Chicago Religious Task Force on Central America Records, 1982-1992
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Title: Chicago Religious Task Force on Central America Records
Inclusive Dates: 1982-1992

Creator:
  • Chicago Religious Task Force on Central America
Call Number: M93-153; M2004-170; Audio 1870A

Quantity: 8.0 cubic feet, 71 transparencies, and 1 tape recording

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Records of the Chicago Religious Task Force on Central America (formerly known as the Chicago Religious Task Force on El Salvador), an organization established in 1980 in response to the murders of four church women in El Salvador. The records document their actions and programs to influence U.S. foreign policy to respect self determination in Central America, including educating the public on these issues, generating aid for Salvadoran and Guatemalan refugees, and coordinating public sanctuary for refugees. Their two main accomplishments were the establishment of the sanctuary movement and the organization of the Chicago Pledge of Resistance. The group published a journal, Basta!, sent delegations to Central America, and regularly responded to human rights violations.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m93153
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