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Stand 4 Conference
20th
Commemoration of the Jesuit Martyrs
“Don’t cry for
them. Imitate them.”
–Spoken by a 12-year-old girl at the funeral
of the slain.
On the morning of
November 16, 1989, armed men burst into the Jesuit residence at the University
of Central America in San Salvador, and shot six Jesuit priests along with
their cook and her daughter. These men
were targeted because of their work to promote social justice and to empower
the most vulnerable members of society.
70,000 Salvadorians died during their civil war and the fighting
displaced hundreds of thousands.
Join us to honor the
memories of these extraordinary individuals.
The Stand 4 Conference will provide a forum to discuss
issues of justice. Our guest speaker
will discuss the prosecution of the soldiers in this trial. Afterward we will engage in dialogue about
poverty and human rights issues.
Stand 4 Conference
Details
November 16, 2009
10:30am Mass St. Ignatius Church
Presider:
Fr. Stephen A. Privett S.J
11:45am-12:30pm
Lunch
12:30-1:30pm. Keynote Speaker: Fr. Kevin Burke
S.J.
Academic
Dean and Acting President JSTB
1:45-2:45pm. Workshops
Lobbying
and Advocacy, Civil Rights, Litigation
6:00-6:30pm Candle Light Vigil
To register for workshops and for further information contact:
Paul McWilliams 422-5779, pmcwilliams@usfca.edu
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