Chiapas benefit in 1 week

12th Bi-Annual 5-Cs Chiapas Support Committee

Benefit Dinner

Join us for some great Mexican food, entertainment and information
session on the Chiapas' social movement that has been expanding in
Chiapas, Mexico for the last 20 years.

Chiapas Support Committee Mission Statement: The Chiapas Support
Committee was founded in 1995 to educate the surrounding community about
the human rights situation in Chiapas, Mexico, where descendants of the
Mayan Indians were asking for solutions to their situation of poverty,
the need for self government, and human rights. Our mission is still
true today. The Chiapas Support Committee annually sends delegations of
students to Chiapas to participate as human rights observers. In
conjunction with Fray Bartolome de las Casas, a human rights center in
San Cristobal de las Casas (city in Chiapas, Mexico), students travel to
indigenous communities in Chiapas, gaining hands-on experience in human
rights work. These students will experience the effects of power
relations, environmental degradation, and how Chiapas associates to the
international community. This group is not alone in its efforts; it is
part of a greater international effort to ensure that all are empowered
with the ability to act out against human rights violations. It is the
obligation of these participants to bring back their experiences from
their trips to educate and inform the greater college community of the
Claremont Colleges.

Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: Gold Student Center, Pitzer College

Tickets: Will be sold at all dining halls:

Students - $5

Staff - $7

Faculty - $10

For more information email Yvonne Olivares at yvonne_olivares@pitzer.edu
or email Randy Gomez at
rgomez@pitzer.edu