The Social Concerns Committee of the

Unitarian Church of Orange County invites you

to attend the following special presentation

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GUATEMALA: 8 YEARS AFTER THE PEACE ACCORDS

A difficult present & an uncertain future

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Friday, September 3rd, 2004

@ 7:30 pm

Dr. Raul Molina, a member of the Board of Directors of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA and former Coordinator of the National University of Guatemala's Truth Commission (which produced a

lengthy report about decades of human rights atrocities committed by the Guatemalan military, private militias, and death squads), will deliver a talk about the political situation currently existing within that country. Dr. Molina notes that recent positive changes in the government and efforts to implement the 1996 Peace Accords ending civil strife are a source of hope for the Guatemalan people; but warns that serious social and economic problems and pervasive violence and insecurity still threaten to tear that nation apart. From his own personal experiences, Dr. Molina will give us a thorough and indepth look at Guatemalan politics; talk about the influence the United States plays in the internal affairs of that country; and address some of the

issues faced by Guatemalans who migrated here to escape political repression.

Active in Guatemalan politics, Dr. Molina was a founding member of Representación Unitaria de la Oposición Guatemalteca (RUOG) in 1982, a political and diplomatic team that presented the case of Guatemalan human rights atrocities to all important international fora, particularly the UN General Assembly, Commission on Human Rights. In addition to this, he was Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs for the Frente Democrático Nueva Guatemala (FDNG), a left-wing political party, between the years of 1996-99, and was a candidate for Mayor of Guatemala City for Acción Metropolitana (AM) in November 1999. Dr. Molina is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor of Latin American History and World History at Long Island University and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Sciences at New York University.

Although this meeting is free and open to the general

public, a small donation might be requested to help

cover expenses. Please contact duaneroberts92804@yahoo.com for more information.



Unitarian Church of Orange County

511 South Harbor Blvd.

Anaheim, California

(Located on the Southwest corner

of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)

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714-758-1050

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http://www.uuchurchoc.org