Mexico
Grand Rapidians celebrate Day of the Dead
by Roberta King (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 10-27-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Day of the Dead, despite its somber name, is a big, colorful and fun celebration of life. Each year on November 1 to 2, Mexicans, Mexican Americans and an increasing number of everyone else enjoy remembering loved ones who have died. Eva...
Voces exhibition honors the dead and challenges viewers
by Nancy Lautenbach (nlautenbach)
Submitted 11-24-2010 under OPINION
Voces ("Voices"), a solo exhibition by Mandy Cano Villalobos, addresses the mass femicide in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. Femicide is historically defined as the systematic killing of women by men simply because they are women. In Ciudad...
Filmmaker and Human Rights Activist Barbara Martinez Jitner Speaks at GRCC Diversity Lecture Series
by Laura Chittenden (Laura Chittenden)
Submitted 11-17-2010 under NEWS
Barbara Martinez Jitner drew a significant crowd to her lecture on Wednesday night, Oct 20. From the stage of the Fountain Street Church (24 Fountain NE), Jitner shed light on the situation of young female Mexican factory workers that have been...
Local artist invites you into the living room of an immigrant family
by Lindsay McHolme (lindsmcholme)
Submitted 06-07-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Mandy Burrow, a local artist and art professor at Calvin College, seeks to foster an exchange between United States natives and immigrants in her current installation, "Americans." "Americans" invites viewers into the recreated living rooms of three...Radical Journalist John Ross Speaks in Grand Rapids
by Nick Manes (nickmanes)
Submitted 03-25-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Radical journalist, poet, and activist John Ross spoke at Trinity Church on Lake Drive on Wednesday night. Mr Ross was born in the U.S. but has lived in Mexico City since 1985. He has written extensively about immigration reform, both the Mexican...
