JP Forum: The Right to Stay Home: How US Policy Drives Mexican Migration

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As the debate over immigration continues to polarize, come hear about an entirely different perspective on the issue – the migrant’s.

The Right to Stay Home: How US Policy Drives Mexican Migration

A Book talk with award-winning photojournalist, author and immigrants’ rights activist David Bacon.

Presented as part of JP Reads 2013 focus on immigration, www.jpreads.org.

Monday, September 16th, 7pm
First Church JP, 6 Eliot St (map)
RSVP on Facebook or by email

InThe Right to Stay Home, journalist David Bacon tells the story of the growing resistance of Mexican communities. Bacon shows how immigrantcommunities are fighting back—envisioning a world in which migration isn’t forced by poverty or environmental destruction, and people are guaranteed the “right to stay home.” In addition to incisive reporting, eleven narratives are included, giving readers the chance to hear the voices of activists themselves, as they reflect on their experiences, analyze the complexities of their realities, and affirm their vision for a better world.

“David Bacon’s work reminds us that migration has a profound impact on the places migrants leave from, just as surely as it does on the places they go to. He argues persuasively that the right NOT to migrate cannot be divorced from the immigrant rights. He fleshes that out with chilling stories about the reality of NAFTA, what NAFTA has enabled multinational companies to do in Mexico, and what that means for migration. The heart of David Bacon’s whole body of work is in human stories, and this book validates its ideas with vivid testimony, in their own words, from those most affected.”

—John W. Wilhelm, President, UNITEHERE!

Interested in learning more before the event? Check out our Co-sponsors: MataHari: Eye of the Day and JP Reads

Also, see these great organizations for more information or see how you can take action: MIRA (Massachussetts Immigration and Refugee Advocacy) Coalition, Community Change, Student Immigration Movement and the Center to Support Immigrant Organizing.

 

El Derecho de Permanecer en Casa: Como las Políticas Estadounidenses Fomentan la inmigración Mejicana

Una conversación con el celebrado fotógrafo, periodista, autor y activista de derechos de inmigrantes  David Bacon

En El Derecho de Permanecer en Casa, el periodista David Bacon cuenta la historia de un movimiento de resistencia en comunidades Mejicanas.Bacon muestra como comunidades de inmigrantes están luchando – imaginando un mundo en el que la inmigración no es fomentada por pobreza o destrucción del medio ambiente, y todos tienen el “derecho de permanecer en casa.” Además de ser un reporte agudo, este libro incluye once historias que le permiten al lector escuchar las voces de los activistas mismos, quienes reflexionan en sus experiencias, analizan las complejidades de sus realidades y afirman sus visiones de un mundo mejor.

Esta reunión será conducida en INGLES con traducción simultanea a ESPAÑOL.