Office of the Americas

The Office of the Americas is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, California and founded in April 1983 by Theresa Bonpane, who along with her husband, Blase,^[1] continue as the Director and Founding Director, respectively, of the organization. The OOA is dedicated to furthering the cause of justice and peace through broad-based educational programs, and is a recognized source of documentation and analysis of current international events with a focus on the foreign policy of the United States.

Blase Bonpane speaking at Progressive Democrats event

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For more than 50 years, Bonpane broadcast the weekly World Focus. In June 2018, he announced that the program had come to an end.^[2][3] Sundays from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Pacifica Radio's KPFK out of Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]}

Blase Bonpane authored many books, based on his radio commentaries, and his experiences as a former priest working in Latin America. Blase' autobiography, Imagine No Religion, was published by Red Hen Press in 2011.^[4] In 2015, he published a book of commentaries about Pope Francis' 2nd Encyclical, laudato si (Praise be to you): On the Care of our Common Home.^[5] His most recent publication is The Nicene Heresy - Christendom and War - Reverence and Critique.^[6]

Programs of the Office of the Americas include:

• Offering information and commentary to mainstream and independent media as well as to scholarly publications
• TV and radio commentaries, including World Focus, a weekly broadcast on Pacifica Radio
• Press conferences and background briefings
• Assisting in documentary, feature film and TV productions
• Publishing "Blase Bonpane Reports", a weekly e-newsletter
• Lecturing at universities and peace and justice groups nationally
• Providing information on legislative issues
• Providing services and networking with other peace and justice organizations