Where is Mexico Headed?

Monday, June 1, 2020 - 1:00pm
Laura Carlsen & Hector Ulloa

Laura Carlsen, Director of the Americas Program, a program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research speaks on  "Social Change in Times of Pandemic:  What's Changed, What Hasn't and the Paths Forward"   With a huge part of the world's population in quarantine, we know our lives have changed. But what are the longer term implications of the pandemic and states' responses, especially Mexico's? How does the pandemic affect the goals of the Fourth Transformation?  We will look at these questions and the opportunities that open up as we envision new forms of solidarity, people's economy and gender justice in societies that have to brace for permanent disruptions.

Hector Ulloa speaks on "The New Normality:  Are People Ready For It?" People are expecting that things will go back to normal as soon as the quarantine is over.  However, a lingering risk of infection and death, together with a lack of awareness of the real dimension of the problem, might prove otherwise."

Upcoming Events

Monday, September 22, 2025 - 1:30pm
CST
Rebecca Grant
Location:
La Biblioteca, Sala Quezal, Insurgentes 25, Centro, San Miguel de Allende

Award-winning author Rebecca Grant discusses her latest book--Access, Inside the Abortion Underground and the Sixty-Year Battle for Reproductive Freedom. Access charts the reproductive freedom movement... Read more

Monday, September 29, 2025 - 1:30pm
CST
Lee Ragsdale and Erick Nava Palomino
Location:
La Biblioteca, Sala Quezal, Insurgentes 25, Centro, San Miguel de Allende

As the partner of a formerly incarcerated and deported person, Lee Ragsdale has personal experience with the effects of incarceration and deportation on families. Lee and her husband Erick will join us to talk about deportation and reintegration in Mexico, offering a snapshot of current immigration/deportation... Read more

Monday, October 13, 2025 - 1:30pm
CST
Film Screening
Followed by discussion with Brad Rockwell
Location:
La Biblioteca, Sala Quezal, Insurgentes 25, Centro, San Miguel de Allende

2025 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary

Remarkable largely unknown footage of a dramatic turning point in world history covering events over three continents concerning a tragic coup in the Congo. Featuring: Maya Angelou, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy... Read more