Three Big Blockbuster Events this Week (fwd)

[Evan D Ravitz <evan@vote.org>]

John Ross, 40-some year Mexico City writer is in Boulder for 2 events
Thurs and Fri:

THURSDAY

On Thursday, February 8 at NOON, award-winning world-renowned journalist
and author John Ross will speak about the Zapatistas in Mexico.
A Mexico City-based journalist and poet, Mr. Ross won a 1995 American Book
Award for his book "Rebellion From the Roots: Indian Uprising in Chiapas,
and has recently come out with a new book, "The War Against Oblivion -
Zapatista Chronicles 1994-2000."

The FREE presentation takes place in the UMC Forum Room at CU-Boulder.
For info, call (303) 448-9868.

FRIDAY

On Friday, February 9 at NOON, award-winning journalist and
author John Ross will speak on "Globalization or Gobble-zation: Mexico's
Embattled Environment." 

In this FREE EVENT, Ross plans to speak on how the globalization of
resource exploitation is driving human rights, agrarian, and environmental
struggles together in Mexico. 

He will show the brief film "Defending Our Forests," which details the
fate of Amnesty International prisoners of conscience Rodolfo Montiel
Flores and Teodoro Cabrera Garcia, who helped organize campesinos in
southern Mexico against the rapid deforestation of their land by U.S.
logging firm Boise Cascade, and for their efforts were tortured and jailed
by the Mexican government.

It is to be held in the UMC Forum Room at CU-Boulder.

COOL EVENTS with John Ross are sponsored by the University of Colorado
Department of Ethnic Studies, the Corporate Ethics Resource Center, Global
Response, and the the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center.

For information, call (303) 448-9868






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