Civilization is Possible

Jeeni Criscenzo

The book is a collection of Bonpane's interviews that aired on Pacifica Radio, addressing the deep corruption that has allowed corporate interest to trump citizen rights inside the United States, and beyond.

Feb 5 - 5:00 PM
Blasé Bonpane:
Civilization is Possible
at UCSD Student Services Center Multi-Purpose Room

Blase Bonpane, Ph.D., is director of the Office of the Americas. He has served on the faculties of UCLA and California State University Northridge. His articles have been published internationally as a contributor to the Los Angeles Times and New York Times.

Bonpane was a Maryknoll Missioner in Guatemala during the revolutionary conflict of the 1960's. As a result of his work with peasant organization, he was expelled from that country in 1967. On his return to the United States, Bonpane and his family lived at the headquarters of United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez where he was editor of UFW publications. He is host of the weekly radio program World Focus on Pacifica Radio, Time/Warner TV Educational and Public Access Channels.

His books include: Civilization is Possible, 2008; The Central American Solidarity Movement, 2005; Common Sense for the Twenty-first Century,2004; Guerrillas of Peace on the Air, 2000; Guerrillas of Peace; Liberation Theology and the Central American Revolution, 2000, 1987, 1985.