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PT 2:In a border town only 8 hours away from Phoenix, more than 300 girls and women have been murdered in the past 11 years. Community members and Arizona State University students have formed a group to raise awareness about these missing and murdered women of Juarez, Mexico. On Mexican Mother’s Day, Tuesday, May 10th, members of the Alliance of Multicultural Student Activists (AMSA) will host an event on ASU main campus followed by a performance of the play “The Women of Juarez” at the State Capitol. The event is part of a campaign to bring attention to the issue and inspire greater community action. Both English & Spanish Language
ASU STUDENTS RAISE AWARENESS OF FEMICIDES IN MEXICO
by Alliance of Multicultural Student Activists Thursday May 05, 2005 at 11:09 AM
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Mexican Mother's Day brings awareness to murders in Juarez
ASU STUDENTS RAISE AWARENESS OF FEMICIDES IN MEXICO
In a border town only 8 hours away from Phoenix, more than 300 girls and women have been murdered in the past 11 years. Community members and Arizona State University students have formed a group to raise awareness about these missing and murdered women of Juarez, Mexico. On Mexican Mother’s Day, Tuesday, May 10th, members of the Alliance of Multicultural Student Activists (AMSA) will host an event on ASU main campus followed by a performance of the play “The Women of Juarez” at the State Capitol. The event is part of a campaign to bring attention to the issue and inspire greater community action.
In February 2004 a group of student activists took a trip to Juarez that many of them will never forget. They had a chance to visit Casa Amiga, the only domestic violence shelter in the state of Chihuahua. After hearing the testimony of victims of domestic violence, the students asked, “Would these crimes be ignored if men were the victims? Would society be as apathetic if men were tortured and killed in the same way?”
When AMSA members learned earlier this year that Casa Amiga was in danger of closing its doors due to large cuts in funding from the Mexican government, the group started a committee devoted to fundraising for the shelter, a strong supporter of family members of the victims of the Juarez murders.
Patricia Cervantes will share her story of mistreatment by Mexican officials and the still unresolved death of her daughter, Neyra Azucena, as part of the panel discussion that will take place on Tuesday. Various activist groups will be present, and you will learn how you can get involved and help stop the injustice of these femicides.