TWO UOFL EVENTS HIGHLIGHT

LATINO IMMIGRATION ISSUES

            LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Speakers gathering for free, public events Oct. 22-23 at the University of Louisville will talk about challenges confronting Latino immigrants in the United States.

            Writer and activist Dan La Botz will present “Latino Immigration in the Midwest: The Fight for Decency and Dignity” at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 22 in Ekstrom Library’s Chao Auditorium. The event is the sixth annual Latin American and Latino Studies Heritage Lecture. He will discuss issues that Latino immigrants to the Midwest and South have faced in establishing themselves as an integral part of the United States.

La Botz will join other panelists to talk about Latinos in the United States during “Challenges Facing New and Established Latino Communities: A Dialogue” at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 23, also in Ekstrom Library’s Chao Auditorium. Others include moderator Enid Trucios-Haynes, UofL professor of law; Ron Crouch, director of UofL’s Kentucky State Data Center; Gabriela Alcalde, president of Hispanic Latino Coalition; Stephen Bartlett, education coordinator of Agricultural Missions; Alex Hernandez, leader of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 227; Claudia Peralta-Mudd, international programs specialist for Louisville Metro Office for International Affairs; and Attica Scott, coordinator of Kentucky Jobs With Justice.

 La Botz is a journalist and scholar who helped start an organization of Latino immigrants in the Cincinnati area. His books include “The Crisis of Mexican Labor,” “Democracy in Mexico: Peasant Rebellion and Political Reform” and “Mask of Democracy: Labor Suppression in Mexico Today.”

UofL event sponsors are the Latin American and Latino Studies Program, Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research, Social Change Program and the sociology and Pan-African studies departments.

            For more information, contact Rhonda Buchanan, director of Latin American and Latino studies, at 502-852-2034 or rhondabuchanan@louisville.edu

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