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Witness for Peace Northwest Speaker Tour 2008

The Roots of Migration:
Free Trade, Debt and Survival in Nicaragua

Witness for Peace Northwest invites you to join us for a discussion with...
Yamileth Perez, Nicaraguan community leader


The second most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere, Nicaragua has struggled for years under the burden of internal and external debt. Take a deeper look into the effects of free trade, debt and immigration on the Nicaraguan people.

Hear the story of one remarkable Nicaraguan woman who lives and works in the Managua city dump. Yamileth will share the first-hand impact of poverty, free trade, debt and migration on the people of Nicaragua .


2008 Tour Schedule

April 6th, 2008
1:30 p.m. – Trinity Episcopal Church
469 NW Wall St., Bend, OR

April 7th, 2008
1:00 p.m. – UW Tacoma
Carwein Auditorium, Tacoma, WA

April 7th, 2008
7:00 p.m. – Plymouth UCC
Sixth and University, Seattle, WA 

April 8th, 2008
7:00 p.m. – Traditions Cafe
300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA 

April 9th, 2008
12:00 p.m. – Fairhaven College Auditorium
Bellingham, WA 

April 9th, 2008
7:00 p.m. – Union Center
1700 N State St., Bellingham, WA 

April 10th, 2008
2:00 p.m. – Seattle University
Student Center, Seattle, WA

April 10th, 2008
7:00 p.m. – Redmond Library
15810 NE 85th St., Redmond, WA 

April 11th, 2008
1:30 p.m. – South Seattle Community College
Olympic Hall, Room 206, Seattle, WA
 

April 11th, 2008
7:00 p.m. – First Congregational Church
918 Division St., Tacoma, WA 

April 13th, 2008
5:00 p.m. – Augustan Lutheran Church
2710 NE 14th Ave, Portland, OR

April 14th, 2008
7:00 p.m. – Central Lutheran Church
1820 NE 21st Ave, Portland, OR 

April 15th, 2008
7:00 p.m. – First Congregational UCC
700 NE Marion St., Salem, OR 

April 16th, 2008
6:30 p.m. – Central Presbyterian Church
555 E 15th St, Eugene, OR 

April 17th, 2008
7:00 p.m. – Oregon State University
Milam Hall 123, Corvallis, OR

April 18th, 2008
3:00 p.m.– Woolworth Building
33 N. Central Ave, Medford, OR

April 18th, 2008
6:00 p.m. – Southern Oregon University
Community Resource Center, SOU Student Center, Ashland, OR

Events are open to the public. Professional translation (English-Spanish) provided.
For more information or to schedule an event, please contact:
Regional Organizer Beth Poteet, wfpnw@witnessforpeace.org or 503.287.7847

Biographies
Yami PerezYamileth Perez is a Nicaraguan born and raised in Managua, who currently lives and works in Acahualinca, a large community located in and around the Managua city dump. A committed community leader in Acahualinca, Yamileth works for a fair trade Artisan store called Esperanza en Accion, and is a single mother of four beautiful daughters. Trained as a community health promoter, she has also developed various other health, education, and sports programs in her community.


Patty NarvaezPatty Narvaez is part of the Witness for Peace International Team in Managua, Nicaragua. She holds a BA in International Studies Latin America from Portland State University, and most recently worked as a community organizer and medical interpreter. Born to Nicaraguan immigrants, Patty is proud to call herself Nicaraguan-American, and after having lived in Oregon for fifteen years, calls Portland home. She will provide translation during the tour.

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Contact Witness for Peace Northwest
Regional Organizer: Beth Poteet
PO Box 18023
Portland, OR 97213
503.287.7847
wfpnw(at)witnessforpeace.org


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