September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows

September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows - Nominated Twice for a Nobel Peace Prize -

"Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows." Rev. Martin L. King, Jr.

September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorro­ws is an organization founded by family members of those killed on September 11th who have united to turn our grief into action for peace. By developing and advocating nonviolent options and actions in the pursuit of justice, we hope to break the cycles of violence engendered by war and terrorism. Acknowledging our common experience with all people affe

cted by violence throughout the world, we work to create a safer and more peaceful world for everyone.

Peaceful Tomorrows Statement on the 24th Anniversary of the Guantánamo Bay Dentention Center
01/11/2026

Peaceful Tomorrows Statement on the 24th Anniversary of the Guantánamo Bay Dentention Center

Peaceful Tomorrows statement on the 24th anniversary of Guantanamo.

If you were unable to attend America’s Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case on Guantanamo Bay : A Book Release and Discussio...
11/06/2025

If you were unable to attend America’s Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case on Guantanamo Bay : A Book Release and Discussion with author, John Ryan, Peaceful Tomorrows member, Terry Rockefeller, and Karen Greenberg, a Future Security Fellow with the New America Foundation, it will be be streamed on C-SPAN on November 8th at 7pm. Tune in, or follow up at this link to watch the recording: https://www.c-span.org/event/book-tv/john-ryan-americas-trial/436362
Airing Details
November 8, 2025 | 7:05 PM EST | C-SPAN 2
November 9, 2025 | 6:30 AM EST | C-SPAN 2

Journalist John Ryan talks about the Guantanamo Bay trials of detainees suspected of planning the 9/11 attacks.

We are proudly supporting this event.
11/03/2025

We are proudly supporting this event.

On the : Honoring Rainn Wilson: Storyteller, Humanitarian, & Changemaker

"We are delighted to shine the spotlight this week on Rainn Wilson—a dynamic voice who uses his artistry, faith, and humanitarian commitment to awaken compassion in our world. With humor, heart, and unflinching honesty, Rainn calls us to live more deeply, connect more broadly, and love more courageously.

A Creative Life in Service
Rainn is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on The Office, but his work extends far beyond acting. He is the co-founder of the media collective SoulPancake, which invites us to ask life’s big questions—and to explore how compassion and meaning emerge in the cracks of everyday life."

Continue reading about one of the four Karen Armstrong Humanitarian Award recipients here: https://charterforcompassion.org/news-events/read-our-blog/read-blog.html/article/2025/10/26/honoring-rainn-wilson-storyteller-humanitarian-changemaker
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We share profound sadness for the lives continuing to be lost and the deep wounds that will not heal.
10/23/2025

We share profound sadness for the lives continuing to be lost and the deep wounds that will not heal.

Those of us who will never see our loved ones again due to their being killed during the attacks of September 11th, 2001 in the United States, can well imagine the pain of those who are suffering the loss of their beloved family members in Gaza and Israel. Losing those we love to extreme violence is...

We welcome the release of "America's Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case on Guantanamo Bay" by John Ryan. The book highligh...
10/07/2025

We welcome the release of "America's Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case on Guantanamo Bay" by John Ryan. The book highlights the voices of some Peaceful Tomorrows members:
“I wonder how they’re going to handle the torture matter,” Peaceful Tomorrows (PT) member Terry Rockefeller said to her husband, Bill in May 2012. At the time, they were viewing the arraignment of the five men accused of planning and supporting the 9/11 terrorist attacks on closed-circuit TV that was provided for 9/11 victim family members at Ft. Devens in Massachusetts. Another family member there to watch the arraignment, who was not a member of PT overheard and asked, “Do you really think it will matter?”.....What Terry knew and articulated instinctively close to a decade ago, John laid out in systematic, painstaking detail, across more than 400 pages in his brilliant volume. “The inadmissibility of the confessions [due to torture],” he explained during the discussion, “is the issue.”

We will always support the annual Palo Alto multifaith picnic on 9/11 put together by the American Muslim Voice Foundati...
09/30/2025

We will always support the annual Palo Alto multifaith picnic on 9/11 put together by the American Muslim Voice Foundation. we commend them for their continued work towards peace and community building and value the importance of decreasing divisiveness and war across the globe by bridging cultural and religious gaps.

"We are stronger together because of our connection to one
another, alliance, and unity. Let us hope that in our time we may see peace, friendship, and unity in our world."

Join us and the American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum in signing their Pledge for Peace to honor the I...
09/18/2025

Join us and the American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum in signing their Pledge for Peace to honor the International Day of Peace on September 21st.

Sign here: www.parentscirclefriends.org/pledge

EVENT: America’s Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case on Guantanamo Bay - A Book Release and DiscussionThursday, September 1...
09/12/2025

EVENT: America’s Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case on Guantanamo Bay - A Book Release and Discussion

Thursday, September 18, 2025, | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Join us as award-winning legal affairs journalist John Ryan gives a presentation and discussion on his book America's Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case on Guantanamo Bay, a comprehensive account of the 9/11 case and journalistic memoir about the challenges of having Guantanamo Bay as a second home. Since 2015, John has attended every hearing in the September 11 case and authored more than 100 articles on the proceedings, twice winning a New York Press Club Award for his work. John will be joined by Terry Rockefeller, Founding Member, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows (the only 9/11 victim family group with official NGO observer status able to attend the Guantanamo hearings) who will discuss her experiences attending the Guantanamo proceedings.

Peaceful Tomorrows is proud to cosponsor this event!

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Join award-winning journalist John Ryan for a discussion on Guantanamo, torture, and the 9/11 case.

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