Memories of Buenos Aires: Signs of State Terrorism in Argentina

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145 119. Faculty of Social Sciences, UBA Father Carlos Mugica was honored in 2007 , thirtyfour years after his murder, by the Board of Governors of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires. The board chose to dedicate lecture hall no. 107 in the Constitución campus building in his name and to place a plaque there in his memory. It recognized Father Mugica’s organizing work in the city’s shantytowns as a sign of his commitment to social justice. LOCATION: SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO 1029, CONSTITUCION 118. Olga Agüero – Hugo Raúl Decurger Olga and Hugo were kidnapped together from their home on April 29, 1977 . Olga was twenty-five years old, and Hugo worked for the General Belgrano Railway . Family members, friends, and the Commission of Neighborhoods for Remembrance and Justice placed paving stones in their memory and held a ceremony to pay tribute to them. LOCATION: CORNER OF AV. SAN JUAN AND PIEDRAS, CONSTITUCION 117 . Plaque in Caminito A plaque located in Matilde Vara de Anguita Park pays tribute to disappeared political activists from the neighborhood. The plaque was dedicated on the thirtieth anniversary of the last military coup. It reads as follows: “There is too much pain in this world. Though my life may be no more than a grain of sand, I will devote myself to fighting this pain. ” LOCATION: CORNER OF CAMINITO AND MAGALLANES, LA BOCA 116. Beatriz Perosio Health Center No. 9 On October 13, 2005, the Human Rights Department of the internal committee of the Association of State Employees (ATE) and the municipal Health Secretariat and Under-secretariat of Human Rights, succeeded in having Health Center No. 9, under the direction of the Argerich Hospital, named for Beatriz Perosio, who was kidnapped on August 8, 1978, and held captive in El Vesubio* Clandestine Detention Center. , representing public employees of the Buenos Aires municipal government, LOCATION: IRALA 1254, LA BOCA 146 123. Adelina Noemí Gargiulo A group of Adelina’s friends petitioned the Buenos Aires city government for permission to hold a ceremony honoring Adelina in Plaza Dorrego, where she used to have a craft stall. Their request was granted on December 10, 2003, and the tribute ceremony took place on July 7 , 2007 , thirty-one years after she disappeared. Participants included the Association of Artisans, Craftworkers, and Artists of Plaza Dorrego, Adelina’s daughter Camila, and other family members. LOCATION: CORNER OF HUMBERTO I AND DEFENSA, SAN TELMO 122.Tribute to Disappeared Galicians On October 5, 2007 , the Federation of Galician Associations of the Argentine Republic commemorated the disappeared Galicians who fell victim to state terrorism . Events included the inauguration of an exhibit paying tribute to the twenty-one disappeared Galicians and the unveiling of a piece of ceramic art at the entrance to the federation’s headquarters. Family members, friends, and human rights organizations participated in the ceremony. LOCATION: CHACABUCO 955, SAN TELMO 121. Edith Vilma de León Two plaques were unveiled at Argentine Aeronautical School No. 7 on October 9, 2007 , to honor former teacher Edith Vilma de León. Former students, family members, and schoolmates dedicated one. The other was put up by unions of education workers (UTE and CTERA) and the Buenos Aires office of Argentine Workers’ Central (CTA). The ceremony took place after a series of classroom debates culminating in a musical tribute to the former teacher performed by the school choir. LOCATION: QUILMES 473/79, NUEVA POMPEYA 120. BetinaTarnopolsky Betina was sixteen years old when she was kidnapped along with her parents, one of her brothers, and her sister-in-law. On September 15, 2006, Dr. Ricardo Levene School No. 11 held a tribute ceremony in her honor involving teachers, students, former schoolmates, family members, friends, and the Commission of Neighborhoods for Remembrance and Justice . The students participated in workshops on state terrorism and listened to talks by Betina’s friends and family members. LOCATION: DEAN FUNES 1821, PARQUE PATRICIOS 147 125. Paloma Alonso – Pablo Faimberg – Mario Clar – Sergio Clar Paving stones dedicated to the memories of Paloma, Pablo, Mario, and Sergio were laid by neighbors, family members, residents of San Telmo, and the Commission of Neighborhoods for Remembrance and Justice. LOCATION: CORNER OF DEFENSA AND CARLOS CALVO, SAN TELMO 124. Faculty of Engineering, UBA In September 1984 the Faculty of Engineering’s Student Union paid tribute to detained and disappeared students with a bronze plaque. It bears the...