TRAVEL TO ARGENTINA DURING THE BREAK - TAKE COURSES AT THE MADRES UNIVERSITY

ORGANIZE A GROUP, TAKE YOUR STUDENTS OR JOIN EXISTING GROUPS TO TRAVEL TO ARGENTINA DURING THE BREAK - TAKE COURSES AT THE MADRES UNIVERSITY


Recruit your own group (students, faculty, members, etc.) and Join us during your school break at the UMPM. Just send us an email or give us a call with the dates you're free to travel and the kind of group you might be able to recruit. We will help you organize the entire trip. We will send you the specific program of activities for the dates of your travel, applications for registration, the information and instructions about tuition costs, and all other pertinent information.

The University of the Madres of Plaza de Mayo is the progressive academic arm of the Association Madres de Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Madres are the premier human rights organization in Latin America.

This year is the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Madres Association. Students and faculty should not miss this historic opportunity to meet, learn and work together with the Madres as they open their doors to foreign students. In addition to short term and intensive class work, the university's faculty will also take students to meet and interact with the Madres large network of community organizations. Studentgs will have the opportunity to engage in a multitude of academic, cultural, social, ecological and fun activities. Buenos Aires is a cultural capital in Latin America, often dubbed "the Paris of Latin America".


The Madres U. offers workshops and seminars in human rights, social justice, critical history and politics of Latin America, urban studies and community development, psychology, gender studies, philosophy, journalism and more. The classes are scheduled to coincide with your school breaks (Spring, Winter and Summer). Classes are taught by some of the most outstanding faculty and intellectuals of Argentina and Latin America. (Spanish is not required. We offer simultaneous translations)

The tuition includes all the courses and all the field trips. Tuition also includes room and board for the entire period. Please write to us (CDPA@cdpa-americas.org) or call us at 914-833-7787 for more detalied group registration information.

If you are a GROUP-LEADER, (someone able to put together a group of 18 participants), we are able to offer you a 50% discount in the cost of tuition and room and board.

Please write to us at CDPA@cdpa-americas.org or call us at 914-833-7787 or 914-439-7731 if you need more information. We'd be happy to visit your campus to talk to students and faculty about this outstanding opportunity.

Nos Vemos en la Universidad de Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo!

ANNOUNCING THE VISIT OF THE MADRES DE PLAZA DE MAYO TO THE US - JANUARY 20-30, 2007

Community Development Partners For The Americas (CDPA: CDPA@cdpa-americas.org) is honored to bring to the US, the President of the Madres of Plaza de Mayo, Ms. Hebe de Bonafini. Hebe, accompanied by other members of the Association, will visit the US for the purpose of speaking at colleges and schools and to meet American human rights and social justice activists. The visit is scheduled for January 20-30, 2007. CDPA also expects to use the visit, likely the last ever for Hebe, as a means to raise much needed funds on behalf of the Madres.
If you would like to schedule a visit of the Madres to your school, please write to us very soon at CDPA@cdpa-americas.org or call us at 914-833-7787, cell 914-439-7731. As part of the Madres' appearance, we will need the assistance of student volunteers to help organize different events on campus. The Madres desperately need to raise funds to insure the continuation of their struggle for human rights and social justice during this time of change throughout the continent. We need volunteers to establish organizing committees to schedule and coordinate all the reception activities on campus. It is important that the academic and the general public be made aware of the issues, the history and the philosophy of the Madres and that in that context we help to insure the survival of the organization and its many projects.
Please review, fill and submit to us the following application:
Thank you!







REQUEST FOR SCHEDULING A VISIT BY THE MADRES DE PLAZA DE MAYO:
Please complete the following information and email back to us at CDPA@cdpa-americas.org.

Important Note: Please know that we are looking for activities that will help bring the Madres message to a wide audience and for the opportunity to raise a certain amount of funds on behalf of the Madres free University. Please consider activities that will involve the wider school community and if feasible, the larger community as well. We will do all we can from here to help you organize a fruitful visit by the Madres of Plaza de Mayo.

University/Institution Information

Name of Contact:
Title:
Institution:
Email:
Phone:
Institution’s Address:

Preferred date for the Madres Visit: (chose from January 21 to January 29, 2007):
Time of Day:

Activities Planned:

Talk in front of students:
(Number of students projected to attend)
Talk in front of faculty:
Meetings with selected groups and/or individuals
Interviews: (press, radio, TV)
Other:

Venues for activities: (please describe the location where the activities will take place and what equipment and facilities you will be able to make available for the event)

Activities related to Fundraising opportunities:

University / Institution wide reception:
Performances / exhibits / sales:
Other:

(details will be discussed later)


Costs and Honoraria:

The Madres of Plaza de Mayo will require that your school/institution cover the following two related costs.
1. Travel expenses from and to New York: (5 person group). Depending on the distance this might entail a car rental or airplane tickets.
2. Honoraria: The basic honoraria the university pays for distinguished guest speakers.
Please add any comments, questions, or suggestions. We want to work with you to insure a successful visit and we thank you for you interest in human rights and social justice throughout Latin America and the world.