The Caravan said good-bye to our lovely hosts in Austin as we made our way East to Houston. The drive took about four hours and went smoothly. Once in Houston we made our way to tonight's lodging at the Maryknoll House to drop off our things and prepare for our afternoon events.
First, we spoke with an amazing group of young adults at the Sharpstown Middle School in Houston. We were invited to present our topic during an after-school program for at-risk youth. Carlos began by conveying some of his experiences as a torture survivor, and later discussing the role of torture in war. Frankie also said a few words to the group about the importance of leadership among oppressed peoples. It was Tiel, however, who really got things going. She engaged students in a passionate discussion of race, class, empowerment, disempowerment, and the importance of thinking for oneself. The students with whom we met absolutely amazed us with their comments, insights, and questions. .... And to those students who are reading this now... Our ability to access the internet is very limited today, but Tiel promises be in contact as soon as she can. Thanks for making our afternoon!
Later in the evening Carlos was interviewed on-the-air by a local radio station concerning his recent court victory over the two Salvadoran generals responsible for his kidnapping and torture during the civil war in El Salvador. 90.1 KPFT, a Pacifica Radio station, broadcast his interview beginning at 8:15 pm local time on the show "Nuestra Palabra".
You can listen to the entire show here:
http://archive.kpft.org/pls.php?mp3fil=8348766
You can download the show here:
http://archive.kpft.org/mp3/071113_193001np.MP3
Note: The interview with Carlos takes place during the last 15 minutes of the one-hour show. Both links are directly from the KPFT website: kpft.org
A special thanks to Tony Diaz, Lianna Lopez, and Bryan Parras of "Nuestra Palabra" for making the interview possible. Please visit the show's websites: nuestrapalabra.org and myspace.com/nuestrapalabra
Host Tony Diaz interviews Carlos
And last, I just can't resist. If your shoe gets sick in Houston......
1 comment:
I just finished listening to the interview on KPFT, and I was very fascinating. I was born in Dallas, but raised in El Salvador during the last few years of the war. When I left El Salvador in 1992 I promise myself that someday I would expose this event. Ever since I graduated from college in May I have been doing a lot of research on the war. Unfortunately, I found out that there is not a lot material out there about the war. I cannot wait until Carlos publishes his book.
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