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At the top of the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, the "City of the Gods".

 


Here we go to the Pyramid of the Moon!

 


At Plaza de las Tres Culturas, Tlatelolco, site of the students´ massacre on October 2nd, 1968.

 


At Tepoztlan's convent, listening to Nubia talk about Cultural and Popular Resistance in Tepoztlan.

 


Shopping at Tepoztlan's market.

 

 

 

  
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Contemporary Issues in México, Summer
in collaboration with CSU Northridge and Cal Poly Pomona
June - July (TBA)

For all interested in learning about popular and cultural struggles in Mexico and how the Mexican grassroots organize against neoliberalism and globalization.

INCLUDES:

* Classes:
Intensive Spanish language instruction integrating texts and discussions to supplement program focus, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Students are evaluated and placed at the appropriate level with a maximum of five students in each class. All levels welcome, from beginners to advanced.

* Cultural Activities:
Guest speakers, lectures and roundtable discussions, field trips, museum visits, videos, and encounters with local community groups afford participants an understanding of the cultural context of resistance in Mexico. Discussions and site visits regarding Social Movements and Popular Resistance in Mexico 12:30-2:00 and 5-7 p.m.

Topics/activities may include:

  • Visits with artists, activists, and community leaders
  • Visit with a traditional healer
  • Understanding the current situation for campesinos
  • Women and social change
  • Politics and the recent elections
  • Dancing class
  • Human rights
  • Chiapas and Zapatismo
  • NAFTA, globalization and "neoliberalism" in Mexico

Note: All program activities are in Spanish with English translation when necessary.

Weekend Excursions

  • Xochicalco ruins
  • Taxco silver mining town
  • Tepotzlán
  • Mexico City
  • Teotihuacan

Homestay

Homestays with Mexican families provide a vibrant sense of the Mexican people and makes the course more personal and profound. It also provides participants with ample opportunity to practice Spanish in everyday situations. We offer homestays with gays and lesbians in the Cuernavaca community. All CETLALIC families are gay and lesbian friendly. (Note: hotel or apartment accommodations are also available upon request.)

Note: CSU Northridge is responsible only for providing instruction and appropriate academic credit.


COST: TBA

[TO GET AN APPLICATION FORM CLICK HERE]


For more information on "Social Movements and Popular Resistance" please contact:

Dr. Lara Medina, 818-677-6142
lara.medina@csun.edu

and

Dr, Gilbert Cadena, 909-869-3595
grcadena@csupomona.edu


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