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DESCRIPTION:The next meeting of Peace Action of San Mateo County will be a presentation 
 on the School of the Americas (SOA), also known as the Western Hemisphere 
 Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC). This is the training center 
 in Fort Benning, Georgia, where government and military leaders from Latin 
 America are trained in counterinsurgency and other military techniques, 
 including torture.\n\nEvery November there is an organized vigil and 
 protest at the gates of Fort Benning, with nonviolent direct action and 
 arrests. On March 13 we will show a 25-minute documentary film called 
 "Somos Una America: Shut down the SOA", which depicts the vigil, and what 
 people there have to say about it and the school. The film is in both 
 English and Spanish subtitles - depending on who is speaking.\n\nThen we 
 will have a live talk by School of the Americas activist Bob Nixon, along 
 with two students from Notre Dame de Namurs University in Belmont who 
 attended the SOA vigil last year, and are well-versed on the issues 
 surrounding the School. Each of our guests will offer a personal 
 perspective on the School and the protests aimed at ending it or changing 
 its goals and practices. We look forward to a lively and educational 
 evening.\n\nWe begin at 7 PM in Beck Hall at the Unitarian Universalists of 
 San Mateo, 300 E. Santa Inez Avenue (at Ellsworth) in San Mateo. Admission 
 is free, refreshments will be on hand. The UU is wheelchair accessible.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/02/28/18708314.php
SUMMARY:Perspectives on the School of the Americas
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94401\n\nhttp://www.uusanmateo.org/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/02/28/18708314.php
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