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Latin America’s lessons about democracy to be featured at Chico event

Latin America’s lessons about democracy to be featured at Chico event

Do Latin American countries have something to teach the United States about how to defend democracy? Ted Lewis of a San Francisco-based human rights organization says they do. With the support of two Butte County city council members – Addison Winslow of Chico and Catalina Sanchez of Gridley –  plus several Chico organizations, including ChicoSol, Lewis plans to bring Global …

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