UC MEXUS continues its series of seminars on topics relevant to Mexico and California
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) th Even when migration disrupts their social networks, women are raising their voices to advocate for change, as two researchers will discuss at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 10, at UC Riverside.
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The seminar, “Gender and Transnationalism,” features presentations by Guadalupe T. Vidales, a social ecologist from UC Irvine and Sylvanna M. Falcón, a sociologist from UC Santa Barbara. UC Riverside Women’s Studies Associate Professor Tamara Ho will moderate the seminar.
The discussion will center on the efforts of women to surmount the obstacles they face in an increasingly global environment. Vidales has written a publication called, “A comparative trans-national ecological study of Latina domestic violence: barriers to seeking services in Mexico City and Orange County, California. In it, Vidales looks at the challenges that women face in trying to find refuge from domestic violence. Lecturer Sylvanna Falcón casts a wider net in a publication called Transnational Feminist Social Movements at the United Nations World Conferences, which looks at a broad array of social movements instigated by women.
This is the fourth seminar in a year-long series on topics relevant to Mexico and California at UC MEXUS headquarters, 3324 Olmsted Hall. The series is a project of the University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States ( UC MEXUS ), a system-wide institute that makes its home on the UCR campus. Every month through September 2007, the Institute will bring together scholars from the University of California and Mexico from a wide range of disciplines such as sociology, history, anthropology, conservation biology and environmental sciences.
All programs are free and open to the public. Guest parking in Lot 6 costs $6. Permits are available at the information kiosks at the entrances to campus.
Related Links: UC MEXUS Additional Contacts: Brinda Sarathy, 951-827-3519 The University of California, Riverside is a doctoral research university, a living laboratory for groundbreaking exploration of issues critical to Inland Southern California, the state and communities around the world. Reflecting California's diverse culture, UCR's enrollment of about 17,000 is projected to grow to 21,000 students by 2010. The campus is proposing a medical school and already has reached the heart of the Coachella Valley by way of the UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center. With an annual statewide economic impact of nearly $1 billion, UCR is actively shaping the region's future. To learn more, visit www.ucr.edu or call ( 951 ) UCR-NEWS. News Media Contact: Name: Kris Lovekin Phone: 951.827.2495 Email: kris.lovekin@ucr.edu
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