2/18: SOA in SAN FRANCISCO!

Wednesday, February 18, 5-6:30pm Kendrick Room 101
Discussion with Kenneth LaPlante and Lt. Colonel Linda Gould of the
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security and Cooperation (Formerly
SOA); pizza provided

Main Event: Thursday, February 19, 5-7pm Maraschi Room, Xavier Hall
"Behind the Gates: A Discussion on the School of the Americas and the
Call for Its Closure."

Panelists Include:

1. Kenneth LaPlante, Executive Liaison Officer and
Operations Coordinator, WHINSEC/SOA

2. Lt. Col. Linda Gould, Latin America Foreign Area
Officer, WHINSEC

3. Prof. Terry Karl, Professor of Political Science at
Stanford (specialist in Latin American Politics, human rights and U.S.
policy)

4. Prof. Bill Quigley, Loyola (New Orleans) University Law
School; Prof. Quigley has defended demonstrators charged with
trespassing at Fort Benning

Moderator: Dean Jeffrey Brand

Introduction: Rev. Stephen Privett, SJ



These events are sponsored by the following groups:
USF School of Law, University Ministry, St. Thomas More Society, Peace
and Justice Coalition, Criminal Law Society, SOA Watch, International
Law Society, La Raza Law Students Association, Public Interest Law
Foundation, Jewish Law Students Association, Public Interest Law
Program and the Federalist Society.