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                              For More Information Contact:

                                    Pedro Ramirez

                   Cultural Awareness Programs (CAPs)

                                (209) 954-5612

5151 Pacific Ave.                                                          pramirez@deltacollege.edu

Stockton, CA 95207

For Immediate Release,

10/16/08

Nobel Prize Winner, Ms. Rigoberta Menchú, speaks at Delta College’s

Tillie Lewis Theater, Oct. 22nd

(Stockton)

1992 Nobel Prize winner, Ms. Rigoberta Menchú, will speak at Delta College’s Tillie Lewis Theater, Oct. 22, from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. This free presentation is sponsored by Delta’s Cultural Awareness Programs (CAPs).

 “No other Nobel Prize winner has ever set foot on Delta’s premises,” says Delta College English instructor and CAPs committee member, Pedro Ramirez. “This will be an historic event and an honor for our campus.”

Ms. Menchú, 49, was awarded the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for protesting against human rights abuses during Guatemala’s brutal civil war (1960-1996). Her book,

I, Rigoberta Menchú (1983), is the autobiography of a poor Guatemalan woman’s experiences during those turbulent times. The memoir propelled her into a position of prominence for a person of meager background. Ms. Menchú became the best-known representative of the indigenous people of the Americas, a figure who could call on the pope, presidents and the UN Secretary-General.

Ms. Menchú will also be available for a “Meet & Greet” from 9 – 10:30 a.m. in Upper Danner Hall, and available for a book signing (after her speech) from

12 -12:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact Pedro Ramirez of Delta College’s Public Awareness Programs at: (209) 954-5612, or, pramirez@deltacollege.edu.

Rigoberta Menchú