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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:54:44 -0400 From: Mexico Solidarity Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Study Abroad in Mexico this Fall 2007 Now accepting applications for: Study Abroad Program in Mexico Fall 2007 visit www.mexicosolidarity.org/studyabroad/apply for application process and details or write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Mexico Solidarity Network and the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (UAM)-Xochimilco, one of Mexico's most prestigious public universities, offer 14 week, 16-credit study abroad programs in Mexico. The programs utilize the modular system developed at the UAM. The modular system is a student-centered pedagogy that emphasizes discussion, student presentations, group reflection and integration of theory with hands-on experience. Professors are activist/academics with years of firsthand experience in popular struggles in Mexico and the United States. Courses work includes required readings, discussion-based classes, workshops, field trips, and site visits. Juarez-Chihuahua City-Chiapas program: Sep 8 - Dec 14: Earn 16 credits studying Mexican social movements in Chiapas, Tlaxcala, and Ciudad Juarez. The program focuses on the theory and practice of Mexican social movements, with important lessons for activism in the US context. This hands-on course includes workshops with the Universidad de la Tierra, the Zapatista movement, families of femicide victims, maquiladora workers, El Barzon, and urban barrio organizations. The Spanish language component focuses on verbal communication skills. Chiapas-Tlaxcala-Mexico City program: Sep 2 - Dec 15: Earn 16 credits studying Mexican social movements in Chiapas, Tlaxcala, and Ciudad Juarez. The program focuses on the theory and practice of Mexican social movements, with important lessons for activism in the US context. This hands-on course includes workshops with the Universidad de la Tierra, the Zapatista movement, the National Assembly of ex-Braceros, the National Urban-Campesino Council, and urban barrio organizations. The Spanish language component focuses on verbal communication skills. Mexico Solidarity Network http://www.mexicosolidarity.org This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscription : http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/newsletter/subscription.php?list_id1&opleave&email_addrhcleave%40eco.utexas.edu -- To unsubscribe from this list send a message containing the words unsubscribe chiapas95 (or chiapas95-lite, or chiapas95-english, or chiapas95-espanol) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Previous messages are available from http://www.eco.utexas.edu/faculty/Cleaver/chiapas95.html or gopher to Texas, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Economics, Mailing Lists.
