[Peace] Potluck at the Catholic Worker House tomorrow night!

[St. Jude Catholic Worker]

Hello...

Just a reminder that we will be hosting a potluck tomorrow evening (Monday,
November 1st) starting around 6PM. We will also show "On the Line," a film
about what has been going on at S.O.A. in Fort Benning, GA. If you don't
know what S.O.A. is, you should definitely come. If you do know what S.O.A.
is, you should also come and help educate the rest of us. If you are able,
bring a dish to share; if not, please come anyway! Hope to see you tomorrow
night!

Love,
St. Jude Catholic Worker


The School of the Americas (SOA), in 2001 renamed the “Western Hemisphere
Institute for Security Cooperation,” is a combat training school for Latin
American soldiers, located at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Initially established in Panama in 1946, it was kicked out of that country
in 1984 under the terms of the Panama Canal Treaty. Former Panamanian
President, Jorge Illueca, stated that the School of the Americas was the
“biggest base for destabilization in Latin America.” The SOA, frequently
dubbed the “School of Assassins,” has left a trail of blood and suffering in
every country where its graduates have returned.

Over its 59 years, the SOA has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers
in counterinsurgency techniques, sniper training, commando and psychological
warfare, military intelligence and interrogation tactics. These graduates
have consistently used their skills to wage a war against their own people.
Among those targeted by SOA graduates are educators, union organizers,
religious workers, student leaders, and others who work for the rights of
the poor. Hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans have been tortured,
raped, assassinated, “disappeared,” massacred, and forced into refugee by
those trained at the School of Assassins.

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