Join the Katz Center for Mexican Studies and the Pozen Center for Human Rights in a moderated discussion with Alejandra Ancheita.
**Note: This event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 25, 2015.
* RESCHEDULED * Wednesday, February 25, 2015
4:30-6:00PM | Reception to follow
Location: Social Sciences Research Building | 1126 East 59th Street, Chicago
Alejandra Ancheita is a human rights lawyer, founder of ProDESC (Project of Economical, Social and Cultural Rights), and the recipient of the 2014 Martin Ennals Award (the Nobel Prize for human rights). Ancheita is best known for her efforts to defend the rights of workers, indigenous communities, and migrants in Mexico, often facing large multinational companies. Through ProDESC, Ancheita has helped miners in Mexico's state of Guerrero to bargain a collective contract that is now one of the most progressive in Mexico's mining industry. Read Alejandra's full biography here.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact the Katz Center for Mexican Studies at (773) 834-1987.