Posted 8:37 PM
by Mary
Thursday, December 1
7:30 pm
Surviving the Dirty War: Argentinian Torture Survivor Patricia Isasa
7:30 pm Patricia Isasa
8:30 pm Film screening of El Cerco, Patricia’s documentary
At the time of her kidnapping in July of 1976, architect Patricia Indiana Isasa was 16 years old. She was her class delegate to the high-school Students Union in the province of Santa Fe in Argentina. She was taken by a commando group of the state police and was “disappeared” (held clandestinely) for three months. She was then taken to a military barracks, where she was held prisoner without trial or due process for two years and two months.
In 1997 Patricia initiated an investigation into her kidnappers’ identities, still unknown to her. Thanks to her relentless research, today 8 people are in jail and awaiting trial, including an ex-federal judge, an ex-assistant secretary for security of Santa Fe, and several ex-policemen (one of them a graduate of the School of the Americas). All of them had been previously detained when the Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón requested their extradition to Spain. Then-President Fernando De La Rúa denied the extradition request; now they are awaiting trial in Argentina. Patricia just spoke last week at the annual vigil to close the S.O.A. in Ft. Benning, Georgia.
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Posted 9:59 PM
by Mary
A commemoration and celebration on November 10th, 2005 at the Metropolitan Community Church of New York (446 West 36th Street) 6:30 – 8:30pm
Sponsored by the Center for Constitutional Rights, this event will honor the Ogoni 9 on the 10th anniversary of their execution. Featuring presentations by local poets and actress Vinie Burrows, the event will include readings from the newly released Dance the Guns to Silence: 100 Poems Inspired by Ken Saro-Wiwa. It will also include an update on legal proceedings from CCR’s staff attorneys and a candlelight vigil.
The event coincides with over 40 peaceful vigils being organized around the globe in solidarity with the Ogoni people to honor the memory of the Ogoni 9. Go to
www.November10th.com to join the Remember Ken Saro-Wiwa International Day of Action and help us mark the ten-year anniversary of the tragic death of the Ogoni 9.
