2006-07 EVENTS
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Mexico's Health System: The Federal Perspective
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM
Location: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
University of San Diego
Enrique Ríos, M.D. Dr.P.H.
National Director
Migrant Health Program
Mexico Ministry of Health
Dr. Ríos provided a federal perspective on Mexico’s health system, including the Migrant Health Program, and discussed upcoming collaborative activities with public health professionals in California.
September 21 - 22, 2006
Conference on Reforming the Administration of Justice in Mexico
TBI Distinguished Lecture Series on Legal Ethics and Professionalism in Comparative Perspective: Mexico
Organized by: Trans-Border Institute
Location:
Casa de California
Carmen 1, Col. Chimalistac
Mexico City, Mexico
September 28, 2006
La Fiesta Torera Reception
Organized by: Trans-Border Institute
Time: 4:30 - 7:30 PM
Location:
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Garden of the Sea
University of San Diego
All faculty, staff, and students interested in Mexico, US-Mexican border relations, and latino/a issues were invited to learn more about the programs of the Ethnic Studies Department, the Guadalajara Summer Program, and the Trans-Border Institute. This was also an opportunity to meet others interested in the same topics.
October 5 - 7, 2006
Trans-Border Migration and Development:
Promoting Economic Opportunities in Mexico and the Border Region
Organized by: Trans-Border Institute
On October 5 - 7, 2006, the Trans-Border Institute hosted a major conference in San Diego to focus on the economic development challenges facing Mexico and the border region. Distinguished experts from the United States and Mexico participated in a policy-focused discussion on migration and development challenges in Mexico and the U.S.-Mexican border region. The purpose of this conference was to analyze the “push” factors associated with large-scale outbound migration from Mexico, and its implications.
November 1, 2006
Reception and Artist Lecture:
Estamos Buscando A - We're Looking For
a photographic installation of the migrant experience along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Paul Turounet
Organized by:
Trans-Border Institute
Department of Art
University Design
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Theatre
University of San Diego
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 12:00 to 4:30 pm
October 16 through December 15, 2006
November 16, 2006
"The Invisible Mexicans of Deer Canyon"
by John Carlos Frey
Co-Sponsored by:
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
Social Issues Committee
Trans-Border Institute
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Location: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Theatre
University of San Diego
"The Invisible Mexicans of Deer Canyon" A film by John Carlos Frey, USD alum, who shared his experience after the viewing of his new film.
www.invisiblemexicans.com
Award winning filmmaker John Carlos Frey exposes the harsh realities of life for thousands of day laborers in Southern California.
Mr. Frey spent a year filming the lives of undocumented Mexican immigrants living in clandestine shacks and shantytowns within eyesight of multi-million dollar mansions. Over two thousand individuals live outdoors in the secluded canyons of San Diego, CA- invisible to the local population. Their shacks have no electricity, running water or sanitation. The migrants live within several yards of some of the most expensive real estate in America and work in the local landscape, construction, agriculture and tourism industires.
"The Invisible Mexicans of Deer Canyon" is a never before seen expose of migrant life and the untold side of the immigration debate.
November 29, 2006
"Milagros: Made in Mexico"
Flyer [ PDF (28.13 KB) ]
Film Screening followed by discussion/Q&A with women filmmakers:
Tica Maria Lema and Piper Kessler
Co-Sponsored by:
Center for Community Service Learning
Ethnic Studies Department
Trans-Border Institute
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: University Center 107
University of San Diego
Milagros, Spanish for “miracles,” are small
gold or silver votive offerings to favorite saints in
times of need or as thanks for prayers answered.
Milagros: made in Mexico, looks through the eyes
of women left behind in their rural villages when
their loved ones are driven to migrate to el norte
out of economic necessity. In the face of rapid
social change we follow the stories of homemakers
who have formed new business cooperatives by
using their centuries-old traditions of weaving,
making cajeta, and embroidering. The film
provides an in-depth look at micro-credit and
microeconomic enterprises throughout the Bajio
region of Guanajuato. The women portrayed in
the film work hard to maintain close-knit family
ties while balancing their new role as heads of
household. We experience their struggles to keep
themselves out of poverty and ultimately, with the
help of a Miracle, try to find a way to bring their
loved ones back home.
December 5, 2006
TBI Intramural Grant Information Session
Organized by: Trans-Border Institute
Time: 12:15 - 1:30 PM
Location: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Room 253
University of San Diego
USD faculty, staff and students learned about TBI grant opportunities to do research on projects affecting the cross-border region. Information provided at the TBI grant information session will address the TBI grant application and approval process.
