April 11, 2010

Olympia, Washington — Fr. Roy Bourgeois, founder of the organization School of Americas Watch (SOAW), spoke at The Evergreen State College.

Over the weekend Evergreen was also the site of the NW regional conference for the Latin American Solidarity Organization (LASO).

Participants came from far and wide. I heard that people came from 7 different states and Canada.

Fr. Bourgeois's talk (or at least segments of it) will be aired on KAOS on Thursday.

Fr. Roy Bourgeois

couple of more photos below

I received this email today. It's from the School of Americas Watch organization:

Dear Robert ,

We are writing with grave concern about an emerging conflict in South America´s poorest nation, Bolivia and we need you to take immediate action. Bolivia is facing a critical moment in which the survival of a new era of hope is gravely threatened. After suffering decades of military dictatorships followed by years of economic dictatorship, Bolivia heralded in a new moment of dignity with the election of its first indigenous president, Evo Morales. However, just one month after a recall referendum gave Morales 67% of the vote, Bolivia's secessionist movement has unleashed unprecedented violence throughout the country. After three days of riots, 8 people have died, several government institutions have been destroyed and Bolivia´s gas pipeline has suffered millions of dollars in damage. OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza has called for the violent actions of opposition groups to end.

Citing involvement with the opposition movement, Bolivia´s president Morales declared US Ambassador to Bolivia, Phillip Goldberg, persona non grata and asked him to leave the country. Among Ambassador Goldberg´s closest friends are Croatian businessmen in the city of Santa Cruz who lead the city´s powerful separatist movement. Washington responded by asking Bolivia´s ambassador to return to his country.

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