HONORING
School of the
Americas Watch
¡
La Lucha Sigue! Award
for Activism in the Americas
SOA Watch is a large, diverse, grass-roots movement that seeks to close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC and to change U.S. foreign policy in Latin America by educating the public, lobbying Congress, and participating in creative, non-violent resistance.
and
Ariel Dorfman
Latin America Peace
and Justice Award
Ariel Dorfman is a Chilean novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, and human rights activist, born in Buenos Aires. He was a member of the administration of president Salvadore Allende and was forced into exile following the 1973 coup. His many works on the horrors of tyranny and the trials of exile have made him a world-renowned voice for the oppressed, and he is the subject of a new feature-length documentary, A Promise to the Dead, based on his memoir.
nacla's Board of Directors and Staff,
together with Host Committee Members,
invite you to join them at the
May 15, 2008, 6 - 9 pm
at Artists Space Gallery
38 Greene St., 3rd Floor
SoHo, New York City
Individual Tickets $150
This joyous evening will celebrate NACLA's distinguished tradition of building bridges by honoring grassroots Latin America solidarity activists School of the Americas Watch and eminent scholar and author Ariel Dorfman.
Drinks and antojitos will be served.
Music by Trio Cristal.
Attire will be festive!