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ROCLA & LASC: Trampling on Democracy—U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Latin American Nations

Dan Kovalik teaches International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is the author of a number of books, including his upcoming one, “Nicaragua: A History of US intervention and Resistance.”
Presented by the Rochester Committee on Latin America (ROCLA) and the Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC), a task force of the WNY Peace Center.
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Concert for a Cause

The Buffalo State Jazz Chamber Ensemble (trumpet, saxophone, guitar, bass and drums, plus vocalist, under the direction of Dr. Mark Filsinger) will perform a fundraising concert to assist migrant services provision on the Douglas AZ / Agua Prieta SONORA Mexico border.
All funds raised will go to Frontera de Cristo, the Presbyterian Border Outreach Program where Howard Henry and Lee Ann Grace have volunteered for 30+ years. Frontera de Cristo’s leadership, encouragement and funding helped to form the Cafe Justo cooperative in 2002.

Funds raised will support unbudgeted repairs at the Migrant Resource Center (MRC) in Agua Prieta. The canvas sided outdoor dining shelter, where migrants can seek refuge from the wind and the cold, had its walls destroyed this past winter due to exceptionally high winds Replacement cost: $753.

The MRC building, which provides food, clothing, first aid, toiletries, toilet access and showers, plus emergency sleeping accommodation, must add an emergency exit from the second floor to meet new Mexican code requirements. Cost: $4590.
During Howard and Lee Ann’s five weeks of service this year, 6000+ persons sought assistance at the MRC.
Howard Henry and Lee Ann Grace will speak on their work at LASC’s April 25th Peace Coffeehouse.

Attica NOW – Closing Day

April 8th is the last day to visit the Attica NOW exhibition at Buffalo Arts Studio! Attica NOW is the culmination of CALDODECULTIVO‘s four month research residency as part of the Displacement: Reclaiming Place, Space, and Memory exhibition program.

 

“Currently based in Buffalo, NY, CaldodeCultivo is a Spanish-Colombian art collective founded by Unai Reglero and Gabriela Córdoba in 2006. CaldodeCultivo addresses conflicts of a global nature that manifest in the local realm. Using different artistic languages, from public installation to video, the collective creates devices of counter-information, agitation, and provocation that work as catalysts for dissent.

 

During their residency, CaldodeCultivo examined the 1971 Attica uprising, which left 43 people dead, almost all of them killed by law enforcement officers retaking the prison. Attica NOW places the current conditions of prisons and detention centers at the center of their project and identifies incarcerated people, both past and present, as political subjects.”