including GST.
Please consider contributing one or more copies of Dark Days for MPs by logging on to Octopus’ web site (where you can pay by PayPal or credit card) or by giving them a call at 613.233.2589 to arrange to pay over the phone or by mail.
Contributions will be accepted up to and including February 7, 2009. The books will be presented to the party leaders soon afterward.
I’ll be posting regular updates on our progress.
December 19th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Great Project Kerry.
I hope they read it carefully.
The current climate in Ottawa is scary.