Nov. 21, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Aimée Williams
408-761-2949
aimee.m.williams@gmail.com
not.one.more@gmail.com
Cal Poly Senior to Host Awareness Event Nov. 28
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Cal Poly communication studies senior Aimée Williams will host “¡Ni Una Más! (Not One More): End Femicide in Juárez and Chihuahua, México,” an awareness event, Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. in Chumash Auditorium.
The event includes a keynote address by Williams on femicide in Juárez and Chihuahau, Mexico, clips from the documentary film “Señorita Extraviada,” as well as opportunities for attendees to sign Amnesty International's petition to Mexican Ambassador Carlos Alberto de Icaza asking for justice in Juárez and Chihuahua. Participants can also donate money to Casa Amiga, the only rape crisis center in Juárez.
The same day, at noon, a pre-event discussion on the same topic will be part of Soup and Substance in Chumash Auditorium. The event gives students and community members an opportunity to learn more about the subject while enjoying a hot lunch.
Sixteen year ago, the first body of a missing Juárez woman was discovered. To date 400 bodies have been found in Juárez and Chihuahua, and the violence continues. According to the Washington Office on Latin America, female students and factory workers are abducted, held captive for days, subjected to torture, humiliation, sexual violence and ultimately murdered.
Williams is hosting the event to bring awareness about the plight of women in Juárez and Chihuahua as part of her senior project.
For more information about the event or Williams’ project, contact her at 408-761-2949, aimee.m.williams@gmail.com or visit not.one.more@gmail.com.
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