ALBA SPEECH HONORING KATE DOYLE AND FREDY PECCERELLI

May 14, 2012

FOR THE PAST 27 YEARS WE AT THE PUFFIN FOUNDATION HAVE SOUGHT TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD SO THAT WOMEN, CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, THE WORKING CLASS AND ALL THE UNDERSERVED PEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND A HAVEN IN OUR FOUNDATION. WHERE HELP OF ALL KINDS IS AVAILABLE TO THEM WITH SUPPORT FOR THEIR STRUGGLES OF THE DAY.

RECENTLY WE HAVE JOINED WITH ALBA TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK, WHICH WAS TO FIGHT FASCISM IN SPAIN, AND TODAY TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS. WE ARE PRIVILIGED TO HAVE OUR HONOREES, KATE DOYLE AND FREDY PECCERELLI HERE WITH US TODAY TO RECEIVE THE ANNUAL ALBA/PUFFIN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST AWARD. YOU HAVE BOTH COURAGEOUSLY SOUGHT OUT THE CRIMINALS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND HAVE DEFIED THE COLONIAL TERRORISTS, SEEKING OUT THEIR NAMES, WHO’S CRIMES OF MURDER HAVE BEEEN SUPPORTED BY OUR GOVERNMENT AND THE MILITARY MILITIA OF THEIR COUNTRIES.

WE WORRY ABOUT YOUR WELFARE. WE HOPE YOUR WORK WILL ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN BRINGING THE STORIES OF THESE ATROCITIES TO LIGHT.

WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT THIS SECOND HUMANITIES AWARD TO BOTH OF YOU.