Foro Urgente, Understanding the Humanitarian Crisis on the Border: Roots and Responses Thursday, Sept. 4 5:00 p.m. Texas Union Building (UNB) Santa Rita Suite 3.502 2400 Guadalupe St.

Understanding the Humanitarian Crisis on the Border: Roots and Responses Thursday, Sept. 4 5:00 p.m. Texas Union Building (UNB) Santa Rita Suite 3.502 2400 Guadalupe St. See map This Foro Urgente, or Urgent Forum, is a panel discussion and community forum addressing the humanitarian crisis on the U.S.–Mexico border, with a focus on understanding the transnational factors behind the crisis, its potential impact on U.S.–Central America relations, and its effects on populations on both sides of the border. The forum will also explore state and federal government responses to the crisis and the efforts of local organizations to advocate for immigrants who are detained. 5:00 – 6:45 p.m. Panel Moderator: John Burnett, National Public Radio journalist Panelists: ·         Denise Gilman, Co-Director, Immigration Clinic, The University of Texas School of Law ·         Father Ismael Moreno, SJ, Director of Radio Progresso and the Team for Reflection, Research, and Communication of Honduras ·         Jerry Patterson, Texas Land Commissioner ·         Marlene Guerrero Chávez, Human Rights Coalition of South Texas ·         Alfonso Gonzales, Assistant Professor, UT's Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and Dept. of Mexican American and Latino Studies 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Community Forum Local organizations will share information about the short- and long-term initiatives that they are implementing to advocate for the communities affected. 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. Public Reception Sponsors LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, the Department of Mexican American and Latino Studies, and the Graduate School at The University of Texas at Austin Space is limited; audience admitted on a first come, first served basis.

For more details, contact Paloma Diaz <p.diaz@austin.utexas.edu> or visit these links Facebook page LLILAS website