Oscar Torres, director of Voces Inocentes, discusses Alex Sanchez and Homies Unidos

Oscar Torres, director of the film Voces Inocentes, about the civil war in El Salvador, came to give a talk after a screening of the film at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga in March 2009. At this point he begins talking about schools, gangs, deportations, activism, and the organization his countryman Alex Sanchez helped to found, Homies Unidos. Alex is not facing a federal indictment on racketeering, murder, and other charges stemming from his alleged involvement in the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) street gang, and there is an active campaign in his defense. See wearealex.org for more information.

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• Oscar Torres
• Chaffey College
• Rancho Cucamonga
• Voces Inocentes
• El Salvador
• civil war
• director
• Alex Sanchez
• Homies Unidos
• Mara Salvatrucha
• MS-13
• gangs
• gang intervention
• Salvadorean-American
• film
• Spanish Club

[ayalart1]

i have the whole conversation. i'll put it up when i get a chance. good stuff.

[DIGZ81]

Homies Unidos seems down at this time.