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Honduran Civil Society Leaders Visit Chicago, Advocate for Restoration of the Constitutional Government and an End to Human Rights Violations...

Honduran Civil Society Leaders Visit Chicago, Advocate for Restoration of the Constitutional Government and an End to Human Rights Violations

La Voz de los de Abajo, Casa Morazán and NALACC invite you to panel discussions and community forums in Chicago with leaders of Honduran civil society touring U.S. with immigrant leaders to advocate for the restoration of the constitutional government and an end to the escalating human rights violations.

One month after the interruption of constitutional order in Honduras through a military coup d’état and in the wake of widespread reports of human rights violations harkening back to events of the 1980s, the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC) is bringing a delegation of civil society representatives from that country to the U.S. to participate in a speaking tour and to advocate for the restoration of constitutional order and respect for human rights. U.S. based Latino immigrant leaders will also join this delegation. The tour began in Washington D.C. with visits to Congressional offices and will be followed by press and speaking events in New York , Boston , and, on August 7-8, Chicago .

The delegation from Honduras consists of well known leaders from non-governmental, human rights and community organizations. The program in Chicago will consist of several public events (details below). In addition, the delegates are available for interviews as scheduling permits. Translators can be provided for interviews if needed.

Events in Chicago
Friday, August 7 10:30 – 12:00 pm
Honduran Civil Society and Human Rights Leaders to Speak in Chicago
Casa Michoacán, 1638 S. Blue Island Ave.

Friday, August 7 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
“We Are All Honduras” Community Forum on the coup d’état in Honduras .
DePaul University, Schmidt Academic Center (SAC) Auditorium (room #154)
2320 N. Kenmore Ave., Chicago

Saturday, August 8 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Honduran Civil Society Community Forum
Our Lady of Guadalupe Anglican Mission , 3442 W. 26th St. , Chicago

Saturday, August 8 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Reception y presentations on the coup d’état in Honduras
Casa Michoacán, 1638 S. Blue Island Ave. , Chicago

Panelists:
Oscar Chacón serves currently as Executive Director of the National Alliance of Latin American & Caribbean Communities (NALACC). Until December, 2006, Mr. Chacón served as director of Enlaces América, a project of the Chicago-based Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights. Mr. Chacón served for most of the 1990’s as executive director of Centro Presente, Inc, in Cambridge , Massachusetts . Mr. Chacón served for many years as president of the Salvadoran American National Network (SANN). Mr. Chacón is a frequent lecturer in national and international conferences, as well as a media spokesperson on Latino immigrant issues in the U.S.

Abencio Fernández Pineda is the coordinator of the non-governmental organization Center for the Investigation and Defense of Human Rights in Honduras (CIPRODEH, by its Spanish initials) for the western region of Honduras . Mr. Pineda was previously an attorney for the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (CODEH) and the Committee of the Relatives of Disappeared Detainees of Honduras (COFADEH).

Maria Luisa Jimenez, a former police officer in Honduras , denounced the widespread corruption in the police force and is now an activist for transparency in government and women's rights. She is currently a candidate for Honduran Congress with the Democratic Union party (UD).

Dr. Luther Castillo. Dr. Castillo is a young Garifuna medical doctor and community organizer who directs the Luaga Hatuadi Waduheñu Foundation ("For the Health of our People" in Garifuna), dedicated to bringing vital health services to isolated indigenous coastal communities. After his 2005 graduation from the Latin American Medical School in Havana , Dr. Castillo returned to the Honduran coast, where he led the Foundation's construction of Honduras ' first Garifuna Rural Hospital , now serving some 20,000 in the surrounding communities. The hospital opened in December 2007, a few months after Dr. Castillo was named "Honduran Doctor of the Year" by Rotary International's Tegucigalpa chapter.

Gerardo Torres is a young Honduran journalist who is part of the social organization Bloque Popular, in which he is part of the national coordination. Torres is part of the Politic Commission of the Organization Los Necios that works permanently in the political formation of workers, peasants, student federations, feminist organizations, and that have the responsibility of the coordination of the communication and propaganda matters of the Honduran Popular Movement. He is an active member of the National Front Against the Coup de Etat in Honduras .

