Of the photos in the exhibit, the story of Ieisha Evans peacefully protesting the death of Alton Sterling, shot at point-blank range by police officers in Louisiana, on July 5, 2016, is one of the most powerful
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Founded in 1977 as the Newcomers Club, the IWC is a nonprofit social and service organization made up of mostly foreigners living in Mexico
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Monday’s election required three voting rounds before Piña earned the six out of 11 votes she needed to take the SCJN presidency
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By ENRIQUE KRAUZE It was not through some miracle, but rather because thanks to the efforts and sacrifices of generations, that Mexico has, successively, evolved as a theocratic, monarchical, viceroyalty, caudillism, dictatorial, revolutionary, revolutionary-institutional, and, finally today, a democratic state. Very soon, it may cease to be just that. It is sad, but perhaps understandable, that Mexico’s new generations are
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Bridging the Gap in Gender Equality
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BY JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE Some cultural time-honored traditions bring a smile and involve photos: that first day of kindergarten, leaving the house for prom night or an engagement proposal. But Mexico has one that only stirs up images of pain and struggle for college students: the writing and approval of a graduation dissertation. The paper is actually called a
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Thumbs Down to Femicides
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS For years — 131 years, to be exact — Palacio de Hierro (which was originally known as Las Fábricas de Francia) has been the gold standard of haute couture in Mexico, offering the finest styles from Europe and the rest of the world, while at the same time promoting and showcasing up-and-coming national designers. Even for those
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By KELIN DILLON On Wednesday, Sept. 7, Mexico’s Third District Judge in Administrative Matters of Mexico City, Yadira Medina Alcántara, enacted a nationwide amparo (legal injunction) to restore the country’s Full-Time Schools program (ETC), which was controversially ended in anticipation of the implementing the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) led government’s The School is Ours (LEEN) initiative by the end of
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO Falling just one day short of Mexico’s National Independence Day celebrations, the monthly general meeting of the International Women’s Club (IWC) on Wednesday, Sept. 14, will spotlight the nation’s history and the importance of the country’s 1810 independence from Spain. The meeting, which is open to both members and nonmembers for a nominal fee, will be held
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