Abstract Collaboration with the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity Suggested donation $10One of Mexico’s best-known poets, Javier Sicilia, laid down his pen last year after his 24-year-old son was murdered by drug traffickers in Cuernavaca, Mexico. In his son’s memory, Sicilia created the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity to urge an end to the drug violence — violence that has left an estimated 60,000 dead, 10,000 disappeared, and more than 160,000 Mexicans displaced...

Abstract This summer, the Rothko Chapel continues its exploration of the key issues facing people living on the U.S.-Mexico border by presenting Cipriana Jurado Herrera, a Mexican human rights activist who was recently awarded political asylum in the United States. Cipriana Jurado has been an activist in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, for over twenty years, since she arrived in the city at age 14 to work in the maquiladoras to help support her family. It was then that she first...

Abstract Juárez: A Killing Field Series “City of Death; City of Hope” Dr. Cecilia Ballí, JournalistThere have been thousands of murders in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and nearby cities, and an escalation in the violence over the past three years. Issues facing commnities along the U.S.-Mexico border include the presence of drug cartels and their business infrastructure, the increasing presence of U.S. security and law enforcement, and the migration of people fleeing the violence. This series...

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Abstract Katharine Donato, Ph.D. Suggested donation $10The 2013 Óscar Romero Award will be given to Ms. Blanca Velázquez Díaz, a champion of worker rights and dignity in Mexico. The twelfth such award given by the Rothko Chapel since 1986, this award honors unsung heroes who work under extraordinary circumstances to advance human rights. The award is named after Archbishop Óscar Romero of San Salvador, who was murdered on March 24, 1980 because of his opposition to violence and his...

Abstract Juárez: A Killing Field Series “Murder City” Charles Bowden, AuthorThere have been thousands of murders in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and nearby cities, and an escalation in the violence over the past three years. Issues facing commnities along the U.S.-Mexico border include the presence of drug cartels and their business infrastructure, the increasing presence of U.S. security and law enforcement, and the migration of people fleeing the violence. This series goes beyond the...

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Abstract Jose Calderoni Suggested donation $10The 2013 Óscar Romero Award will be given to Ms. Blanca Velázquez Díaz, a champion of worker rights and dignity in Mexico. The twelfth such award given by the Rothko Chapel since 1986, this award honors unsung heroes who work under extraordinary circumstances to advance human rights. The award is named after Archbishop Óscar Romero of San Salvador, who was murdered on March 24, 1980 because of his opposition to violence and his courageous...

Abstract Concert, Mariachi Imperial de America Pay What You Can, suggested contribution $10Join us on the Plaza for music by renowned Houston mariachi group, Mariachi Imperial de America. Mariachi Imperial de America delights audiences with engaging, energetic, and diverse music. Led by Jose Longoria and including his sons, Mariachi Imperial de America's members represent various regions of Mexico including Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosi. The band's...

Abstract Father Heyman VazquezEvery year, tens of thousands of Central American migrants, fleeing poverty and political repression, make the dangerous journey through Mexico to reach the United States. Under pressure from the United States to close Mexico’s southern border to these migrants, Mexico has stepped up its border enforcement, and the suffering has been enormous. Kidnappings, robberies, and murders have become commonplace, many times as a result of drug gang turf wars. In...