EVENTS
MONDAY, FEB. 23
9:45 AM FORUM
“Marching to a Unified Future: Latinos in Utah and the Nation” Armando Solórzano, University of Utah Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies
Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, 255
12:00 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
“The Future of U.S.-Latin American Relations” Arturo Valenzuela, former U.S. Asst. Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere and former NSC Special Assistant to the President for Latin Affairs
Introduction by Mickey Ibarra, President of the Ibarra Strategy Group and founder and chairman of the Latino Leaders Network.
Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium
1:00 PM ART EXHIBIT RECEPTION
“Mexico at the Hour of Combat: Photographs of the Mexican Revolution by Sabino Osuna” Presented by Jim and Lyn Hinckley
Marriott Library, 5th Floor
2:00 PM RARE BOOKS DIVISION OPEN HOUSE
The Rare Books Division at the University of Utah Marriott Library presents a hands-on display of first editions, printed between 1552 and 2001, of Latin American literature.
Marriott Library, 4th floor
TUESDAY, FEB. 24
9:30 AM FORUM
“The Future of Utah – Latin American Economic Development” Val Hale, Executive Director, GOED
Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, 255
12:30 PM FORUM
“Education, Leadership, and Success: Carlos Martins, the English Teacher who Graduated more than 100 Millionaires in Brazil” Carlos Martins, Entrepreneur and Educator
Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, 255
Lunch Provided
2:00 PM FORUM
“Challenges and Opportunities in the Mexican Energy Market” Gustavo Almaraz, Executive Director Grupo Estrategia Política (Mexico’s top lobbying firm)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25
9:30 AM FORUM
“The Post Hemispheric Americans: Beyond Bridges and Borders in the 21st Century” Evan Ward, Visiting Fellow, The Wheatley Institute, BYU
Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, 255
12:30 PM FORUM
“Trends and Transformations: The New Latin America”
Peter Schechter, Atlantic Council, Director of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, 255
Lunch Provided
7:00 PM SCREENING
Screening of celebrated film Underwater Dreams and discussion with featured immigrant entrepreneur Oscar Vazquez
Tower Theatre
THURSDAY, FEB. 26
10:45 AM FORUM
“How Green Gold Will Save the Amazon” Mark Neeleman, Chairman and Founder of Bamazon Technologies
Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, 255
12:00 PM FORUM
“A Long 90 Miles: Reality of Cuban Détente” Rachel DeLevie-Orey, Atlantic Council, Assistant Director of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, 255
Lunch Provided
3:00 PM FORUM
“Indocumentado: Immigration and Youth in Crisis”
Panel with Dr. Claudio Holzner, Sol Jimenez, Ciria Alvarez, Luis Garza, Nina Frias Valle, Felix Vivanco-Salazar (moderator)
Co-sponsored by the Bennion Center. Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, 255
MONDAY, MARCH 2
10:30 AM FORUM
“Hispanic Business: What the Fastest Growing Segment of American Enterprise Means for the U.S.” Javier Palomarez, President & CEO, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, 255
12:30 PM FORUM
“The Future of U.S. – Mexican Relations” Estivill Castro, Mexican Ambassador to the United States
Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, 255
Lunch Provided
PARTNER EVENTS:
Feb. 6-May 17, 2015
“Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art” From the Smithsonian American Art Museum Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Feb. 11, 6:00-8:00 PM
“Artes de Mexico” Jane’s Home, Community Nonprofit
VideoWest Short Film, “Everything is Incredible”
Exhibit: Mexico at the Hour of Combat at Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
Date: September 18, 2015 – January 2, 2016
Location: Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico
Address: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Opening Reception Friday September 18, 6-8pm
Gun and camera were intimately connected during the Mexican Revolution. Worldwide attention was drawn to both sides of the conflict by imagery from non-combatant photojournalists who portrayed scenes of drama, celebration and tragedy. A collection of images by Sabino Osuna, photographed from 1910 to 1913 are currently on display at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology.
The Mexican Revolution began in 1910 with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime dictator Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution is generally considered to have lasted until 1920, although the country continued to have sporadic outbreaks of warfare well into the 1920s. It gave birth to the Mexican Constitution of 1917.
A nascent generation of photographers documented the struggle. Sabino Osuna was among the photographers who appeared on the scene, and was able to get close to the action. The images he produced cover primarily the early years of the Revolution, in particular the Decena Trágica, the ten days in February 1913 when the Madero government was overthrown and the old order briefly restored. As nonpartisan observers, photographers covered the events and enjoyed the liberty of moving freely among the rival troops. They carried no weapons and posed no threat to the warring factions.
The fifty-six images selected for this exhibition come from the Osuna Collection of 427 glass negatives that are held in the University of California Riverside Libraries Special Collections & Archives. The Osuna collection is both historically important as well as visually impressive and coherent, presenting one person’s point of view. The exhibition of the photographs is augmented with objects, historic and contemporary, related to the Mexican Revolution.
In addition to the opening celebration, Friday September 25, the Symposium: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution: The Mexican Revolution Outside of a National Context will take place at 1:30 p.m. at the Hibben Center, and on Wednesday, October 28, at 4 p.m., Ayotzinapa: From the Revolution’s Commitment to Education to the Massacre of 2014, lecture O’Neill Blacker-Hanson. Mexico at the Hour of Combat is supported by the Consulado de México en Albuquerque, UNM Chicana/Chicano Studies, Global Education Office, Latin American & Iberian Institute, the Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies and Univision.
The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology is located on the west side of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Parking restrictions will not be in affect at the opening reception.