Nobel winner listens to testimony of workers rounded up in Iowa raid

Catholic News Service article from Nov. 19, 2008: She came from Guatemala to Postville for one purpose. "I have come to listen specifically to the testimonies of the people who have suffered abuses here from the raid," Rigoberta Menchu said. "I come not only to listen to your sufferin...

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Main Author: Hoverman, Carol
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: UNI ScholarWorks 2008
Subjects:
Postville Immigration Raid
Postville
Iowa
2008; Postville (Iowa) > Emigration and immigration; Immigration enforcement > Iowa > Postville; MenchuÌ
Rigoberta
Public Affairs
Public Policy and Public Administration
Online Access:https://scholarworks.uni.edu/postville_documents/101
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/context/postville_documents/article/1020/viewcontent/nobel_winner_listens_to_testimony_of_workers_rounded_up_in_iowa_raid.pdf
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Summary:Catholic News Service article from Nov. 19, 2008: She came from Guatemala to Postville for one purpose. "I have come to listen specifically to the testimonies of the people who have suffered abuses here from the raid," Rigoberta Menchu said. "I come not only to listen to your suffering, but also to identify with your suffering. Your pain is my pain." So began the message of the 1992 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in human rights, first in Guatemala and now on the international stage. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/postville_documents/1020/thumbnail.jpg

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