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Palestine 2006 : Palestine, 2006Photos by Linda Panetta
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University of Chile: Students stage a "direct action" against Chilean forces to protest the ongoing oppression of the Mapuche indigenous community. The previous day an elderly farmer was killed and his family was brualized by state forces.Photos by Linda PanettaTo view additional photos visit: www.OpticalRealities.org

Chile

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Plan Colombia : 
Plan Colombia... Plan of Death

Colombia is a country known for its majestic beauty, abundant biodiversity and extensive rainforests, which lead some people to coin the region the "lungs of the world." Adding to these visual splendors is what lies below the surface. In addition to its acclaimed gold, copper, and silver deposits, Colombia has one of the largest known oil reserves in our hemisphere and is among the top suppliers of oil to the United States. Belying what would appear to be paradise is Colombia's infamous designation as one of the most violent countries in the world.

Many thanks to the ongoing research by Adam Isacson and the Center for International Policy. Please visit: www.ciponline.org to learn more about the effects of US foreign policy as it relates to human rights in Latin America and Asia.

For more information about the School of the Americas (SOA) / WHINSEC visit: www.soawne.org and www.soaw.org 

This article was originally posted in 2001 and revised in 2006. 
A shorter version was published in the 2006 McGraw-Hill college textbook: 
"Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Latin American Issues."

Plan Colombia

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Ecuador : Photos by Linda Panetta
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Ecuador

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Ecuador

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El Salvador : Photos by Linda Panetta
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El Salvador

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El Salvador

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Julia Garcia : "MOTHERS IN ARMS"
CONVERSATIONS WITH FEMALE EX-COMBATANTS IN EL SALVADOR

Photoghraphy: Linda Panetta

Contributing Interviewers and Editors: Marcia Bailey, Caroline Cargo, Katy Friggle-Norton, Gwenyth Lewis, Kathy Stayton

General Editor: Betsy Morgan 
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THE WOMEN WE INTERVIEWED

Julia Garcia, the mother of three, and a resident of La Limonera, is a leader in Mujeres Ganaderas, a cattle cooperative organized by and for women in the Bajo Lempa region.  Currrently she participates in a project to exhume, re-bury with dignity, and remember victims of the La Quesera massacre which occurred in October, 1981, and in which most of her brother’s family was killed along with many neighbors.

Nidia Díaz, the mother of a grown son, is currently serving as a member of the Central American Parliament.  During the war she was captured by a member of the US Central Intelligence Agency and turned over to the Salvadoran military, which imprisoned and tortured her.  Her experiences from that time have been recorded in a book entitled I was Never Alone.  She currently lives in San Salvador.

Claudia Perez, the mother of six, is an indigenous hammock maker who lives in the Perquion region with her partner Samuel and sells her wares primarily through a church parish in Boston, Massachusetts.   Conscripted into the guerrilla army as a cook, she has become an advocate for all of those who “fall through the cracks” in military and civilian bureaucracy, especially those who, like her, never learned to read and write.

Morena Herrera, mother of three daughters, is founder of Las Dignas, a women’s organization interested in all aspects of women’s lives, including their reproductive health.  Having lost several partners in the war, she tells a tragic story, but it is also the story of awakening--of awakening to the needs and rights of women and to a vision of an FMLN agenda that embraces the rights of all.  She currently lives in Suchitoto.

Marisol Galindo, mother of three, is an entrepreneur living in Perquion where she owns a small restaurant, works as a consultant to tourism and local development for the Morazaon district, and advocates for environmental issues and eco-tourism.   She was a comandate in the guerrilla unit for which Claudia worked as a cook and continues to be a sage analyst of social reality as well as a grounded visionary for the future of El Salvador.

SUPPORTING VOICES

Rufina Amaya, has the tragic distinction of being the sole survivor of the El Mozote massacre which took the lives of 800 campesinos in the hills of Morazan in December, 1981.  Her account was denied by both the Salvadoran government and the US State Department for over a decade.  After the Peace Accords were signed in 1992, a team of forensic anthropologists went in to investigate the site and validated her story.   Mark Danner published a very moving account of the massacre and of Rufina’s experience, The Massacre at El Mozote, in 1994.

Deysi Cheyne serves as the Director of IMU (Instituto de Investigación, Capacitación y Desarrollo de la Mujer–Institute for Research, Training and Development of Women).  She was a support person in the negotiations leading up to the Peace Accords and currently travels widely as an advocate for Salvadoran women’s development.

