Friday, October 27, 2006

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!