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Just this week we've added another great event to our schedule for the 
month of December. We hope to see folks this Thursday!

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SPECTACULAR VIOLENCE AND RESISTANCE STRATEGIES IN MEXICO

7 PM
Thursday, December 18
@ Internationalist Books & Community Center

The purpose of this presentation is to introduce the current political 
and social situation in Mexico and elaborate on some of the functions 
and effects of violence as a discursive practice. Our hope is that the 
presentation can lead to a fruitful and creative discussion about what 
actions we can take, on both sides of the border, to mitigate the worst 
of the effects of this violence. Hopefully together we can propose 
viable strategies of resistance.

After the presentation there will be time for an informal and horizontal 
discussion. We encourage everyone who has an interest in social justice, 
drug policy, art and activism to attend and share their ideas.

The presenters:

Jorge is a Mexican artist living in Mexico City. He is currently in the 
doctoral program in the College of Art and Design at the National 
Autonomous University of Mexico. His Master's work focused on an 
empirical and interpretive study of narco(State) violence. He is active 
with various queer, trans-feminist and anarchist groups like Bloque 
Rosa, Casa Gomorra and with Food not Bombs.

Miroslava is a post-pornographic video artist and activist in Mexico 
City. She is currently working on her Master's thesis which looks at 
anarcho-queer resistance strategies in Latin America and their troubled 
history under Latin American dictatorships. She is active with various 
queer, trans-feminist and anarchist groups like Bloque Rosa, Casa Gomorra.

Also, the presentation takes an honest and open look at the spectacles 
of brutality in contemporary Mexican life. The material is upsetting.
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