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“Memory, Truth and Justice in Guatemala”
Maria Luisa Rosal, staff person at the School of the Americas Watch, will be in Chicago to talk about the importance of historical memory in relation to the disappearance and assassination of people during the Guatemalan civil war (1960-1996), U.S. involvement in that war, the efforts of family members to find out the truth of[…]
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“Healing a Broken World: Allies in the Non-violent Struggle for Justice”: Pax Christi Illinois Annual Gathering
“Healing a Broken World: Allies in the Non-violent Struggle for Justice”: Pax Christi Illinois Annual Gathering
How can we become allies of poor communities of color around the world in their nonviolent struggles for social justice and peace? Join Pax Christi Illinois at their Annual Gathering. All are welcome! PRESENTER: Marie Dennis is co-president of Pax Christi Interna-tional (the global Catholic peace movement). From 1989-2012 Marie served as the director the[…]
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Support Refugees, Not Dictators! Press Conference and Rally in Solidarity with Honduran Refugee Caravan
Support Refugees, Not Dictators! Press Conference and Rally in Solidarity with Honduran Refugee Caravan
Thousands of Hondurans, refugees from the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Juan Orlando Hernandez and its effects, have set out on foot to reach the U.S. U.S. foreign policy is directly responsible for their plight, with its long history of interference and its support for the 2009 coup and subsequent repressive governments, disastrous economic policy, and, most[…]
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Margarito’s Forest: Expressions of Community, Survival and Partnership
Margarito’s Forest: Expressions of Community, Survival and Partnership
Art Exhibit Celebration Friday, October 26th 6:30-9pm 7:30 Program Attend this celebration of original collage art by Allison Havens that illustrated Margarito’s Forest, a children’s book written in K’iche’, Spanish, and English. The story emerges from a 30 year partnership between a Mayan community in Guatemala and the congregation at University Church who welcomed a[…]