As part of the advocacy component of the Torture Abolition Civic Engagement Project, 40 TWC summer interns and 10 torture survivors spoke out against torture on Capitol Hill. The Torture Abolition Civic Engagement Project is organized by The Torture Abolition and Survivor Support Coalition (TASSC). TASSC is the only organization founded by and for torture survivors to end torture and empower survivors and their communities. Interns received extensive training by TASSC, which is also a long-time TWC internship host.   | View Full Article

Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, spoke to TWC summer interns during the first SMLS of the term. In addition to his role at the Center for American Progress, Mr. Korb also serves as the senior advisor to the Center for Defense Information, is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and has authored, co-authored and contributed to more than 20 books and 100 articles on various topics regarding national security issues.   During the SMLS, Mr. Korb discussed:   | View Full Article

As part of the LGBT Civic Engagement Project, students visited the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) national headquarters in Washington, D.C. The visit was organized by Candace Gingrich-Jones, Associate Director of Youth and Campus Outreach. The Human Rights Campaign is the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. | View Full Article

TWC hosted their first career lunch series of the summer semester at The United Nations Foundation (UNF). What was more exciting than the location, was the expert advice that Peter Yeo, UNF Vice President for Public Policy and Executive Director of the Better World Campaign, provided about careers in the fields of health, public policy and foreign affairs.   | View Full Article

TWC interns from Arizona met with Rep. Ben Quayle in the congressman’s office in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The students that attend Arizona State University and Wake Forest University, spoke with the congressman about policy issues concerning:   | View Full Article

TWC interns from Kentucky met with Rep. Ben Chandler in the Congressman’s office in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The students who attend Morehead State University, Easter Kentucky University and St. Louis University, spoke with the Congressman about policy issues concerning:   | View Full Article