EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: April 11, 2015

EVENT: In September last year, 43 students from a rural college in Mexico disappeared after protesting against the government. Their parents are marching across the U.S. asking for them to be returned alive. Four events have been scheduled in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti as part of the movement. The events will be in Spanish with English translation provided.

• 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Ayotzinapa families share their stories and struggle for justice. Followed by a press conference. Harlan Hatcher Library, Room 100, 913 South University Ave., Ann Arbor.
• 1:30-4:30 p.m. Caminata to Ypsilanti. Walk in solidarity from the Hatcher Library on U-M’s campus to the First Congregational United Church in Ypsilanti. Dress appropriately for the walk and the weather, and bring water and snacks.
• 4:30-6 p.m. Families share their work and struggle for justice with the community. First Congregational United Church, 218 North Adams St., Ypsilanti.
• 6:30-8 p.m. Ypsilanti community conversations for Ayotzinapa. Families from Mexico and Washtenaw County hold a prayer vigil. Held in Spanish without translation at Arbor Meadows, 5229 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti.

SPONSORS: Michigan Solidarity Network with Mexico, with the support of the U-M Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, U-M Latina/o Studies Program, U-M departments of Comparative Literature, English, Philosophy, Romance Languages and Literature, among others.

INFORMATION: myumi.ch/aM5Ga