Tom
Melville
"The Impact of U.S. Foreign Policy: A Priest's Tale of Deception, Destruction
and Devotion in Guatemala"
In
1967, after nearly a decade working with Mayan communities
in Guatemala, Maryknoll priest Thomas Melville was expelled
for sympathizing with the rebel movement against the U.S.-backed
military dictatorship. A year later, he was arrested and
imprisoned in the U.S. for nonviolent civil disobedience
protesting U.S. intervention in Vietnam and Guatemala. Now
he has written Through a Glass Darkly: The U.S. Holocaust
in Central America, a compelling chronicle of resistance
and repression in Guatemala and El Salvador, based on the
life and work of his former colleague, Father Ron Hennessey.
Co-sponsored
by the Guatemala News & Information Bureau, SOA Watch
and the East Bay Sanctuary Covenant.
-Interview
with Tom Melville, from SOA Watch website
Tuesday,
October 11, 5:00-6:30 pm
Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall
Photos
of the event |
