ROCLA's Rice & Beans Dinner

Making a reservation is easy! Just go to: interconnect_mott@frontiernet.net Dear Friends: Please note that some of our notices say 6:00 PM, and some say 5:30 PM. It doesn’t matter! You’ll be welcome at 5:30 PM, and that will give you a chance to meet Fr. Roy and socialize with your friends. If you arrive at 6:00 PM, there will still be plenty of time to check in before dinner starts. The important point is . . .be there! Arnie Matlin for ROCLA 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. After his ordination as a Maryknoll priest in 1972 Fr. Roy served the poor in Bolivia. He was deported for speaking out against the dictatorship. For 19 years Fr. Roy, who founded the School of the Americas Watch (SOAW), has led a growing number of people in protest against the School of the Americas, 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. Recently he has been disciplined by the Vatican for his stand on the rights of women in the Church. 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. Go to <www.rocla.org> 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. ** FROM ROCHESTER: Take Rt. 490 WEST towards Buffalo and get off at exit 7A onto Rt. 33 East (Buffalo Road). Get into left lane. Take Buffalo Road past light at Home Depot and Tinseltown and the next light is Wegman Road (Tops Plaza is on the right). Turn left onto Wegman Road and the second driveway on the left is the church, right next to Cornerstone Office Park.

<p>Making a reservation is easy! Just go to: <a href="mailto:interconnect_mott@frontiernet.net">interconnect_mott@frontiernet.net</a><br /> Dear Friends: Please note that some of our notices say 6:00 PM, and some<br /> say 5:30 PM. It doesn’t matter! You’ll be welcome at 5:30 PM, and that<br /> will give you a chance to meet Fr. Roy and socialize with your friends.<br /> If you arrive at 6:00 PM, there will still be plenty of time to check in before<br /> dinner starts. The important point is . . .be there! Arnie Matlin for ROCLA<br /> The Rochester Committee on Latin America (ROCLA)<br /> invites you to join your friends and fellow activists at the</p> <p>Annual Rice &amp;amp; Beans Dinner</p> <p>honoring</p> <p>Father Roy Bourgeois</p> <p>Friday, March 13, 2009, 6:00 PM<br /> Gates Presbyterian Church** (NEW LOCATION)<br /> 1049 Wegman Road<br /> (near Tinseltown), Rochester, NY 14624</p> <p>$15.00 - $25.00/person (sliding scale)<br /> Catering by Peg Gefell of Savory Thyme</p> <p>Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of the SOA Watch, will receive the<br /> International White Dove Award. After his ordination as a Maryknoll priest<br /> in 1972 Fr. Roy served the poor in Bolivia. He was deported for speaking out<br /> against the dictatorship. For 19 years Fr. Roy, who founded the School of<br /> the Americas Watch (SOAW), has led a growing number of people in protest<br /> against the School of the Americas, which has been used to train military<br /> people from Latin American countries who then return to their homeland and<br /> brutalize citizens. Fr. Roy not only has led the annual protest at Fort<br /> Benning, GA, but also has traveled extensively throughout Latin America to<br /> encourage countries to withdraw from the program. He has been successful in<br /> several cases. Recently he has been disciplined by the Vatican for his stand<br /> on the rights of women in the Church.</p> <p>John Honeck will receive the Rochester White Dove Award for his courage and<br /> his witness. John is an active member of ROCLA. He has been deeply<br /> committed to the SOA Watch since 1996. In 2000, he spent three months in<br /> Allenwood Federal Prison Camp after actions of civil disobedience at Ft.<br /> Benning, home of the School of the Americas.</p> <p>Last year the auction was a highlight of the evening, and ROCLA is planning<br /> an exciting one this year. Go to &lt;<a href="http://www.rocla.org&gt;">www.rocla.org&gt;</a> for details.</p> <p>Please reserve your tickets in advance. Call the Kaisers at 585-293-3194 or<br /> the Motts at 585-381-5606. Tickets will be held for you at the door. A<br /> limited number of tickets will be available at the door before the dinner.</p> <p>** FROM ROCHESTER: Take Rt. 490 WEST towards Buffalo and get off at exit 7A<br /> onto Rt. 33 East (Buffalo Road). Get into left lane. Take Buffalo Road past<br /> light at Home Depot and Tinseltown and the next light is Wegman Road (Tops<br /> Plaza is on the right). Turn left onto Wegman Road and the second driveway<br /> on the left is the church, right next to Cornerstone Office Park.</p>