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Student Delegation Traces Moakley's Visit to El Salvador John Joseph Moakley Archive and Institute JOHN JOSEPH Suffolk University Law School Non-Profit Org. 120 Tremont Street US Postage Boston, MA 02108 PAID Boston, MA Permit No. 56861 ARCHIVE & INSTITUTE AT SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY VOL. 4, NO. 1 NEWSLETTER SUMMER 2007 STUDENT DELEGATION TRACES MOAKLEY’S VISIT TO EL SALVADOR TEN SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY STUDENTS and five Suffolk University faculty members traveled to El Salvador during the March break to learn about the late Massachusetts Congressman John Joseph Moakley’s statesmanship in the midst of civil war and to perform community service. The trip formed the core of a Government Department course and was coordinated with the Moakley Institute. The delegation met with Salvadoran government officials and visited key locations related to Moakley’s Congressional investigation of the 1989 Jesuit murders in San Salvador. The group heard firsthand accounts of the During his investigatory travels through El Stopping by a scenic overlook are, rear, Salvadoran civil war along the way—from Salvador, Moakley had befriended the people Ana Vaquerano, Law School clinical pro- members of the ARENA and FMLN politi- of Santa Marta. Suffolk’s Organizations for grams coordinator, Tom Remp, Alex Finlay, cal parties, US Embassy officials, former guer- Uplifting Lives through Service (S.O.U.L.S) Philosophy adjunct Professor Jeff Johnson, rillas, students, and host families. and the Suffolk University Hispanic Roy De Pasquale, and Ben James; center, Olivia De Jesus, Megan MacDonald, Association have continued that friendship, Moakley Institute Director Beth Bower Government Professor Judy Dushku, Theresa raising funds so that students from the village arranged the trip through Companion Goretti, Allison Strem, Humanities and of Santa Marta can attend the university in Community Development Alternatives Modern Languages Assistant Professor Iani San Salvador. The two groups of students (CoCoDA), a non-profit organization Moreno, Mario Alfiero, and Hernan Merino, MOAKLEY LEGACY COMMITTEE MOAKLEY ARCHIVE AND INSTITUTE STAFF met and spent time together during the the group’s bus driver; kneeling, Charlene involved in projects for democratic, Salvadoran visit. Julien, Moakley Institute Director Beth Bower, Suffolk University’s Legacy Committee evaluates the Beth Anne Bower, Archivist and Institute Director community-based, social and economic devel- efforts of the Moakley Archive and Institute. and CoCoDa representative Kyle Ham. Julia Collins, Associate Archivist opment in Central America. EL SALVADOR, continued on page 2 Robert J. Allison, Chair, History Department Nicole DeAngelo, Assistant Archivist John Deliso, Associate Dean of Suffolk Law School Derrick Hart, Archives Assistant Sandy Matava, Director, Center for Public Management Laura Muller, Moakley Institute Assistant Elizabeth McKenzie, Director, John Joseph Moakley Archive Addresses Enhanced Access & Preservation Produced by UMS/Creative Services 040507 Law Library NOW THAT THE MOAKLEY PAPERS have been Due to the vast size of the Moakley materials. Researchers can search the entire Joseph McEttrick Professor of Law www.joemoakley.org , processed and are available to researchers, the Collection—400 boxes of papers and thou- Moakley collection inventory by keyword, Rosemarie Sansone, Director, Office of Public Affairs 617.305.6295 Archive’s next major initiative is to provide sands of objects—and the complex levels of subject, or category. The search results [email protected] enhanced access to the papers through the descriptive information, the Archive needed include related files, such as digital images, implementation of the Archive’s online to find a database to index the collection. digital audio and video files, finding aids, catalog, Rediscovery, and the preservation Archive staff selected the Rediscovery collec- and links to subject guides. The online ver- of fragile materials. These efforts are meant tion management database because it works sion of the catalog soon will be available on to ensure that a broad range of researchers much like a typical online library catalog but the Moakley Web site, www.joemoakley.org. can fully utilize all parts of the collection. has enhanced features specialized for archival ARCHIVE, continued on page 6 2 MOAKLEY ARCHIVE & INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER Summer 2007 Summer 2007 MOAKLEY ARCHIVE & INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER 7 STUDENT DELEGATION TRACES MOAKLEY’S VISIT TO EL SALVADOR, continued from page 1 Here, in photographs and reminiscences, is a chronicle of the journey. MY HOMELAND HAS CHANGED This experience helped me come to the realization that the country I grew up in and remembered Institute Launches Veterans Public Service Center as a child, in my