Flyer from April 11, 2001 Conference

                                                                             Photo by Mary Jordan, Wash. Post

SWEATSHOPS, CROSS-BORDER TRADE AND THE

GLOBAL ECONOMY

A TWO-DAY FORUM

Tuesday, April 10th, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Film Screening and Discussion

Moderated by Professor Gil Gott, Int’l Studies

DePaul University 

2320 N. Kenmore Ave.

   Schmitt Academic Center - - Room 154

Maquila: A Tale of Two Mexicos is an excellent 45 minute overview of unfair wages, unsafe working conditions, and human rights violations that are central to the day-to-day reality of women and men working in the U.S.-owned maquiladoras located at the Mexican border.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2001

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Documenting the Struggle in the Maquiladoras: A Panel Discussion and Women Worker Testimonies

                       Moderated by Elvia R. Arriola, Fellow, De Paul Humanities Ctr.

                            Schmitt Academic Center - - Room 154

Latina feminist legal scholar Elvia Arriola will describe her documentary work with maquila women in Mexico and introduce the workers who volunteer with the CFO to develop strategies for surviving the abuses in the maquiladoras. 

Other speakers will include labor, feminist and human rights scholars or activists from the De Paul University and Chicago communities.

          For further information call 773-325-4546

 Co-sponsored by the De Paul Humanities Center, Women’s Center  and American Friends Service Committee