SOUSA MENDES 2013 symposium, San Leandro, Calif, 5-June

HONORING ARISTIDES DE SOUSA MENDES

 5-June

A symposium and exhibit on the life of this Portuguese diplomat will be taking place on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 starting at 7 PM at the headquarters of the Portuguese Fraternal Society of America (PFSA) and J.A. Freitas Library located at 1120 East 14th Street, San Leandro, CA. The symposium is part of the celebrations of the Day of Portugal in California.

The symposium speakers include visa recipient Pierre Hahn, Sousa Mendes activist and founding member of the International Committee to Commemorate Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Anne Treseder, and former president and founding director of the Sousa Mendes Foundation, Miguel Ávila. A Porto de Honra reception will follow the symposium.

Admission is free, but due to the limited seats available for the symposium, PFSA requests that 

RSVPs be made by 

Friday, May 31, 2013, by calling 1.866.687.7372.