| CBI Interview | Now, my “religion” is to work for the
common good of victims of crime. My son, Fernando, gave me the strength. I know that he would have wanted me to fight for the victims of crime. He has been my inspiration.
CBI: Given what you’ve been through, do you think, if you were a young man, you would still enter the sporting-goods and health club business, or would you choose something else?
AM: If had to choose, I’m sure that I would choose the same businesses. I have enjoyed them all of my life.
CBI: Given the national and inter- national attention to your son’s death, are you now able to do things for your community that were not possible before?
AM: Yes, I think that is the case. One
of the missions of Mexico SOS—and one of my own—is to give a voice to ordinary Mexican citizens. The message is that corruption and indifference need to stop, and that crime will no longer be tolerated. Mexico SOS unites associations
with the same mission—Observatorios Ciudadanos (citizen’s watch)—within the entire country. I am working every day with Mexico SOS, whose objective is to promote the law and a more equal society.
CBI: Following these last few challenging years, it seems appropriate to ask how your philosophy has changed. Do you have any final words of wisdom to offer to others?
AM: My advice is to fight for your dreams, and to fight for a better world. —|
– Patricia Amend,
PAmend@aol.com HONORED FOR HIS COMMITMENT
On November 15, the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute will present its Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service to Alejandro Joaquín Martí García. This award is given by the nonpartisan Washington D.C.–based Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian, which explores national and global issues, to individuals who have served with distinction in public service and have shown a special commitment to seeking out informed opinions and thoughtful views in the public interest. Past recipients of the award have included Vice President Richard Cheney, Senator John S. McCain, General Colin Powell, Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, Stefanie Graf, General David H. Petraeus, Condoleezza Rice, and Andre Agassi. —|
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