Rutilio Grande was a Jesuit priest who became a martyr for speaking out against violence and poverty in El Salvador in the 1970s.
Category: Latin America & Caribbean
Óscar Romero (1917-1980)
Óscar Romero was the Archbishop of El Salvador during the Salvadoran Civil War. He was murdered for calling for an end to the violence plaguing the country.
Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo
In the 70s and 80s during a brutal military regime in Argentina, the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo demanded justice for loved ones who had “disappeared”.
Maná
Writer Mario Seth Morales, a missionary for Ibero-America and Caribbean, writes about the inspiration of music and the band Mana in defending human rights.
Playing for Change
Peacemaker Daniel Buttry writes about Playing for Change, launched by Mark Johnson to unite musicians from many traditions and genres in collaborations.