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45 Years Later: September 11, 1973 Remembrance Day
September 11, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Join the Chilean Exile Community and friends in commemorating the 45th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean coup d’etat, which ousted the democratically elected government of President Salvador Allende and lead to the disappearance and murders of thousands of Chileans.
This event includes an outdoor candlelight vigil and installation, songs of resistance by:
-Members of the La Peña Community Chorus
-Madelina & Feña
-Marci & Ricardo
-Special musical guests from Los Angeles: Angela Roa & Thiago Winterstein
Sopaipillas, wine and beer will be for sale, benefiting La Peña Cultural Center’s mission of social justice through the arts. Donations to La Peña are welcome and greatly appreciated!
La Peña Cultural Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating inter-cultural understanding and social justice through the arts since 1975. It was founded in response to the 1973 coup in Chile that ousted democratically elected president Salvador Allende, leaving thousands dead, disappeared or exiled.