CCR Advocacy Program Manager Aliya Hussain will speak as part of the Tea Project about the work of CCR representing men imprisoned at Guantánamo. Setting the stage for this event will be 779 cast porcelain Styrofoam teacups, one for each individual who has been or is held in extralegal detention at Guantanamo since 2001. The cups are a lasting collection of artifacts reflecting a global conflict while also being individual vessels that easily lift out of display and into your hands for a cup of tea.

Aliya's talk is part of a daylong celebration of the arts at the Northwestern Arts Circle, where the Tea Project investigates the connections between Chicago-based institutions and the perpetuation of torture and extralegal detention at Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. These relationships are explored through Tea Performances and teach-ins that highlight the work and personal narratives of veterans, academics, activists, and community members.

TEA PROJECT SCHEDULE

5:30am (SUNRISE) | PLACING THE TEACUPS (INSTALLATION OF THE 779 TEACUPS)
10:30am | TEA PERFORMANCE
2:30pm | TEA TEACH-IN
4:00pm | TEA PERFORMANCE
5:30pm | TEA TEACH-IN
7:00pm - 8:30pm (SUNSET) | RETURNING THE TEACUPS (DEINSTALLATION OF THE 779 TEACUPS)

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