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Mass Remembering Oscar Romero
Followed by Stations of the Cross & Viewing of Romero Film
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 5:30pm
St.
James Cathedral (9th Avenue & Marion Street, Seattle)
Mark the 30th anniversary of Archbishop Romero with a special Mass celebrated by
the Most Reverend Eusebio Elizondo, Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle and followed by
Stations of the Cross led by Fr. Michael G. Ryan, Pastor of St. James
Cathedral,who will include meditations from the writings and homilies of
Archbishop Romero. Lastly, all are invited to a screening of the 1989 film
Romero, in the Pastoral
Outreach Center Community Room. For more information visit
St. James Cathedral online.
Sponsored by St. James Cathedral
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Father Boureouis speaking in Washington on April 10 and 11
In 1980 Fr. Roy, Maryknoll priest, became involved in issues surrounding US policy in El Salvador after four US churchwomen--two of them his friends--were raped and killed by Salvadoran soldiers. Roy became an outspoken critic of US foreign policy in Latin America. Since then, he has spent over four years in US federal prisons for nonviolent protests against the training of Latin American soldiers at Ft. Benning, Georgia.
In 1990, Roy founded the
School of Americas Watch, an organization that does research on the US Army
School of the Americas (SOA), now renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute
for Security Cooperation or WHINSEC, at Fort Benning, Georgia. Each year the
school trains hundreds of soldiers from Latin America in combat skills - all
paid for by U.S. taxpayers.
The School of the Americas Watch, located just outside the main entrance of
Fort Benning and in Washington, DC, informs the general public, Congress and
the media about the implications of this training on the people of Latin
America. For the last 20 years there has been a peaceful protest with over
24,000 in attendance.
v A Struggle for Justice in Latin America
Sunday, April 11, at 2 PM Evergreen State College 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia-Lecture Hall #1 off Red Square
In 1980 Fr. Roy, Maryknoll priest, became involved in issues surrounding US policy in El Salvador after four US churchwomen--two of them his friends--were raped and killed by Salvadoran soldiers. Roy became an outspoken critic of US foreign policy in Latin America. Since then, he has spent over four years in US federal prisons for nonviolent protests against the training of Latin American soldiers at Ft. Benning, Georgia.
In 1990, Roy founded the
School of Americas Watch, an organization that does research on the US Army
School of the Americas (SOA), now renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute
for Security Cooperation or WHINSEC, at Fort Benning, Georgia. Each year the
school trains hundreds of soldiers from Latin America in combat skills - all
paid for by U.S. taxpayers.
The School of the Americas Watch, located just outside the main entrance of
Fort Benning and in Washington, DC, informs the general public, Congress and
the media about the implications of this training on the people of Latin
America. For the last 20 years there has been a peaceful protest with over
24,000 in attendance.
Directions:
In Olympia merge from I-5 to 101.
Exit 101 at Evergreen Parkway NW and turn left into the campus at marked signs. Park in lot B or C for free and walk to the main campus and Red Square. The lecture Hall will be straight ahead and slightly to the left, near the library marked by the clock tower.
There is handicap parking at the Longhouse. This is off Geoduck Lane NW. Call for details. 360 357-6207
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