Jun 27, 2018
Adrián Boutureira came to the US in 1973 following the consolidation of the brutal right wing military regime in his native country of Uruguay. He has since spent most of his adult life in the US engaged in the struggle for social justice. To this end, he has co-founded and served in several key national, and community-based organizations as program director, political organizer, outreach coordinator, popular educator, policy analyst and community outreach coordinator. The focus of his work has included racial economic and environmental justice, Latin American liberation struggles, Palestinian Liberation, and immigrant, indigenous, labor, and human rights. In December 2014, Adrián joined the JillStein2016 campaign, where he served as Field Director and Special Advisor on Palestinian and Latin American Affairs. Adrián is also a musician, a gardener, a repairman, a writer and a chef.