Yanira, was trained as a medic during the war and worked both in encampments and in hospitals caring for wounded guerrillas.  At one point she was captured with her daughter and tortured for many days.  She still chooses to go by her nom de guerre, giving as one reason that it is the only name her daughter knows her by.

Ana Maria, presently a squatter in Santa Ana as a result of the 2005 volcanic eruption, was captured and tortured by the Salvadoran military when she was only 15 years old.  Her own persecution and that of others propelled her “into the mountains” where the guerrillas trained.

Tania Gochez, university educated and fluently bi-lingual, worked in intelligence and fought on the front lines of the 1980s war.  An important link in her story is between the tragic shooting of her sister Delfi at a demonstration against the government and her current concern for the safety of her teen-age daughter, also, significantly, named Delfi.

Julia Garcia

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El Salvador Gallery : El Salvador
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Rufina Amaya : Rufina Amaya
Born 1943 - Deceased March 6, 2007

I feel blessed to have known Rufina and will always be humbled by her devotion commitment to the truth and finding justice. She was and always will be such an important part of my own journey.  She is and always will remain an incredible inspiration for continuing our own efforts for working towards a more just and peaceful tomorrow.

Rufina was the sole survivor of the 1981 El Mozote (El Salvador) massacre.  She helplessly watched as her children we killed; her husband beheaded and her entire community massacred.  Though she wanted to die herself after witnessing so much horror she instead plead with God to let her live so that the truth of what happened would not be buried in the mass graves entombing her loved ones.

Her amazing courage and commitment to working for truth, justice and an end to impunity continued till her final days.  Her story of survival and determination has inspired people from around the world; her courage and convictions will continue to influence the lives of countless people. 

Rufina’s unyielding resolve for justice not only unearthed the truth about the El Mozote massacre, but it also brought to light the many horrific crimes and massacres that had been perpetrated by the Salvadoran military, as well as U.S. complicity in some of these atrocities. 

I feel blessed to have known Rufina and will always be humbled by her unyielding commitment to educating others and working for justice. She was and always will be such an important part of my own journey and remains an incredible inspiration.

Rufina will be greatly missed but never forgotten. 
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Guatemala : Photos by Linda Panetta
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Haiti : Photos by Linda Panetta
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Nicaragua: Presidential Inauguration

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Peru : Photos by Linda Panetta
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Venezuela : Photos by Linda Panetta
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Venezuelan Elections, 2006

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SOA Watch Protest / Vigil, Ft. Benning, GA
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SOA Watch Vigil / Ft. Benning, GA Sun. Nov 23 2008

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Roy Bourgeois : Vatican Officials Have Threatened to Ex-communicate Fr. Roy Bourgeois for his support of Women's Ordination. 

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Dear Friends: 

Many of you are aware that Fr. Roy Bourgeois (Maryknoll priest of 36 years) has taken a strong stance on many issues relating to peace and justice. One which is very dear to him is that of women's ordination.  And while you may not have heard him talk about this publically, it has been a focus of his for many years. In fact, in 2000 Fr. Roy addressed this issue while being interviewed on Vatican Radio. 

A few years later, I brought a letter from Fr. Roy with me to Rome and Bishop Gumbleton hand delivered it to one of the Papal Swiss Guardsmen to give to the Pope on Roy’s behalf.  This letter was his second direct attempt to appeal to the Papal leadership to support women's ordination.   

On August 9, 2008 in Lexington, KY, Fr. Roy concelebrated an ordination Mass for Janice Sevre-Duszynska, an SOA Watch POC and friend of Fr. Roy's.  The presiding bishop was Dana Reynolds.   

As a result of his public support for Janice and his participation in the Mass Fr. Roy was summoned to a meeting with the leadership at Maryknoll. Subsequently, an investigation by church leaders and canon lawyers resulted in a report being submitted to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome.   

The congregation has given him 30 days (the letter was dated October 21, 2008) to recant his “belief and public statements that support the ordination of women in our Church, or (he) will be excommunicated.” 

Below is Fr. Roy's letter, dated November 7, 2008.

Bill Quigley, a dear friend and legal council to Fr. Roy, has enclosed some action items with addresses where people can write.  Please take the time to read this and take action! 

In Solidarity, 

Linda Panetta 

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Rev. Roy Bourgeois, M.M. 
PO Box 3330
Columbus, GA 31903 

November 7, 2008 

TO THE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH, THE VATICAN 

I was very saddened by your letter dated October 21, 2008, giving me 30 days to recant my belief and public statements that support the ordination of women in our Church, or I will be excommunicated. 

