Each year, the School of Americas Watch (SOAW) gathering is the second largest gathering of VFP Members. Join us this November 20-22th, on the 25th anniversary of SOAW. This is an opportunity to connect with activists and organizers from across the Americas.
We will converge in Georgia to call for the closure of the School of the Americas and the closure of Stewart Detention Center, one of the largest private for-profit immigrant prisons in the country. It is incumbent upon us to continue making the connections between SOA violence and the root causes of migration.
Join us as we continue to denounce the failed U.S. policies, which have left a brutal legacy of impunity and Human Rights violations throughout the hemisphere.
From Ferguson to Ayotzinapa, we must continue to denounce the militarization of police across the Americas and call for an end of state-sponsored terrorism and violence against our communities. Our clamor for justice must be heard!
If you haven't already done so, start making your travel arrangements to Georgia! Please contact Casey at casey@veteransforpeace.org or 314-725-6005 if you plan to attend the SOAW gathering this year.
As in previous years, the weekend schedule of events will include an amazing lineup of speakers and performers, including:
- Nadín Reyes Maldonado, a Mexican Human Rights defender and founder of ¡Hasta Encontrarlos!
- Tawana Honeycomb Petty, Detroit-based poet, author, mother, social justice organizer and activist
- Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of SOA Watch
- Music by Aaron Fowler and Laura Dungan, Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls,¡Aparato!,Charlie King, Colleen Kattau, Emma's Revolution, Francisco Herrera, Kuumba Lynx Performance Ensemble, Olmeca, and Omari.