tfie- f\uau5tana Observei El Salvador. Fr. Bourgeois was Bourgeois asked in closing. "We Salvador!" a cry which has begun them was "Basta," enough; we travelling with a C.B.S. are involved. Our tax money is to be sounded around the country, won't take this any longer. documentary team, and once they financing it. While social programs was heard and echoed here by The situation as it exists today is covered a massacre in which 26 here are being cut, our money is those who attended Father Roy the result of a process begun years people were killed. In the local financing oppression overseas." Bourgeois' lecture last Friday. The ago, according to Bourgeois. Over papers there was only a brief half He continued, speaking experience was an enlightening time they have realized that there column mention of it. That the particularly to college students, one, even frighteningly so. is no reason to accept this role. Yet violence often involves torture and "You may be asked to go as troops Roy Bourgeois grew up in any one who dares to speak of mutilation as well as killing is to El Salvador. Take a courageous Louisiana and graduated from Liberation will find themselves in attested to by pictures which have stand now. Write letters, organize college with a degree in geology. trouble. "They will be labeled been brought back of bodies and groups expressing solidarity After joining the Navy and leftist and subversive, but what part of bodies. against continued U.S. becoming an officer, he are they subverting? They're Missionaries have not been involvement. Be a peacemaker." volunteered for duty in Viet Nam. subverting a system that breeds exempt from the danger. Twelve Fr. Bourgeois was invited to The experience was a turning point iDiustice." priests have been killed in the last campus by the Catholic Campus in his life. He began to ask himself four years. Four women, nuns and Ministry team. His trip to the basic questions, particularly, lay missionaries at Maryknoll were Quad Cities was hosted by the "What am I doing here knowing so raped and murdered. Bishop Quad Cities Committee in little about the people? Why is the Romero, a charismatic leader of the Solidarity with the People of El U.S. here?" Bourgeois said, "I was people wrote a letter to Jimmy Salvador. Either of these groups trained to kill, trained to see an Cárter when he was president will be happy to provide further enemy, but after awhile I began to asking him not to send the aid information or assistance to any see brothers and sisters in those which the military government one interested in learning more people instead of an enemy." When was asking for, as it would only about the situation or ways to take he came back to the U.S. he joined serve to perpetuate the suffering action. the anti-war movement. and escalate the bloodshed. Bishop Romero was assassinated. Weekly Calendor After returning to school and One month after his death, in the becoming ordained, Bourgeois last weeks of Carter's presidency, Wednesday, November 4 Students United sponsors a spent five years working in the U.S. began sending equipment. discussion/explanation of the B.S.U. Bolívia. He said he was taught by Under the Reagan administration, Larson Hall, 7:00 p.m. the people's struggle to quês ti on the process was quickly Fali Play, "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" why they were living in such accelerated and began to include $3.00, Potter Hall, 8:00 p.m. poverty. He studied American military advisers. The bishops of Thursday, November 5 Feminist Fórum, "Women in- foreign policy there, the role of the Latin America gathered and Management" - Charlotte Buller, College military, and the role of the big publicly condemned this flow of Center Board Room, noon. corporations. In a demonstration U.S. aid. A special program about Chile will be against the exploitation he "President Reagan says that we presented by the Spanish Club. Hugo discovered, Bourgeois was must protect our interest in El Lopez will speak of his native country. The arrested and returned to the Salvador," said Fr. Bourgeois, public is invited to attend. Old Main 330, United States. "but who is 'our'? Not the many 4:00 p.m. While in the U.S., Fr. Bourgeois Americans in the lower and middle began to research the arms race, Fr. Roy Bourgeois sheres his classes, but certain few who have a Fali Play, "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" which he perceives to be the experiences in El Salvador and lot of stake there. For the poor to $3.00, Potter Hall, 8:00 p.m. perceptions of U.S. involvement CUBOM Movie, "Blues Brothers" "biggest issue of our times." He have more, the