I have been a Catholic priest for 36 years and have a deep love for my Church and ministry. 

When I was a young man in the military, I felt God was calling me to the priesthood.  I entered Maryknoll and was ordained in 1972. 

Over the years I have met a number of women in our Church who, like me, feel called by God to the priesthood.  You, our Church leaders at the Vatican, tell us that women cannot be ordained. 

With all due respect, I believe our Catholic Church's teaching on this issue is wrong and does not stand up to scrutiny.  A 1976 report by the Pontifical Biblical Commission supports the research of Scripture scholars, canon lawyers and many faithful Catholics who have studied and pondered the Scriptures and have concluded that there is no justification in the Bible for excluding women from the priesthood. 

As people of faith, we profess that the invitation to the ministry of priesthood comes from God.  We profess that God is the Source of life and created men and women of equal stature and dignity.  The current Catholic Church doctrine on the ordination of women implies our loving and all-powerful God, Creator of heaven and earth, somehow cannot empower a woman to be a priest. 
 
Women in our Church are telling us that God is calling them to the priesthood.  Who are we, as men, to say to women, "Our call is valid, but yours is not."  Who are we to tamper with God's call? 

Sexism, like racism, is a sin.  And no matter how hard or how long we may try to justify discrimination, in the end, it is always immoral. 

Hundreds of Catholic churches in the U.S. are closing because of a shortage of priests.  Yet there are hundreds of committed and prophetic women telling us that God is calling them to serve our Church as priests. 

If we are to have a vibrant, healthy Church rooted in the teachings of our Savior, we need the faith, wisdom, experience, compassion and courage of women in the priesthood. 

Conscience is very sacred.  Conscience gives us a sense of right and wrong and urges us to do the right thing.  Conscience is what compelled Franz Jagerstatter, a humble Austrian farmer, husband and father of four young children, to refuse to join Hitler's army, which led to his execution. 

Conscience is what compelled Rosa Parks to say she could no longer sit in the back of the bus.  Conscience is what compels women in our Church to say they cannot be silent and deny their call from God to the priesthood. Conscience is what compelled my dear mother and father, now 95, to always strive to do the right things as faithful Catholics raising four children. 

And after much prayer, reflection and discernment, it is my conscience that compels me to do the right thing.  I cannot recant my belief and public statements that support the ordination of women in our Church. 

Working and struggling for peace and justice are an integral part of our faith.  For this reason, I speak out against the war in Iraq.  And for the last eighteen years, I have been speaking out against the atrocities and suffering caused by the School of the Americas (SOA).  Eight years ago, while in Rome for a conference on peace and justice, I was invited to speak about the SOA on Vatican Radio.  During the interview, I stated that I could not address the injustice of the SOA and remain silent about injustice in my Church.  I ended the interview by saying, "There will never be justice in the Catholic Church until women can be ordained."  I remain committed to this belief today. 

Having an all male clergy implies that men are worthy to be Catholic priests, but women are not. 

According to USA TODAY (Feb. 28, 2008) in the United States alone, nearly 5,000 Catholic priests have sexually abused more than 12,000 children.  Many bishops, aware of the abuse, remained silent.  These priests and bishops were not excommunicated.  Yet the women in our Church who are called by God and are ordained to serve God's people, and the priests and bishops who support them, are excommunicated. 

Silence is the voice of complicity.  Therefore, I call on all Catholics, fellow priests, bishops, Pope Benedict XVI and all Church leaders at the Vatican, to speak loudly on this grave injustice of excluding women from the priesthood. 
  
Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador was assassinated because of his defense of the oppressed.  He said, "Let those who have a voice, speak out for the voiceless."  

Our loving God has given us a voice.  Let us speak clearly and boldly and walk in solidarity as Jesus would, with the women in our Church who are being called by God to the priesthood. 

In Peace and Justice,
 
Rev. Roy Bourgeois, M.M. 
PO Box 3330
Columbus, GA 31903

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Additional Articles Regarding Fr. Roy's Possible Excommunication:

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Nov 15, 2008):
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/shared-blogs/ajc/politicalinsider/entries/2008/11/15/bourgeois_the_fort_benning_pro.html  

NCR Online (Nov 11, 2008)
http://ncronline3.org/drupal/?q=node/2545 

NCR: Tom Robert's Article (Nov 17) 
http://ncronline3.org/drupal/?q=node/2571 

America Magazine (Nov 15, 2008)
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&id=A0EB46C8-1321-AEAA-D3AD45EB48BD2597 

NY Times (Nov 13, 2008)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/us/14priest.html?_r=1&em 

Catholic News Agency
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=14336

Ms. Magazine (Oct 15, 2008)
http://www.msmagazine.com/news/uswirestory.asp?ID=11338 

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TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT ROY BOURGEOIS!

