The School of the Americas protest is held every November and calls for the closing of the notorious SOA. The SOA has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers and police with US taxpayer money in order that they maintain governments in line with US interests. SOA graduates have been responsible for some of the most atrocious human rights violations in our Americas including the El Mazote massacre in El Salvador. Not as active as it was during the Cold War, the SOA is still the focus of the protest, however today the protest also serves as a rallying point and a place to network for many grassroots organizations struggling for social justice in our Americas. This short film, while focusing on the SOA, also features many of these organizations including The Beehive Design Collective, The Coalition for Immokalee Workers, the revolutionary hip hop group Rebel Diaz and many student activist organizations including students from the University of Western Ontario. To learn more visit www.soaw.org
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The School of the Americas protest is held every November and calls for the closing of the notorious SOA. The SOA has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers and police with US taxpayer money in order that they maintain governments in line with US interests. SOA graduates have been responsible for some of the most atrocious human rights violations in our Americas including the El Mazote massacre in El Salvador. Not as active as it was during the Cold War, the SOA is still the focus of the protest, however today the protest also serves as a rallying point and a place to network for many grassroots organizations struggling for social justice in our Americas. This short film, while focusing on the SOA, also features many of these organizations including The Beehive Design Collective, The Coalition for Immokalee Workers, the revolutionary hip hop group Rebel Diaz and many student activist organizations including students from the University of Western Ontario. To learn more visit www.soaw.org
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