The U.S. and Mexico:
Redefining the Relationship

This CLAS-sponsored series is a project aimed at defining the future bilateral relationship between the United States and Mexico. The Spring 2002 series of lectures proposes to examine the central issues and new actors that will shape policy decisions between the two countries.

"Human Rights Trilogy" by Rufino Tamayo
Used by permission of the artist's estate in association with the Olga & Rufino Tamayo Foundation.


Spring 2002

Panel Discussion
"The U.S. and Mexico: Neighbors in a New Era"

A discussion featuring:

Sergio Aguayo
A founding member of the Mexican Academy of Human Rights, Professor Aguayo teaches in the Center for International Relations at El Colegio de México.

Denise Dresser
A columnist for Reforma and Proceso in Mexico City, Professor Dresser teaches in the political science department at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

Antonio R. Villaraigosa
California Assembly Speaker Emeritus and a former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, Mr. Villaraigosa is a distinguished fellow at the Southern California Studies Center at the University of Southern California.

Profile of Antonio Villaraigosa (Berkeley Magazine, 1999)
• Sergio Aguayo: Democracy in Mexico (from Journal of American History, 1999)
• Denise Dresser: Mexico: From PRI Predominance to Divided Democracy (paper presented at the Center for Latin American Studies, November 2001)

Friday, April 12, 4:00 p.m.
Room 160, Kroeber Hall

Analysis and photos from the event


Professor Sergio Aguayo
"Mexico at the Crossroads: An Evaluation of the Fox Administration"

A professor at El Colegio de México's Center for International Relations, Sergio Aguayo is a leading expert and commentator on human rights in Mexico. Aguayo has been actively involved in the promotion of democracy and human rights through organizations such as Civic Alliance and the Mexican Academy of Human Rights.

Thursday, April 18, 5:30 p.m.
Parlor, Women's Faculty Club

Analysis and photo of the event

CLAS Event Series on Mexico and the U.S. and Mexico

 
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