opinion, no longer exists. My homeland has changed as a consequence of • work with military and civilian organizations A recent open house enabled networking the long, bitter, and brutal civil war that was fought between 1980–1992, where 75,000 The Moakley Institute at Suffolk University to effectively provide assistance to veterans among service men and women in the people died and over 2.7 million Salvadorans were forced to leave the country and never established the Moakley Veterans Public Service Center in September to assist veter- Suffolk community, while informing them returned. The remittances of all those Salvadorans who live abroad represent the number one ans, active duty military, reservists, National • provide representation for veterans who about the Moakley Veterans Public Service source of income in the country. Most of the Salvadoran nationals abroad live in the United Guard members, and ROTC candidates in may need career or educational counseling Center and other programs and services avail- States … and many are in the country illegally. —Iani Moreno, Assistant Professor of Spanish, able to them. The Moakley Veterans Center pursuing post-secondary education that pre- The Moakley Veterans Center provides Humanities & Modern Languages Department also is conducting an online survey to gather pares them for a career in public service. access to an organized system of information, Student Charlene Julien with FMLN information about the veterans’ needs. Leader Salvador Sanchez Cerén. HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS The Moakley Institute created the Veterans assessment, career guidance, financial aid Driving through downtown San Salvador and looking to one side of the street to see toddlers Public Service Center to: counseling, and job placement at no cost to The program is administered by Moakley running up and down the sidewalk without clothes, diapers or shoes, and to then turn my head veterans who hope to pursue a career in Institute Director Beth Bower and coordinated to see a mega-mall built across the highway was just incredible. The disparity between the • address veterans education benefits issues public service. by Patrick Wright, a veteran and Suffolk I haves and the have-nots in the country is so immense. —Megan MacDonald, student graduate student. FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS Leonel Gomez, a Salvadoran labor organizer and investigator who assisted Congressman Moakley and Jim McGovern with the Jesuit murder investigation, gave a thought-provoking master lecture on the roots of civil unrest; the impact of US foreign policy and military funding decisions on late 20th century civil wars; and the intersection of poetry and human rights through the work of Carolyn Fourche. He is a friend of the Moakley Institute who participated in the 2003 El Congresista symposium at Suffolk University and has contributed an oral history Legislative Staff Training University and the Sawyer Business School’s Moakley Institute programs have trained to the Moakley Archive Oral History project. Center for Public Management, drew about more than 200 state and city employees in The altar in the chapel at Divinia Addresses Service & Ethics 70 legislative staff members. good government. This was the second Providencia in San Salvador where Our host, Damian Alegria, recounted the impact of government repression on his life and that Moakley Institute legislative training. The Archbishop Romero was assassinated. of his wife Carolina and their separate decisions to join the guerrilla forces. Damian recounted Suffolk faculty and experts from state Senate President Robert Travaglini addressed first was offered in January 2005. A training being captured and tortured by government forces. He spoke of the sacrifices and cama- government presented new legislative staff the trainees, speaking on “The Importance of program for Boston City Council staff took raderie of the resistance perched in the mountainous areas of the country, and he explained with the information and resources they Good Public Service.” place in March 2006. need to effectively carry out their responsi- the FMLN’s transition from army to political party and their own transition from soldiers to bilities in the General Court during a Other topics covered in the training included: These training programs support the Moakley guesthouse keepers. —Beth Bower, director, Moakley Archive and Institute February training program. the legislating process, dealing with the Archive and Institute’s efforts to preserve the media, ethics, navigating state government, ARCHBISHOP ROMERO late congressman’s legacy by promoting public The program, presented by the John Joseph and the state budget process. service and leadership. I March 24 is a national day of mourning, com- Moakley Archive and Institute at Suffolk Law School Clinical Programs Coordinator memorating the day
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