The event is sponsored by the Baker Peace Institute.
Admission is free.
The procedure involves unarmed volunteers accompanying human rights activists who face threats from death squads and tyrannical governments. International accompaniment counts on the fact that the abusers do not want their crimes to be viewed by outside witnesses. Through the combined testimonies of accompaniment volunteers, human rights activists, military officials, and political leaders, Mahony provides an informative, holistic view of the situations in Guatemala, El Salvador, Haiti, Sri Lanka and Colombia. An activist and freelance writer from Truro, Massachusetts, he has served three times in Guatemala and co-founded the Peace Brigades Haiti Project. Mahony has also served as a trainer for the Seva Foundation and the National Coordinating Office for Refugees and Displaced, training volunteers to accompany refugees returning to Guatemala.