rich must let go. Centennial Hall, 8:00 p.m. also shared his experiences on there. They must change their lifestyle. Friday, November 6 campuses and with other groups. The response to anyone who They want to protect their wealth Fali Play, "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" He joined a Salvadorean group in takes action or even speaks against and power." $3.00, Potter Hall, 8:00 p.m. Chicago and soon went to that the system is often swift and fatal. Some have described the conflict country himself. While there he Fr. Bourgeois related a particular in political terms, the right vs. the Tri-City Symphony orchestra concert, was invited by a group of peasants instance. Senora Sanchez, 49 years left. Those who resist the guest solist: 'ílmar Oliveiru, violin. Special to go with them to the mountains old, answered a knock on her door established power struetures are student discount tickets ($3.15) will be where he was abfle to see how they one night. It was the police. They then labeled communists. "We available for seats remaining at concert lived and hear their story from had come for her husband and two don't need communists to tell us ;ime. Centennial Hall, 8:00 p.m. their own lips. teen-age sons. The three men of we're hungry," is what Bourgeois "El Salvador can be seen as a the family were taken into the heard from the Salvadoreans. Saturday, November 7 microcosm of what is going on in street and shot in front of the "There, the problem is between Fali Play, "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" ali developing countries," Fr. mother and other children. Such two groups, the haves and the have $3.00, Potter Hall, 8:00 p.m. Bourgeois said. The wealth of the individual cases are innumerable. nots, although here in the U.S. we Tri-City Symphony, Elmar Oliveira, Houses have been burned simply often hear that there are three violin, second performance. Centennial country is held by 2% of the Hall, 8:00 p.m. population who own 60% of the because the Bible was found in sides." The poor are virtually Sunday, November 8 best land. The land is very fertile, them. "What is subversive about powerless and they seek what aid Sénior recital - Sally Winquist, violin at but instead of growing food, it is the Bible?" Fr. Bourgeois asked. they can find. The U.S. appears to Larson Hall • 3:00 p.m. used for coffee and sugar cane for "It calls for justice; it speaks of them as one and the same with RHIP presents the All-Campus "Capture export to the U.S., the profits of liberation; it confronta the rich." their oppressors. -the-Flag Game." Erickson/Westerlin which sales go to the land owners. Courtyard, 6:30 p.m. Bourgeois described coming up to Organ Dedication, Tom Robin Harris, organist, Ascension Chapei, 8:00 p.m. one of these huge estates, noting Tuesday, November 10 the Mercedes Benz and being Organ Demonstration, Tom Robin greeted by one of several live-in Harris, lecturer on the new Bedient Organ, servants. Of the land owners he Peacemaking Seminar Ascension Chape, 7:30 p.m. said, "You hear them speak of Augustana Varsity Band and Stage Band Fali Concert, Centennial Hall, 8:00 plays in New York. You hear A Seminar on "PEACEMAKING IN Lafferty, the Rev. Edmond Dunn, Mrs. p.m. them speak of vacations in Europe, THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS" is Dorothy Edelin, the Rev. William Dawson, and you hear them speak of their being offered on the Tuesday evenings of Dr. Freeman Pollard, and Sr. Miriam friends in Washington.'' Nov. 10-Dec. 15, 7:15 to 9:15 p.m., at South Hennessy. Subjects covered included The other 90% of the people are Hall Seminar Room, St. Ambrose College. works of justice and mercy; hunger and MORE INSIDE the victims of this system: poor, The program explores the call and global awareness; family and parish invitatíon being ezperíenced by many Christian service; peace and non-violence; Ambiguity To The Max p. 4 oppressed, landless peasants. They believers today to serve God more deeply in institutional racial, political and economic live in abject poverty. About half the work-a-day world as peacemakers. violence; and peaceful altematives to war. Student Reporta From of them are unemployed; more Understanding and insights will be shared Registration, which is $40, is through the Switzerland p. 6 than half are illiterate. Those who by the participants using Scripture and office for Continuing Education, St. work are paid about $300 a year. other resources. Ambrose College, 518 W. Locust St., Most of the children of these I.«««iifig the evenings will be: Dr. Nancy Davenport, IA 52803. Phone: 383-8758. V-bull Team Heads For State. p. 7