Representatives from School of the Americas Watch (SOAW) will meet with representatives from the U.S. Army to engage in a panel discussion over the role U.S. foreign policy plays in Latin America. Also present will be representatives from the Mennonite church, discussing how Christians engage the political system. The event will be held from 1 pm to 4 pm, April 13, at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana.
Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of SOAW, and Linda Panetta will represent SOAW. The U.S. Army will be represented by Kenneth LaPlante, Senior Advisor and Analyst for Western Hemisphere Affairs. John D. Roth, a professor at Goshen College, and Zulma Prieto, a native of Colombia, will represent Mennonite perspectives. Goshen College professor Carolyn Schrock-Shenk will moderate the discussion.
This event is wheelchair accessible. Spanish translation will be available.
The event will be held at 1pm on Saturday, April 13. It will consist of two sessions with a break. The first session will explore the history of the debate, while the second session will be open for audience questions.
Overnight housing is available for those travelling from far away. A housing request form can be found here.
The event will be held in the Umble Center at Goshen College. Goshen College is a small liberal arts college in the Anabaptist tradition. It is located in the town of Goshen, Indiana. Directions to Goshen College and a map of campus can be found here. Goshen is about three hours drive west of Chicago, two and a half hours north of Indianapolis, and an hour north of Fort Wayne. Email for further assistance.
The program for the event is available online as an HTML file. The program contains brief histories and descriptions of the three groups involved in the panel written by the Click here to view it.
The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
Please email further questions to Josiah Groff or call (219) 535-7049.
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