News & Events 2004-2005
Chilean Human Rights Activist Speaks at Skeptics
The Society of Skeptics program on November 30, 2004, featured guest speaker Veronica de Negri, a Chilean human rights activist. The focus of her presentation was the overthrow of Salvador Allende’s government (democratically elected) in the early ’70s, as well as General Pinochet’s repressive military regime.
According to Skeptics director Dr. Marty Miller, “Ms. De Negri showed a 30-minute film, then spoke a bit about her life, followed by a question-answer period. It was a memorable evening, given this woman’s status as a victim and witness. I think of Dith Pran of the Cambodian killing fields, other various Holocaust survivors, and some of the ’60s radicals (David Harris, Mario Savio), who affected the students and faculty in a special way on those Tuesday evenings of the past. After all these years, General Pinochet and Co. are heading toward trials. It’s been a long haul.”
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