Patricia Isasa Discusses Her Fight for Justice
In July of 1976, Architect Patricia Isasa was 16-years-old and was targeted for her part in organizing a high school student union in Argentina. She was kidnapped by Argentine police and soldiers, tortured and held prisoner without a trial for two and a half years. Once released, she took action and investigated her kidnappers. Thanks to her strong will, eight prisoners were jailed for the crimes they committed.Isasa will speak on her experiences on Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 7 p.m, in the Ford Life Sciences Building, Room 113 on the McNichols Campus about her hardships. In her talk, “Bringing Torturers to Justice in Argentina”, she speaks about the connections between her tortures and the training of the School of the Americas (SOA). Her story speaks of a brave young woman who spoke up to make a difference in seeking justice for innocent victims.
The Carney Latin American Solidarity Archives (CLASA), at the University of Detroit Mercy, is co-sponsoring a presentation with Michigan Coalition for Human Rights and the Jesuit Province of Detroit.
For more information contact CLASA Director, Gail Presbey at 313-993-1124 or presbegm@udmercy.edu. The CLASA web site is available at http://liberalarts.udmercy.edu/clasa/.
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The University of Detroit Mercy is Michigan's largest private Catholic University, offering approximately 100 majors and programs in 60 academic fields. Sponsored by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, the University has three campuses located in downtown and northwest Detroit.
UDM was ranked among the top tier of Midwestern master's universities in U.S.News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" – 2009 edition. UDM was also rated one of the top 15 institutions in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" category.
Publish date: October 08, 2008