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Show moreGladys Haddad spoke with Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of the School of Americas Watch who was at Case Western Reserve University as a presenter for the Martin Luther King Celebration. Father Bourgeois is a social activist born in Louisiana, a graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, a Naval Officer serving in Europe and Vietnam, recipient of the Purple Cross, he entered the seminary of the Maryknoll Missionary, was ordained a Catholic priest and served the poor of Bolivia. In 1980, Fr. Roy became involved in issues surrounding US policy in El Salvador after the murders of four US churchwomen by Salvadoran soldiers, one of whom was Jean Donovan. This led to his social activism and creation in 1990 of the School of Americas Watch.
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Show moreWith the gift of a home by an East Cleveland, resident, social worker and senior citizen, The Helen S. Brown Center was created. Working in conjunction with the Western Reserve Area on Aging, the Center offers a range of social activities including meals, wellness exercises, aquatics, dancing, sewing, knitting and arts programs. It conducts outreach and serves the homebound in meeting their personal needs. Kevin Valentine, Director of Senior Services for the City of East Cleveland and the Helen S. Brown Center, and Mildred Brewer, East Cleveland resident and Councilwoman of Ward 4 to address the needs of its senior citizens who make up 30% of the City’s population.
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