*1968 * in latin america & u.s. latino communities PROTEST, REPRESSION & EXILE
1968 was a momentous year in world history. From Prague to Paris to Mexico to Chicago, youth from around the world rebelled against different forms of authoritarianism, and discovered a political voice of their own in the process. Their goals and strategies were varied, but their shared sense of alienation and profound distrust of authority remain a political legacy of protest and activism in "the global village." In Mexico, students were met with brutal repression. On Oct. 2, the police killed hundreds of students who were gathered at the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Tlatelolco. As repression continued, many Latin Americans fled to the United States and became part of the social struggles being waged in Latino communities. The *University of Illinois at Chicago Latin American and Latino Studies Program* will commemorate the fortieth anniversary of these events with a series events and classes which will reflect on the political heritage of the student movement in Mexico and Latin America and the impact that political refugees had on the bourgeoning civil rights movement in Latino communities. *Sponsor: *University of Illinois Latin American and Latino Studies Program *Co-sponsors: *The Jane Addams-Hull House Museum, MeSA Mexican Student Organization de Aztlan, The Latino Cultural Center Rafaél Cintrón Ortiz The Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services Casa Michoacán Puerto Rican Cultural Center/Café Teatro Beatey Urbano * OPENING EVENT Thursday, October 2, 2008 * *Photo Exhibit- "The Dirty War in Mexico: Militants, Guerrilleros, and Disappeared Political Prisoners" * This exhibit focuses on police repression in Mexico, from 1967 to 1977 based on photographs recently found in the secret archives of the Mexican state and never seen before in the United States. *Javier Villa-Flores*, Moderator, Associate professor of Latin American and Latino Studies and History. • *Felipe Ehrenberg*, artist and political activist, who went into exile in 1968 and has inspired generations of protest conceptual artists. He was also a member of the Mexican government's Truth Commission on the 1968 Student Massacre. • *Cecilia Hurtado Alatorre*, curator of the exhibit is also an artist and professional photographer. • *Hugo Velázquez Villa*, Researcher of the exhibit, Professor of Social Studies at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico. *Reception and Panel Discussion 5:00pm to 7:30pm. Jane Addams Hull-House Residents' Dining Hall 800 S. Halsted Street *UIC EVENTs *Friday, October 3, 2008 * *Discussion- 1968: The Aftermath: Latin American Political Diasporas in the United States * Panelists will address the political and social impact of the 1968 movements in Latin America drawing from their own political experiences as activists, educators and artists in Latin America and the United States. *Rodrigo Carramiñana*, Moderator, Director of the Latino Cultural Center at UIC and Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science. • *Elbio Barilari*, Writer and Composer. Member of the Executive Council of the Students Federation in Uruguay, 1968. *• Rodrigo del Canto*, Arquitect, Macondo Corp., and one of the founding members of the Pablo Neruda Cultural Center. • *Carlos Heredia*, Community activist, co-founder of the Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS). *• Jorge Mújica*, Labor and community organizer, March 10th Committee. *• Silvia Malagrino*, Professor of Photography in the School of Art and Design of the University of Illinois at Chicago. Internationally award winner photographer and filmmaker. *Round Table Discussion 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Jane Addams Hull-House Residents' Dining Hall 800 S. Halsted Street Community EVENTs Friday, October 3, 2008 * *"The Dirty War in Mexico: Militants, Guerrilleros, and Disappeared Political Prisoners" by Hugo Velázquez Villa * Panel presentation moderated by Professor *José López*, Director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, Juan Anotnio Correjter with *Cecilía Hurtado Alatorre*, curator of the exhibit, *Felipe Ehrenberg*, artist and political activist and *Hugo Velázquez Villa*, exhibit researcher, professor of Social Science at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico. * PowerPoint Presentation 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Café Teatro Batey Urbano, 2620 W. Division Street * *Monday, October 6, 2008 * *1968: From Mexico City to Chicago * Panelists will analyze the impact of the 1968 movements on Mexican activism in Chicago. *María Eugenia de la Torre*, Moderator, Adjunct Professor, Latin American and Latino Studies Program, Project Director of the Oral History of Mexican Activism in Pilsen at Casa Aztlan. • *Carlos Arango*, Community Activist, director of Casa Aztlan, member of the Mexican student movement 1968 to 1973. • *Juan Andrés Mora*, Political Analyist, Community Activist, Journalist and member of the Mexican Student Movement 60's-70's. • *Jesús García*, President Latino Policy Forum, Founding member of the Independent Political Organization of the 22nd Ward. *Panel Discussion 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Casa Michoacan, 1638 S. Blue Island Avenue FILMS Films will be shown at the UIC campus Latino Cultural Center - B2 LC as part of the MeSA "Escucha Mi Grito" Conference. * *Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. El Grito*, (1968) by Leobardo López Aretche, 120 mins. A documentary of the conflicts that arose in Mexico in 1968. This documentary was made by film students, and remains one of the few graphic testimonies of all the events that led to the massacre of students in Tlatelolco. Professor *Steven Marsh*, Assistant Professor Spanish Literature and Film, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese Department, will introduce the film. *Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 11:00 a.m*. *Canoa* (1976), by Felipe Cazals, 115 mins. Canoa is based on an actual events of a mob murder of students. In 1968, in a rural Mexican village, the local Catholic priest incited his parishioners into a murderous frenzy against innocent visitors, whom they mistook for Communist agitators at a time of widespread students protests. Professor *Javier Villa Flores* will introduce the film. *Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Short Films by Santiago Alvarez of Cuba*. The shorts are highly critical of US imperialism, racism in US, a denunciation of LBJ and homage to Ho Chi Mihn, among other topics. Shorts introduced by *Cecilía Vaisman* as part of LALS 278 Latin America and Latino Films class. *Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. ROJO AMANECER*, (1989) by Jorge Fons, 98 mins. October 2, 1968: There is only ten days for the Olumpic Games and a small student's revolt has turned into a major political turmoil. A meeting will be carried out in that day in Tatelolco and the situation is extremely tense. A typical middle-class Mexican family will be tragically involved in the events, when the meeting is brutally interrupted by the army. Written by Maximiliano Maza. Presented by Professor *Javier Villa-Flores * *Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 11:00 a.m*. *Tlatelolco: Las Claves de la Masacre*, (2003) by Carlos Mendoza, 58 mins. This film is an expose which brings together information gathered through a four year investigation on the events and the planning of the student massacre. Presented by Professor *Chris Boyer*, LALS and History Department. *Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. El Bulto*, (1992) by Gabriel Retes, 114 mins. After being in a coma for 20 years, Lauro (Retes) wakes up in a very different Mexico than the one he lived on. Ideas, hopes, ways-of-life and customs have changed, and Mexicans of the nineties are strangers for a man sleeping since 1971. Lauro will have to deal with the changes brought by the history and will have to accept that the future is never as we imagined when we were young. Presented by *Cristián Roa*, Associated Professor Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese Department and the Latin American and Latino Studies Program. F*or information about the above listed events call the Latin American and Latino Studies Program Office at 312.996.2445 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] For other 1968 related events please check the National Museum of Mexican Art website http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/ *-- Jorge Mujica --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Internet group address: http://groups.google.com/group/ChicagoMayDay To send e-mail: [email protected] To unsuscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