Some have asked for addresses to write their support of Fr. Roy and to ask that he not be excommunicated.  Petitions are also appropriate. 
    
Please write or fax or email to Pope Benedict XVI, and/or the Pope’s Ambassador to the U.S., the Apostolic Nuncio, and/or the Congregation for Doctrine of Faith, the group that is moving toward excommunication of Fr. Roy Bourgeois, and/or The leaders of the Maryknoll Order (see addresses below).

ADDRESSES TO WRITE:

Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio
3339 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W, Washington, DC, USA
Telephone: (202) 333-7121
Fax: (202) 337-4036

Pope Benedict XVI 
00120 Via del Pellegrino
Citta del Vaticano, Europe
The Pope’s email address (for English correspondence) is: 
benedictxvi@vatican.va
FAX from USA:
011-39-06698-85378

Congregation for Doctrine of Faith
Piazza del S. Uffizio, 11, 00193 Roma, Italy
Telephone: 06.69.88.33.57 or 06.69.88.34.13
Fax: 06.69.88.34.09

Superior General, John Sivalon at jsivalon@maryknoll.org  
and to the three-member Maryknoll Council at 
mklcouncil@maryknoll.org  and/or fax to 914-944-3600
Write to: Maryknoll Council P.O. Box 303 Maryknoll, NY 10545  

Please send a cc of any message or petitions you send to: 
Bill Quigley / Attorney for Fr. Roy
7214 St. Charles Avenue 
Box 902
New Orleans, LA 70118 or 
duprestars@yahoo.com


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Barack Obama - Delaware, Feb. 6, 2008 : President-Elect Barack Obama (Delaware) Photos by Linda Panetta
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Barack Obama - Philly, Oct. 12, 2008 : President-Elect Barack Obama in Philly (52nd Street & Vernon Park) Photos by Linda Panetta
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Sen. Hillary Clinton / Campaigning for Obama - PA 2008 : Sen. Hillary Clinton Campaigning for Barack Obama in Horsham, PA October 13, 2008 Photos by Linda Panetta
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Musicians Gallery : (This gallery is still being constructed, please check back for additional links and photos)Photography by Linda Panetta 
Alexi Murdoch, Amos Lee, Ani DiFranco, Art Garfunkel, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Cockburn, Chestnut Brothers, Chris Smithers, Damian Rice, Dar Williams, Emmylou Harris, Entrain, Erin McKeown, Grey Eye Glances, Holly Near, Indigenous, Indigo Girls, Jackson Brown, James Hunter, Janis Ian, Jay Ungar, Joan Armantrading, John Gorka, Jonathan Brooke, Judy Collins, Julie Wolf, Keb Mo, Lucy Kaplansky, Marc Cohn, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Natalie Merchant, Neville Brothers, Nickel Creek, North Mississippi Allstars, Odetta, Pat humphries & Sandy O, Patty Larkin, Pete Seeger, Rhett Miller, Richard Thompson, Richie Havens, Robert Randolph, Steve Earle, Suzanne Vega, The Smithereens, Steve Forbert, They Might Be Giants, Utah Phillips, Willy Porter, Yael Naim and many others...

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SW America : Scenic Southwest Photos by Linda Panetta

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SW America

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Bruce Cockburn : Bruce Cockburn Photos by Linda Panetta

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Keb Mo : Keb MoPhotos by Linda Panetta
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Keb Mo

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Patty Larkin : Patty LarkinPhotos by Linda Panetta
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Patty Larkin

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Richie Havens : Richie HavensPhotos by Linda Panetta

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Jackson Brown : Jackson BrownPhotos by Linda Panetta
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Steve Forbert : Steve ForbertPhotos by Linda Panetta
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Poppa Fuse : Poppa Fuse
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Poppa Fuse

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Updated: Mar 11, 2009 9:19pm PST

Poppa Fuse Perform at the Medford Lakes Carnival Ball, 2009 : Poppa Fuse performs at the "Medford Lakes Carnival Ball" Saturday, July 25, 2009.
Photograhy by Linda Panetta

Poppa Fuse Perform at the Medford Lakes Carnival Ball, 2009

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Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine Slide Show :

Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine Slide Show

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SOA Watch Protest / Vigil, Ft. Benning, GA
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Central America

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