Conversation with Father Roy Bourgeois
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
Gladys Haddad spoke with Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of the School of Americas Watch who was at Case Western Reserve University as a presenter for the Martin Luther King Celebration. Father Bourgeois is a social activist born in Louisiana, a graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, a Naval Officer serving in Europe and Vietnam, recipient of the Purple Cross, he entered the seminary of the Maryknoll Missionary, was ordained a Catholic priest and served the poor of Bolivia. In 1980, Fr. Roy became involved in issues surrounding US policy in El Salvador after the murders of four US churchwomen by Salvadoran soldiers, one of whom was Jean Donovan. This led to his social activism and creation in 1990 of the School of Americas Watch.
Keywords
Human rights workers, SOA Watch (Organization)
Publication Title
Regionally Speaking: A Virtual Symposium
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Recommended Citation
Haddad, Gladys and Bourgeois, Roy, "Conversation with Father Roy Bourgeois" (2011). Regionally Speaking: A Virtual Symposium. 17.
https://commons.case.edu/regionally-speaking/17
