Social Justice & Peace Conference 2013

Mission Statement

The UTPA Department of Criminal Justice is sponsoring an event to promote human rights, social justice and peace. The goal of this conference/exhibition is to engage the students, the community, and the faculty in a dialogue about social problems which affect our lives here on the border, physically and metaphorically.  Not only do we want to raise social consciousness, we want to provide an avenue for discussing solutions to these problems. The purpose of this conference is to provide a safe space for dialogue and protest. Activists, scholars and campus organizations are invited to share their struggles, as well as their visions for a better future, including solutions we can implement as individuals.

Social Justice & Peace Conference

Kidnappings & the Missing
on the U.S./Mexico Border

April 23, 2013
@ the UTPA Ballroom
9AM-8PM

Free & Open to the Public
 
Conference Organizer:
Rosy Nyima Resendiz, Ph.D.

The UTPA Department of Criminal Justice is hosting their Social Justice & Peace Conference: Kidnappings on the U.S./Mexico Border and would like to extend an invitation to the UTPA and Rio Grande Valley community. We have experts from the field, as well as victims/survivors speaking out on their experiences.

We are featuring a documentary “Kidnappings: Expect the Unexpected,” which has been written, directed and produced by Carlos C. Campbell, an expert in the field.

WWW.KIDNAPPINGFILMS.COM

Carlos Campbell will be present at the conference and will be accompanied by his associate Rich Roth. Both Campbell and Roth are currently working on a second documentary on border kidnappings. Rich Roth is Executive Director of Counter Technology, Inc: Better Security Thru Knowledge.

WWW.COUNTERTECH.COM

Conference Schedule (Pdf)