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Beyond the Border

Seminar for Educators: December 17-21, 2011

The Border Studies Travel Seminar for Educators brings together educators-- professors, teachers, students of education, education administrators, and religious educators-- from around the U.S. to participate in experiential education along the border. Participate in cultural exchanges and role playing activities, learn about education legislation, and network with other educators to brainstorm how to address immigration in the classroom. Click on the flyer for more details.

Copper Canyon: April 6-14, 2012; Fall 2012

The Copper Canyon travel seminar brings together individuals from around the U.S. to participate in an educational travel seminar in northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Learn about the colonial history of Mexico, discuss indigenous rights and the impacts of tourism on communities, and visit with local artisan cooperatives. Click on the flyer for more details.

Sustainable Futures: May 11-18, 2012; Fall 2012

Food and migration--what's the connection? Join individuals from around the U.S. in an experiential education trip to Alamos, Sonora, Mexico that explores questions of sustainability and its connections to migration, social justice, the environment, and the U.S.-Mexico border. Visit local farms, learn about the industrial food system and alternatives, experience Mexican culture through local meals, and explore your personal connections to food. Click on the flyer for more details.

Chiapas: Oct. 27-Nov. 5, 2012; April 2013

Journey to the southern Mexican state of Chiapas to explore current immigration issues and to learn how to accompany communities and groups fighting for justice in one of the poorest states in Mexico. Meet with fair trade activists and community advocates, visit rural communities organizing for sustainability, and hear from human rights organizations raising awareness internationally about human rights abuses.