Silenced Memories: Lori Berenson Speaking Engagement

Sunday, April 10 at 6pm

$5 at the door (suggested donation for event costs)

Lori Berenson‘s reflections on political imprisonment and the omitted voices of collective remembrance in post-conflict Peru.

Lori Berenson was a political prisoner in Peru for 20 years on charges of collaborating with an insurgent organization, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA). She recently completed her sentence and has returned to the United States. Prior to living in Peru she worked in El Salvador with the FMLN (Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front) during the national peace process.