College plays host to photo exhibit
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What does this number mean to you?
Four hundred represents the number of women that have died to date in Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico. Most of the women worked in factories and walked long distances to and from work in areas that lacked proper street lighting and/or security.
Since 1993, 400 women in Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua, Mexico, bordering El Paso have been reported missing or found dead. In a significant number of cases, the women suffer a brutal and torturous death. The families of the victims have refused to be quiet about the needless loss of their loved ones and continue, alongside activists from across the world, to seek justice and solutions to the issue of femicide (Amnesty International, 2007).
Collin College’s Counseling Services is partnering with LULAC to raise awareness about this violence by sponsoring a powerful photo exhibit depicting this femicide. The photo exhibit will tour Collin College on Nov. 6-7, Nov. 15, Nov. 20 and Nov. 27-28. Click here for specific dates, times and locations. In addition, there will be panel discussions about violence against women throughout the exhibit tour. Watch your e-mail for dates, times, and locations for panel discussions.
Violence does not discriminate; it impacts people from all cultures. A petition will be available during the photo exhibit for participants to sign. The petition will be sent to Amnesty International where it will be used to urge action on the part or government officials in Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico.
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