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The Rothko Chapel presents the Rothko Chapel Fall Speaker Series: Juarez a Killing Field:  Murder City - Charles Bowden, Tuesday, October 5 at 7pm.

Our fall series continues with three lectures on the roots of violence in Ciudad Juárez, where 1,900 people have been murdered so far this year. We have invited three pre-eminent analysts of the political, social and economic context of the violence and the impact it is having on the people living in border region.

Schedule of Lectures:
October 5: Charles Bowden, author of Murder City: Ciudad Juárez and the Global Economy's New Killing Field

October 12: Cecillia Ballí, professor of anthropolgy at University of Texas, Austin

October 19: Alfredo Corchado, Mexico Bureau Chief, Dallas Morning News

There have been thousands of murders in Juárez, Mexico and nearby cities bordering the United States, and an escalation in the violence over the past three years. Issues facing U.S. border cities include the presence of drug cartels and their business infrastructure, the increasing presence of U.S. security and law enforcement, and the migration of Mexicans who are fleeing the violence. This series goes beyond the headlines to reveal the challenging realities in Mexico and the implications for the United States. Programs on October 5, 12, and 19 feature three prominent journalists and authors who address different aspects of border violence.

“Murder City”
Charles Bowden, Author
Tuesday, October 5, 7pm

Charles Bowden (pictured) writes and talks frankly about the brutal violence in the Mexican city Juárez, which borders El Paso, Texas. His latest book, Murder City: Ciudad Juárez and the Global Economy’s New Killing Fields, looks at the life of three people in the city over the course of one year.

Bowden has written about the city for over fifteen years, and his work has been published by Harper’s, The New York Times, Esquire, and Mother Jones Magazine.

The Rothko Chapel is funded in party by a grant from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.