 Media Credit: Photo by Graham Hunt Romero Troupe members Brendan McCrann, Lisa Boyd and Chris Povera perform a tribute to Jean Donovan, an activist killed in El Salvador in 1980. [Click to enlarge]
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 Media Credit: Photo by Graham Hunt Laura Stattery conducts nonviolence training in the Science Building. [Click to enlarge]
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On Wednesday, November 9, the Romero Troupe captivated an audience of more than 50 people with their stirring tribute to activist Jean Donovan. Donovan was one of four laywomen killed December 2, 1980 while serving the Church in El Salvador. The women were allegedly assassinated by graduates of the School of the Americas, a military training school located within Fort Benning, a military base in Columbus, Georgia.
The Romero Troupe, a group of actors comprised largely of Regis students and led by Jim Walsh, professor of history in the SPS, both wrote and performed the play. The production was judged a great success in the fundraising effort for this year's SOA delegation, which leaves this Friday, November 19 to participate in a nonviolent vigil at the gates of Fort Benning.
