• Source: Office of the Americas

      • The Office of the Americas is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, California and founded in April 1983 by Theresa Bonpane, who along with her husband, Blase, continue as the Director and Founding Director, respectively, of the organization. The OOA is dedicated to furthering the cause of justice and peace through broad-based educational programs, and is a recognized source of documentation and analysis of current international events with a focus on the foreign policy of the United States.

      For more than 50 years, Bonpane broadcast the weekly World Focus. In June 2018, he announced that the program had come to an end. Sundays from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Pacifica Radio's KPFK out of Los Angeles.
      Blase Bonpane authored many books, based on his radio commentaries, and his experiences as a former priest working in Latin America. Blase' autobiography, Imagine No Religion, was published by Red Hen Press in 2011. In 2015, he published a book of commentaries about Pope Francis' 2nd Encyclical, laudato si (Praise be to you): On the Care of our Common Home. His most recent publication is The Nicene Heresy - Christendom and War - Reverence and Critique.
      Programs of the Office of the Americas include:

      Offering information and commentary to mainstream and independent media as well as to scholarly publications
      TV and radio commentaries, including World Focus, a weekly broadcast on Pacifica Radio
      Press conferences and background briefings
      Assisting in documentary, feature film and TV productions
      Publishing "Blase Bonpane Reports", a weekly e-newsletter
      Lecturing at universities and peace and justice groups nationally
      Providing information on legislative issues
      Providing services and networking with other peace and justice organizations


      References




      Sources


      National Catholic Reporter, November 22, 2002: "Peace Group Lauds Activists"
      Los Angeles Times, April 2006: "Speaking Their Peace: Stoked by a Spiritual Fire That Grew Into Political Activism, Blase and Theresa Bonpane Have Dedicated Their Lives to Justice for the Poor" (archived)
      Los Angeles Times, December 1997: "Vigil Held for Woman Imprisoned in Peru" (archived)
      Los Angeles Times, June 1996: "Peace Day Aims at Teaching Students How to Avoid Violence" (archived)


      External links


      Official site
      World Focus, radio program on Pacifica Network
      Guerrillas of Peace: On the Air, Blase Bonpane, Red Hen Press, 2000
      Common Sense for the Twenty-First Century, Blase Bonpane, Red Hen Press, 2004
      Civilization is Possible, Blase Bonpane, Red Hen Press, 2008
      Blase Bonpane as featured speaker on SpeakOut!
      Imagine No Religion, Blase Bonpane, Red Hen Press, 2011
      Office of the Americas YouTube Channel
      Office of the Americas Facebook page

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