Speaking Tours - Spring 2010

Click above for full Spring 2010 speaking tour schedule and descriptions.

April 5 - 11, 2010 (the Carolinas): "Ciudad Juarez - Women, maquiladoras, narco-trafficking, and neoliberal dynamics along the border" with Verónica Leyva

SPEAKING TOURS:
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Tentative Spring Speaking Tour 2010 schedule

April 5 - 11, 2010 (the Carolinas)
"Ciudad Juarez - Women, maquiladoras, narco-trafficking, and neoliberal dynamics along the border."  Veronica Leyva, a native of Ciudad Juarez, will talk about the definitive neoliberal city - Ciudad Juarez.  Her discussion will focus on the impact of neoliberalism, especially maquiladoras and narco-trafficking, with a special focus on gender.  She will also discuss the impact of 8,000 federal troops who have occupied the city since March, 2009.  Veronica is a full time staff person for the Mexico Solidarity Network in Juarez and organizes study abroad programs and special educational programs.

Monday 4/5,  12pm Guildford College, Greensboro NC
Monday 4/5,  7pm Greensboro Hive 1214 Grove St. Greensboro NC
Tuesay 4/6,  6pm  El Tajin/Nuestro Centro  1459 Merrimon Ave. Asheville NC
Wednesday 4/7, 12pm Firestorm Cafe & Books 48 Commerce St. Asheville NC
Wednesday 4/7,  7pm Highsmith Union Grotto, University of North Carolina Asheville
Thursday 4/8,  12pm Duke University
Thursday 4/8,  6pm University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Friday 4/9,  Appalachain State University, Boone NC