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Movies That Matter

 
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th at 6:00 pm! 
MOVIE:  HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
 
 
This 121-minute documentary presents different points of view on the debate over the SOA/WHINSEC and broadens the discussion to include such subjects as militarism, corporate globalization, national security, and international terrorism. Personal accounts from victims of the violence and repression in Latin America raise questions and concerns about the nature and consequences of U.S. policy in Latin America.
 
The School of the Americas (SOA), in 2001 renamed the “Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation,” is a combat training school for Latin American soldiers, located at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Initially established in Panama in 1946, it was kicked out of that country in 1984 under the terms of the Panama Canal Treaty. Former Panamanian President, Jorge Illueca, stated that the School of the Americas was the “biggest base for destabilization in Latin America.” The SOA, frequently dubbed the “School of Assassins,” has left a trail of blood and suffering in every country where its graduates have returned.

Over its 59 years, the SOA has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers in counterinsurgency techniques, sniper training, commando and psychological warfare, military intelligence and interrogation tactics. These graduates have consistently used their skills to wage a war against their own people. Among those targeted by SOA graduates are educators, union organizers, religious workers, student leaders, and others who work for the rights of the poor. Hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans have been tortured, raped, assassinated, “disappeared,” massacred, and forced into refugee by those trained at the School of Assassins.
If you would be interested in joining St. Monica-St. George in going to the Annual Vigil outside the gates of Ft. Benning, please contact Michael at smsgnewman@gmail.com or call at 381-6400.
 
For more information on the School of the Americas/Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, go to www.soaw.org.
 
 
 
Once a quater, we gather to watch movies that challenge and inspire us to seek justice in our world or educated us on an issue that cries out for justice.  We have dinner while we watch the movie, then spend some time after discussing the film. 
 
Some movies we have watched in the past:  The Mission, Crash, Kilowatt Ours, Trade, Wal Mart:  The High Cost of Low Prices, Race: The Power of An Illusion.