TOMORROW: LGBT Honduran Leader Nelson Arambú Speaks in Chicago!

[Andy Thayer]

Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7 PM, LGBT Honduran leader Nelson Arambú will be sharing his experiences at a special meeting at the Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N. Sheridan, Chicago (3 blocks from the "Granville" Red Line el stop). 

 

This event is very much part and parcel of the important messages at the "Open the Borders" Immigrant & Refugee Rights contingent, organized by the Gay Liberation Network, in this past Sunday's gay pride parade.

 

Many Hondurans have had to flee their country as a direct result of U.S. policies -- the extreme violence brought about by the 2009 U.S. coup that overthrew their elected government, the arms flows from the Obama administration, and the unequal "free trade" treaties and corporate policies that force campesinos off of the land.

 

Nelson Arambú is a gay man, an anthropologist by profession, and a researcher on the impact of HIV/AIDS.   As a human rights activist, he is a founder of the two oldest, most historically important LGBTI organizations in Honduras - Asociación Colectivo Violeta (1999) y Asociación Kukulcan (2003). He is also a member of MDR, which is a member of the National Popular Resistance Front in Honduras. He hosts a blog which denounces violence directed at those who oppose the Honduran government.

 

Tomorrow night's event is co-sponsored by ALMA: The Association of Latinos/as Motivating Action, the Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America, Gay Liberation Network, Orgullo en Acion, and La Voz de los de Abajo.  Info:  Info: 773-209-1187 or LGBTlib...@aol.com