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Ni Una Más: Seeking Justice for Femicide in Mexico Through Poetry, Journalism, and Law (English/Español)

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November 20, 2020 | 5:00 AM
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When they first arrived in Tijuana in the winter, they didn’t have jobs, and Daysi and Jimmy slept in parks and on floors and begged for money. Recently, Daysi made the heartbreaking decision to send Jimmy to live with relatives and attend school near Washington, D.C. She hopes they'll be reunited one day. Image by Erika Schultz. Mexico, 2019.
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In Tijuana, a man walks at sunrise along the border fence where it meets the Pacific Ocean. Image by Erika Schultz. Mexico, 2019.
In Tijuana, a man walks at sunrise along the border fence where it meets the Pacific Ocean. Image by Erika Schultz. Mexico, 2019.

Join a virtual conversation on Thursday, November 19, at 6:00pm PST/9:00pm EST with Washington state Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna, Justicia para Nuestras Hijas founder Norma Ledezma Ortega, and Seattle Times visual journalists Corinne Chin and Erika Schultz focused on the missing and murdered women of Mexico. ProPublica investigative journalist Vianna Davila will moderate.

Chin and Schultz–inspired by Castro Luna's book Killing Marías–traveled to Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to report on violence against women on the U.S.-Mexico border. The award-winning Disappearing Daughters uses photos and video poetry to highlight the community of resilient mothers seeking justice for missing and murdered women.

Ledezma Ortega will share her experiences as a lawyer fighting for justice for her daughter, Paloma, and other missing women in Mexico. Castro Luna will read selections from Killing Marías and talk about her inspiration for the poem. 

Chin and Schultz, International Women's Media Foundation Adelante fellows and Pulitzer Center journalist grantees, will share their photos, video stories, and experiences from Juárez. A Q&A will follow the presentation.

This online virtual event will be simultaneously broadcast in English and in Spanish. It will be co-presented by The Seattle Times, the International Women's Media Foundation, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, and Elliott Bay Book Company, with support from Humanities Washington.

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