Mexico-Minnesota Dialogue: Past, Present, Future
For over a year, a group of faculty and graduate students from the University of Minnesota have been working on a international collaboration with colleagues in Mexico on a series of research, teaching, and outreach questions around technology, education, history, immigration, human rights, and youth development. The particular goal of the Mexico-Minnesota Dialogue Collaborative is to enhance and broaden the participation of community organizers, and faculty and graduate students on the U of M campus in a dialogue about the interactions between Mexico and Minnesota. We will sponsor a series of group study sessions, public meetings, and site visits in which we will discuss the past, present, and future interaction between Mexico and Minnesota. Conveners: Patrick McNamara (History, CLA), Joan Dejaeghere (Educational Policy and Administration, CEHD), and Krisit Rudelius-Palmer (Human Rights Center, Law School).
Collaborative Participants: Art Harkins (Educational Policy and Administration, CEHD), Barbara Frey (Global Studies, CLA), John Cogan (Educational Policy and Administration, CEHD), Dario Menanteau (Social Work, CEHD), Byron Schneider (Minnesota Extension Services), Joanna O’Connell (Spanish and Portuguese, CLA), G. Edward Schuh (Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs), John Moravec (CEHD), M. Bianet Castellanos (American Studies and Chicano Studies, CLA), Heidi Lasley Barajas (CEHD), Martha Bigelow (Curriculum and Instruction, CEHD).
Previous Events
Monday, November 3
"Teaching Rebellion: Stories from the grassroots mobilization in Oaxaca": A talk with Gustavo Vilchis and Melissa Mundt
9:00 a.m., 385 Mondale Hall
Thursday, November 20
"A Journey Across Our America: Meditations on Immigration and Cultural Belonging" - presentation by Louis Mendoza
4:00 p.m., 125 Nolte Center
Tuesday, April 7
"Latinyorks: Insertion, Identity and Transnational Imaginary": A presentation by Juan Carlos Narvaez Gutierrez
4:00 p.m., 125 Nolte Center
Thursday, April 30
"Minnesota-Mexico Dialogue: Examining the University's Relationship with Mexican Communities": Roundtable Discussion
4:00 p.m., 125 Nolte Center