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The Rochester Committee on Latin America (ROCLA)
invites you to join your friends and fellow activists at the

Annual Rice & Beans Dinner

honoring

Father Roy Bourgeois

Friday, March 13, 2009, 6:00 PM
Gates Presbyterian Church** (NEW LOCATION)
1049 Wegman Road
(near Tinseltown), Rochester, NY 14624
 
$15.00 - $25.00/person (sliding scale)
Catering by Peg Gefell of Savory Thyme

Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of the SOA Watch, will receive the International White Dove Award.  
For 19 years Fr. Roy has led a growing number of people in protest against the School of the Americas (SOA), which has been used to train military people from Latin American countries who then return to their homeland and brutalize citizens. 
Fr. Roy not only has led the annual protest at Fort Benning, GA, but also has traveled extensively throughout Latin America
to encourage countries to withdraw from the program.  He has been successful in several cases.

John Honeck will receive the Rochester White Dove Award for his courage and his witness.  John is an active member of ROCLA.  He has been deeply committed to the SOA Watch since 1996.  In 2000, he spent three months in Allenwood Federal Prison Camp after actions of civil disobedience at Ft. Benning, home of the School of the Americas.

Last year the auction was a highlight of the evening, and ROCLA is planning an exciting one this year. for details.

Please reserve your tickets in advance.  Call the Kaisers at 585-293-3194 or the Motts at 585-381-5606. Tickets will be held for you at the door.  A limited number of tickets will be available at the door before the dinner.