Back

Forum on the Border: A Discussion about the Proposed Fence, Cross-Border Trade and Bi-national Relationships

University of Texas- Pan American
Deadline: May 30, 2008

Description:
The event will take place on April 15 from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM; the webcast of the event will be viewable throughout the rest of the April and May at http://www.utpa.edu/dept/internationalprograms/.

The forum will features voices of border communities on the proposed border wall, cross-border trade, and the importance of bi-national relationships. Mayors and business leaders from cities on both sides of the US-Mexico border—including Brownsville, Rio Bravo, McAllen, Reynosa, Laredo, and Eagle Pass— will respond to questions from students and faculty at the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA).

Contact information:
Ethan Sharp, assistant professor of Latin American studies at the University of Texas- Pan American, esharpz@utpa.edu.

Tanzeer Ahmed, programs coordinator of the Office of International Programs at the University of Texas- Pan American, tahmed@utpa.edu, or by phone at (956) 381-3673.

Additional information:
The event is sponsored by UTPA’s Office of International Programs and the Latin American studies program, through the support of a Title VI Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages (UISFL) grant from the US Department of Education, and the Texas Border Coalition, an alliance of mayors, county judges and business leaders

To receive a free recording of the event, please contact Ethan Sharp or Tanzeer Ahmed.

Back

©2006 Latin American Studies Association