NACLA Update: Join us on June 26 for a reading with author Alfredo Corchado

 

 
Dear Naclistas,

Thanks to all who joined  at last night's screening of  The Tiniest Place and at Left Forum this past weekend!  Stay tuned for recordings from NACLA's Left Forum panels, which we will post online in the coming weeks.

Also, please join us for a reading with author Alfredo Corchado on June 26:

EVENT


Midnight in Mexico: A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness
A reading with author Alfredo Corchado
 

In Mexican lore, a curse was put on that country’s people when La Malinche, an Aztec woman, cooperated with the Spanish conquistadors. Indeed, what else but a curse could explain the violence and corruption tearing the nation apart? As recently as NewYear’s Day in Ciudad Juarez, fifty people died in five days.These numbers aren’t unusual—the Juarez serial killings have long been splashed across the media—but for Alfredo Corchado, the story is more than tragedy and sensationalism. Midnight in Mexico weaves together Corchado’s search for the evil—political and criminal—acting in Mexico with his own search for belonging as a Mexican-American.The result is an important and deeply personal work about Mexico’s chance for prosperity and stability. Despite the ravaged state of the nation today, Mexico is not without redemption—for Corchado, to believe in the curse is to believe in the cure.

Alfredo Corchado is a 2009 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and has worked for the Dallas Morning News since 1994. As Mexico Bureau Chief, he covers US policy in Latin America, specializing in Mexico. His reporting has earned him several awards, including the Maria Moors Cabot award presented by Columbia University and the Elijah Parrish Lovejoy prize presented by Colby College. He served as a 2010 scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington. He is currently a visiting fellow at the David Rockefeller Center at Harvard. He is based in Mexico City, but calls the border home.

Event details:
June 26, 6pm
King Juan Carlos Center auditorium
53 Washington Square South
New York City


RSVP to the event here!

The Latest from NACLA Online:

Ruben Martinez: Beyond Borders: Culture, Movement, and Bedlam on Both Sides of the Rio Grande

Todd Miller: On the Migrant Trail: Beauty and War in the U.S. Borderlands (Photo Essay)


NACLA Internships:
Events/Advertising Intern
Assist the director and staff to plan NACLA events and assist the Circulation and Outreach coordinator with ad outreach. Tasks include: researching and booking rental spaces, food vendors, equipment; preparing budgets; outreach to partners to promote events; coordinating list management; working at events; outreach to sell print and online ads. Strong intpersonal, organizational, and event planning skills and an ability to multitask is required.
To apply: Send cover letter and resume to anila(@)nacla.org. No calls please.

Social Media Intern
Assist editorial and administrative staff in doing more social media outreach to relevant publications, organizations and bloggers. Tasks include: posting daily updates of NACLA articles, blogs and events; driving more traffic to the NACLA website; recruiting more followers for NACLA on Facebook, Twitter, Google +, and other social media platforms; monitoring and responding to web comments; posting comments on other relevant sites to encourage more communication; assisting in developing an overall web marketing strategy for NACLA's Report and archive. Knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese is helpful.
To apply: Send cover letter and resume to kyle(@)nacla.org. No calls please.

*Please note that all NACLA internships are unpaid.


Cover Spring 2013NACLA is 20% funded by your subscriptions. Please help us keep producing our award-winning journalism by subscribing now or by getting a gift subscription for your friends!


Donate

Do you like what  you are reading? Donate today to ensure that we can keep bringing you the reliable news and analysis you value.Donate

Visit NACLA on Facebook!


Visit The NACLA Store to purchase back issues of the Report, books, and more! All purchases are tax-free and proceeds go directly back into supporting our mission.


Twitter

Did you know NACLA has gained over 150 new Twitter followers in the last three months alone? Find out why everyone is tuning in by following us un Twitter!