Event Title
Latin American Agency in the Creation of the School of the Americas Watch Movement
Location
Lindy C. Boggs Conference Center, Room 256
Session
Session Three: Empire Meets Activists
Start Date
16-10-2010 12:30 PM
End Date
16-10-2010 2:30 PM
Description
This paper seeks to explore the role of Central and Latin American activists in the creation and growth of the SOA Watch Movement. To date the history of the SOA Watch has focused on the role of North American activists to the virtual exclusion of Latin American activists. However, there is a long history of Latin American opposition to the SOA, from Panamanian activists that opposed its presence in their nation, to Central American religious leaders, to Latin American refugees & immigrant activists in the US. In this paper we try to trace this history of the movements transnational dimensions.
Latin American Agency in the Creation of the School of the Americas Watch Movement
Lindy C. Boggs Conference Center, Room 256
This paper seeks to explore the role of Central and Latin American activists in the creation and growth of the SOA Watch Movement. To date the history of the SOA Watch has focused on the role of North American activists to the virtual exclusion of Latin American activists. However, there is a long history of Latin American opposition to the SOA, from Panamanian activists that opposed its presence in their nation, to Central American religious leaders, to Latin American refugees & immigrant activists in the US. In this paper we try to trace this history of the movements transnational dimensions.