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On the eve of the 20th anniversary of Archbishop’s assassination

Abstract The 2013 Óscar Romero Award will be given to Ms. Blanca Velázquez Díaz, a champion of worker rights and dignity in Mexico. The twelfth such award given by the Rothko Chapel since 1986, this award honors unsung heroes who work under extraordinary circumstances to advance human rights. The award is named after Archbishop Óscar Romero of San Salvador, who was murdered on March 24, 1980 because of his opposition to violence and his courageous defense of the poor in his country. In order to...

Abstract Guest speakers: Sr. Dianna Ortiz, founder of the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition, Washington DC and Lutheran Bishop Medardo Gomez of the Resurrection Lutheran Church in El Salvador; Thomas Quigley, former Latin American Policy Advisor for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, was the respondentOscar Romero's Legacy featuring past award recipients Bishop Medardo Gomez and Sister Dianna Ortiz Wednesday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m.The Oscar Romero Award...

Abstract Julian Filochowski Suggested donation $10 Archbishop of San Salvador Óscar Romero’s life embodied working for justice to achieve peace. He called such work the violence of love, stating that “peace is not the product of terror or fear. Peace is not the silence of cemeteries. Peace is not the silent result of violent repression. Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all. Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity. It is right and it is duty.” Noted human...

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