March 2007
Congratulations to Dr. Patricia Shields for receiving
the Laverne Burchfield Award at the ASPA awards
ceremony in Washington, DC.
EVENT #1
Documentary Film: “Cochise County, USA: Cries From the Border” (2006)
Southwestern filmmaker Mercedes Maharis chronicles the immigration crisis in her native community of Cochise County, Ariz., home to 130,000 legal residents -- and more than 235,000 Mexican immigrants who came there illegally in 2004. Footage includes candid interviews with border patrol agents, civil rights activists, local officials and the immigrants themselves, as well as rare footage of actual border crossings in the region
Date and Time: Thursday, March 22, 2007, 7 pm to 9 pm
Place: LBJ Teaching Theatre, LBJSC 4-16.1
Cost to Attend: No Charge
Audience: All students
EVENT #2
Documentary Film: “Border War: The Battle Over Illegal Immigration” (2006)
Produced by conservative grassroots group Citizens United president David N. Bossie, this provocative documentary chronicles the lives of five disparate people affected by the ongoing battle at the U.S.-Mexico border. Voices from the front lines include undocumented workers, open-border advocates, Hispanic-American "minutemen," U.S. border patrol agents and even a high-profile member of Congress.
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 5 pm to 7 pm
Place: LBJ Teaching Theatre; LBJSC 4-16.1
Cost to Attend: No Charge
Audience: All Students
Documentary Film: “Cochise County, USA: Cries From the Border” (2006)
Southwestern filmmaker Mercedes Maharis chronicles the immigration crisis in her native community of Cochise County, Ariz., home to 130,000 legal residents -- and more than 235,000 Mexican immigrants who came there illegally in 2004. Footage includes candid interviews with border patrol agents, civil rights activists, local officials and the immigrants themselves, as well as rare footage of actual border crossings in the region
Date and Time: Thursday, March 22, 2007, 7 pm to 9 pm
Place: LBJ Teaching Theatre, LBJSC 4-16.1
Cost to Attend: No Charge
Audience: All students
EVENT #2
Documentary Film: “Border War: The Battle Over Illegal Immigration” (2006)
Produced by conservative grassroots group Citizens United president David N. Bossie, this provocative documentary chronicles the lives of five disparate people affected by the ongoing battle at the U.S.-Mexico border. Voices from the front lines include undocumented workers, open-border advocates, Hispanic-American "minutemen," U.S. border patrol agents and even a high-profile member of Congress.
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 5 pm to 7 pm
Place: LBJ Teaching Theatre; LBJSC 4-16.1
Cost to Attend: No Charge
Audience: All Students