December 5, 2006
"Communal Mourning"
Organized by: Theatre Arts Program
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Camino Hall 131
University of San Diego
Reading of a first draft of a new play “Communal Mourning,” on December 5th at 4:00 p.m., in Camino Hall 130. This work-in-progress used live music and explored issues of death on the border within the context of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Audience members were invited to stay afterwards and join in conversation about the work.
December 8, 2006
Walking the Line
Sponsored by:
Trans-Border Institute
The American Council of Young Political Leaders
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
University of San Diego
Discussing border issues from the American perspective:
- The Honorable Denise Moreno Ducheny, State Senator, California
- The Honorable Justine Fox-Young, State Representative, New Mexico
- The Honorable Russell K. Pearce, State Representative, Arizona
- David Valladolid, President & CEO, PIQE
January 24, 2007
Cross-Border Media Roundtable: Reporting on the U.S.-Mexican Border
Time: 8:30 - 11:30 AM
Location: Map Room, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
University of San Diego
With no end in sight to the region's drug violence, continued national pressure for a U.S. immigration accord, and the pending Baja California gubernatorial elections, the coming year promises to keep the border in the headlines. The purpose of this roundtable was to discuss the challenges and nuances associated with reporting along the US-Mexico border, and to discuss the news prospects for the year ahead.
Opening Comments by:
- Elliot Spagat, Staff Writer, Associated Press
- Daniel C. Hallin, Professor, Department of Communication, UCSD
February 8, 2007
TBI Intramural Grant Information Session
Organized by: Trans-Border Institute
Time: 12:15 - 1:30 PM
Location: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Room 253
University of San Diego
USD faculty, staff and students learned about TBI grant opportunities to do research on projects affecting the cross-border region. Information provided at the TBI grant information session will address the TBI grant application and approval process.
February 14, 2007
TBI Intramural Grant Information Session
Organized by: Trans-Border Institute
Time: 12:15 - 1:30 PM
Location: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Room 253
University of San Diego
USD faculty, staff and students learned about TBI grant opportunities to do research on projects affecting the cross-border region. Information provided at the TBI grant information session will address the TBI grant application and approval process.
March 7, 2007
Los Juicios Orales y la Definición de un Sistema Acusatorio Garantista en México
Location:
Facultad de Jurisprudencia, Universidad Autónomoa de Coahuila
Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
March 9, 2007
Reading and Book Signing by Sonia Nazario, author of Enrique's Journey
Co-Sponsors: Trans-Border Institute, Copley Library, Student Affairs, Community Service Learning, and Liberal Arts Beyond the Curriculum Time: 6:30 PM
Location:UC Forum A and B
University of San Diego
All USD Faculty Staff and Students were encouraged to organize reading discussion groups on the Pulitzer Prize winning book: Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario. With the outstanding photographic contributions of Don Barletti, Enrique's Journey is a moving story about immigration, family and love that resonates directly with issues in our community.
The Ethnic Studies Program at the University of San Diego joined forces with San Diego Public Library and KPBS Public Broadcasting to offer USD Faculty, Staff and Students the opportunity to actively engage in the One-Book-One-San Diego book discussion groups being organized on the USD campus for the entire month of February and early March. This event culminated with a reading and book signing by Ms. Nazario on March 9th in UC Forum A and B @ 6:30PM.
This project received the full support of Copley Library, Trans-Border Institute, the Office of Student Affairs, Office of Community Service Learning, Liberal Arts Beyond the Curriculum, and is part of the Campaign for Love and Forgiveness.
May 1, 2007
Reading and Book Signing by William "Memo" Nericcio
Author of Tex[t] Mex: Seductive Hallucinations of the Mexican in America
Flyer [ PDF (78.25) KB ]
Sponsored by:
Trans-Border Institute
English Department
Ethnic Studies Department
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Solomon Hall (Maher)
University of San Diego
May 7, 2007
11th Annual Sister Sally Furay Lecture:
Environmental and Social Justice on the US-Mexican Border
Date: May 7, 2007
Time:
6:00 PM - Lecture
7:00 PM - Reception
Location: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
Theatre and Rotunda
University of San Diego
Sponsored by:
Trans-Border Institute
Social Issues Committee
Keynote Speaker:
Diane Takvorian
Executive Director
Environmental Health Coalition
May 9, 2007
Binational Forum on Alternative Criminal Justice
Date: May 9, 2007
Location: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Mexicali, Baja Califorina
México
May 31, 2007
Do good fences make good neighbors? Viewpoints on immigration from America's finest border town.
Co-sponsors:
Trans-Border Institute
Party Politics
Date: May 31, 2007
Time: 7:30 pm
Location:
Kava Lounge
2812 Kettner Blvd.
San Diego, CA
Speakers:
Ruben Martinez, author of "Crossing Over"
Supervisory Boarder Patrol Agent Robert Harvey, US Department of Homeland Security
