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advocacy
Close the U.S. Army’s School of the Americas*
Based in Fort Benning, Georgia, this school trains Latin American soldiers in combat, counter-insurgency, and counter-narcotics. Graduates of the SOA are
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responsible for some of the worst human rights abuses in Latin America.
Check out Sr. Dominica LoBianco collecting signatures for NRCAT's (National Religious Campaign Against Torture) Statement of Conscience at SOA in January 2008.
Prayer vigil in solidarity with those at Fort Benning
Prayer to Close the School of the Americas
What You Can Do
Urge your congress-person to co-sponsor HR 1217 to suspend operations at the SOA/WHINSEC!
- 100 cosponsors are already signed on to HR 1217
- Each phone call representatives receive directly impacts their decision to cosponsor the bill
*Renamed Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
Visit School of Americas Watch www.soawne.org
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