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The Rothko Chapel presents the Rothko Chapel Fall Speaker Series: Juarez a Killing Field:  City of Death; City of Hope - Dr. Cecilia Balli, (pictured), Tuesday, October 12 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.

“City of Death; City of Hope”
Dr. Cecilia Balli, Journalist
Tuesday, October 12, 7pm

Dr. Cecilia Balli, a senior editor of Texas Monthly and an assistant professor of anthropology at The University of Texas, is writing a book on the violence toward young girls and women in Ciudad Juárez. A graduate of Stanford and Rice Universities, where she was awarded a Ph.D., she has lived and worked in Brownsville, Texas.

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