Has anyone on GC attended the annual School of the Americas vigil held each November in Georgia? The SOA, now known as WHINSEC, is a combat training center in the US for Latin American soldiers. The problem is that the graduates have an appalling human rights record. They've been linked to massacres, torture, and "disappearing" people.
So every year, there's a demonstration calling for the closing of SOA. Some activists, including nuns and priests, have "crossed the line" onto government property and ended up in prison, but most don't get arrested. Last year, over 16000 showed up. The organization's website is at
http://www.soaw.org .
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