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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">The 2015
Michael Baptista Lecture: Education and Mobilization in Contested Mexico -
Situating Ayotzinapa<BR><BR>When: March 18, 2015 from 5:00 to 8:00<BR>Where:
Nancy's Auditorium, YWCA Toronto, 87 Elm St.<BR><BR>On September 26, 2014,
students from the Ayotzinapa Teachers' College were attacked by police and
gunmen in the town of Iguala. Three were killed, dozens injured and 43
student-teachers were taken away, never to be seen again. This atrocity is part
of a landscape of violence and impunity carried out through alliances among
elements of the Mexican state and organized crime. In response, a national
movement of resistance has emerged. This panel of experts on contemporary Mexico
explores the context surrounding these events including the rise of drug
violence, long standing popular movements among teachers and students,
meaningful democracy, and the links between powerful interests in licit and
illicit industries.<BR><BR>Panel:<BR>* Luis Hernandez (Journalist, La
Jornada)<BR>* Maria Luz Arriaga (Economist, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de
Mexico)<BR>* Jo Tuckman (Journalist, The Guardian)<BR>* Hepzibah Muņoz
(Political Scientist, University of New Brunswick)<BR><BR>Reception to Follow -
Food and Refreshments will be served<BR><BR>Facebook event - </FONT><A
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