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Consuelo Luz is a recording artist who has had an
interest and involvement in politics and activism since chilhood,
Indeed, it's in her genes. Her Chilean grandfather was Carlos
Gregorio Dávila Espinoza, award winning journalist,
publisher, ambassador to the United States during the 20s, provisional
president of Chile in the aftermath of the first socialist revolution
in the Western Hemisphere in 1932, law professor, author, and
eventually, Secretary-General of the OAS - the Organization of
American States.
Her own work as a recording artist is highly informed by her
commitment to human rights and the range of issues that encourage or
inhibit human dignity. Her song "What Would Jesus Do?" - included
in the program - clearly invokes the values of peace and justice in
confronting the horrors of war and oppresion.
She was unjustly arrested and charged with disrupting a Santa
Fe city council meeting which
resulted in a mediated settlement compelling the Santa Fe Police
Department to engage in dialogs to preempt violent
confrontations. This agreement has resulted in increased
communication and cooperation between activists and law enforcement and
has addressed issues of student protest in the Santa Fe public schools.
Her interest in and commitment to improving the human
condition also has a spiritual component and is informed by the works
of Ghandi, King, and her grandfather, Carlos Davila. Her
involvement with the New Mexico Department of Peace Initiative further
demonstrates her commitment to social uplift and the realization of
human potential.
This interview took place in January 2005 in Santa Fe, NM.
Click
here for ConsueloLuz.com Click here
for OAS bio of Carlos Davila As the
Chilean
Socialist Revolution unfolded, Time Magazine published these
articles... 20 June 1932 27 June 1932 and finally 26 September 1932 Click here for a biographical timeline of Carlos
Davila Click here for declassified docs at George Washington
University on the US/CIA/Nixon/ Kissinger backed coup that overthrew
Salvador Allende and placed Pinochet in power.
Click here
for Mark Cooper's
30th anniversary remembrance of Allende and the 1973 coup in The
Nation
Consuelo Luz
meeting which
resulted in a mediated settlement compelling the Santa Fe Police
Department to engage in dialogs to preempt violent
confrontations. This agreement has resulted in increased
communication and cooperation between activists and law enforcement and
has addressed issues of student protest in the Santa Fe public schools.