A talk by Dr. Neil Harvey, associate professor of Government at New Mexico State University will highlight the opening of an exhibit, “Chiapas: Preserving Indigenous Rights and Culture.” Harvey will give a 10-year assessment of the Zapatista movement in the state of Chiapas, Mexico.
The talk will be given on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the west wing of Zimmerman Library. A reception will follow in the Willard Room. The exhibit, in the Herzstein Latin American Exhibit Gallery on the second floor of Zimmerman, will run through Dec. 17.
The Division of Iberian and Latin American Resources and Services in the Libraries is hosting the exhibit in cooperation with New Mexico State University Library and Anthropology Department, and units of the Latin American and Iberian Institute including the Student Organization of Latin American Studies, the Center for Latin American Resources and Outreach, Resources for Teaching about the Americas, and the Latin American Data Base.
The exhibit was inspired by graduate students in SOLAS, who visited the Mexican state of Chiapas during spring break, and wished to present a reflection of their visit. The exhibit includes printed materials, traditional weaving and related articles and videos from the weaving co-operative and the Chiapas Media Project, which will be playing in a continuous loop.
The exhibit will be open during normal library hours from 8 a.m. through midnight, Friday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627