Heberto Sein

Heberto Sein (1898–1977) was a Mexican Quaker leader, peace activist, language interpreter and diplomat.[1] Born in Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Sein was a founder of the Mexico City Friends Meeting and Friends House. He was married to a Swiss-born Quaker, Suzanne Sein.[2] He was an interpreter at the founding of the League of Nations and later with the International Labor Organization.[3] He also promoted the workcamps of the American Friends Service Committee in Mexico.[4] He was part of the larger struggle in Latin America for non-violent social change.[5] He was often invited to speak on peace in the United States, and was a strong yet tactful voice at international peace conferences throughout the world.[6] The Casa Heberto Sein, a Quaker Center in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico is named for him.

References

  1. ↑ Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series #44, Margery Post Abbott, Mary Ellen Chijioke, Pink Dandelion, and John W. Oliver Jr., Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003.
  2. ↑ Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series #44, Margery Post Abbott, Mary Ellen Chijioke, Pink Dandelion, and John W. Oliver Jr., Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003.
  3. ↑ Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series #44, Margery Post Abbott, Mary Ellen Chijioke, Pink Dandelion, and John W. Oliver Jr., Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003.
  4. ↑ Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series #44, Margery Post Abbott, Mary Ellen Chijioke, Pink Dandelion, and John W. Oliver Jr., Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003.
  5. ↑ Resistance in Latin America: The Pentagon, The Oligarchies, and Non-Violent Action, National Peace Literature Service, 1970.
  6. ↑ Quaker Experiences in International Conciliation, C.H. Mike Yarrow, Yale University Press, 1978.

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