Nestor Manuel Fantini (born May 11, 1953) is an Argentine-American educator, former political prisoner, and human rights activist.[1] Fantini was a pro-democracy student activist during Argentina’s Dirty War and was imprisoned for his political opposition to the military dictatorship that had overthrown the democratically elected government in 1976 and waged a campaign of state-sponsored terrorism.[2][1][3][4][5] During his detention, he was adopted as a Prisoner of Conscience by Amnesty International and his ordeal was portrayed in a 2019 documentary film produced by Amnesty.[6] As a human rights advocate, he is a frequent speaker to organizations in the United States and Canada on topics of the rule of law, civil liberties, and the impact of social activism.[7][8][9]
Nestor Fantini | |
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 Nestor Fantini in 2016 | |
| Born | 11 May 1953 |
| Nationality | American Argentine Canadian |
| Education | University of Toronto |
After a career as an educator and a professor of sociology, Fantini served as an elected member of the Neighborhood Councils of Los Angeles between 2008 and 2016 where he served as an education committee chair. As an activist and cultural promoter within the Los Angeles Latino community, he was the principal organizer of La Peña Literaria La Luciérnaga and has led numerous cultural and political programs in Los Angeles.[10][11][12] He has written for the Huffington Post, La Opinión, and in 2018 was named editor of the online Spanish-language newsmagazine HispanicLA.com[13][14][15] and is the author of two fiction books.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b "Imprisoned. Tortured. Beaten". www.amnesty.org. 11 September 2019.
- ^ "When They Tortured Me". OZY. September 11, 2019.
- ^ Septiembre 2019, Por: Araceli Martínez Ortega 21 de (September 21, 2019). "Fue apresado y torturado, hoy Amnistía Internacional reconoce su activismo".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Ortega, Araceli Martinez (23 September 2019). "Amnistía Internacional reconoce activismo de ex detenido político". Hispanic L.A.
- ^ "Emprisonné, torturé et battu, Nestor Fantini a retrouvé espoir de manière totalement inattendue". Amnistie internationale Canada francophone.
- ^ "The Former Political Prisoner Leaving a Legacy in US Congress" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Local Amnesty International chapter to host Global Write-a-thon". San Diego Union-Tribune. December 4, 2019.
- ^ Whitney, Susan (December 10, 1999). "Ex-political prisoner to speak at U. on human rights abuse". Deseret News.
- ^ Rai, Binde. "Survivors of prison torture share personal experiences".
- ^ "Encuentro de poesía, narraciones, arte y música". www.la-luciernaga.com.
- ^ "'Cautiva' screening and panel discussion | California State University, Northridge". 17 March 2014.
- ^ "New York Premiere: 'Finding Mabel'". The Greene Space.
- ^ "Nestor Fantini | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com.
- ^ Octubre 2016, Por: Néstor Fantini 01 de (October 1, 2016). "La "realidad" fenomenológica de Donald Trump".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Archive / Archivo Hispanic L.A." Hispanic L.A.
- ^ Fantini, Nestor (December 2013). De Mi Abuela, Soldados Y Arminda: Cuentos de amor y de guerra (Spanish Edition): Fantini, Nestor: 9781300076612: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 978-1300076612.