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Líderes de la Sociedad Civil de Honduras visitan Chicago, Abogan por la Restauración del Orden Constitucional y Poner el Fin a la Violación de Derechos

Líderes de la Sociedad Civil de Honduras visitan Chicago, para conjuntamente con líderes de organizaciones inmigrantes basadas en EEUU abogar por la restauración del orden constitucional de Honduras y poner un fin inmediato a la creciente escala de violaciones de los derechos humanos. Esta visita a Chicago es parte de una gira nacional que comenzó en Washington D.C. con audiencias a congresistas.

La delegación de representantes de la sociedad civil hondureña es posible gracias al auspicio de la Alianza Nacional de las Comunidades Latinoamericanas y Caribeñas (NALACC).
La Voz de los de Abajo, Casa Morazán y NALACC los invitan a los foros de discusión sobre la situación actual en Honduras.

Eventos en Chicago

Viernes, 7 de Agosto a las 10:30am
Conferencia de Prensa
Casa Michoacán, 1638 S. Blue Island Ave., Chicago

Viernes, 7 de Agosto a las 6:30 -9:30 pm
Foro publico Todos Somos Honduras
Universidad de DePaul, Schmidt Academic Center, Salón 154, 2320 N. Kenmore Ave., Chicago

Sábado 8 de Agosto a las 10 am – 12 del medio día
Foro Comunitario
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Misión Anglicana (Our Lady Of Guadalupe Anglican Mission),
3442 W. 26th St., Chicago
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Sábado 8 de Agosto a las 7pm
Recepción y presentación
Casa Michoacán, 1638 S. Blue Island Ave. , Chicago

Hay oportunidades para la prensa de entrevistar los participantes de la delegación sobre los eventos en Honduras.
Participantes

Oscar Chacón es el actual director ejecutivo de la Alianza Nacional de Comunidades Latino Americanas y Caribeñas (NALACC, por sus siglas en inglés). Hasta diciembre de 2006 se desempeñó en el cargo de director de Enlaces América, un proyecto de “Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights”. Durante la mayor parte de los años 90 el Sr. Chacón fue director ejecutivo de Centro Presente, en Cambridge, Massachussets. También fue director ejecutivo de la Coalición Pro-Derechos de Inmigrantes del Norte de California y Presidente de la Red Nacional Salvadoreña Americana (SANN).

Abencio Fernández Pineda es el coordinador de la organización no-gubernamental, Centro para la Investigación y Defensa de los Derechos Humanos en Honduras (CIPRODEH) para la región oeste de Honduras, el señor Pineda también a trabajado como abogado para CODEH y COFADEH.
Maria Luisa Jiménez antes era una policía que denuncio la corrupción profunda en la fuerza policíaca y ahora es una activista a favor de la transparencia en el gobierno y también para los derechos de las mujeres.. En la actualidad es candidata para deputada en el Congreso nacional por el Partido de Unificación Democrática (UD).

Dr. Luther Castillo es un joven Garifuna, medico y organizador comunitaria y también es el director de la fundación, Luaga Hatuadi Waduheno ("Para la Salud de Nuestro Pueblo",en el lenguaje garifuna). La fundación esta dedicado a traer los servicios de salud mas importantes a las comunidades indígenas aisladas en la costa Atlántica del país. Después de graduarse de la Escuela de Medicina América Latina en Cuba en 2005, el doctor regreso a la costa de Honduras y dirigió la construcción del primer "hospital garifuna rural" lo cual ahora da servicio a 20,000 personas en el area. El hospital abrió en Diciembre 2007. Dr. Castillo fue nombrado el “Doctor Hondureño. del año” en el 2007 por los clubes Rotarios Internacionales de Tegucigalpa.

Gerardo Torres es un joven Hondureño que forma parte del Bloque Popular del cual es uno de los organizadores nacionales es a la vez periodista independiente y miembro del grupo Los Necios, que es una organización comunitaria en Honduras que trabajando con Obreros, Campesinos, federaciones de estudiantes y organizaciones feministas, el forma parte de la comisión política de dicha organización, con la que realiza comunicación y propaganda, finalmente es un miembro activo del Frente Nacional contra el golpe de Estado en Honduras.

Saludos Cordiales

Claudia Lucero
Regional Coordinator Mid West
National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC)
1638 South Blue Island Avenue
Chicago, IL. 60608
Ph/fx 877-683-2908 ext.3
Cell 773-858-5345
clucero@nalacc.org
www.nalacc.org

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