To bring awareness to the tragedies occurring in Juárez, Mexico, the College of Arts and Sciences will present a screening of Bordertown as part of the free D3: Dinner and Discussion at Drexel series tonight, May 12, 2010 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the University Club, MacAlister Hall sixth floor (32nd and Chestnut Streets).

Starring Jennifer Lopez and Antonio Banderas, Bordertown is based on a true story surrounding the multiple murders of young women in Juárez, Mexico. The movie follows the efforts of an American journalist (Lopez) and Mexican newspaper editor (Banderas) as they try to identify at least one of the Juárez murderers. Dinner and a discussion facilitated by CoAS faculty will follow the movie.

All students are invited to attend this lively, informal conversation over dinner.

This event is part of Ni Una Mas- The Juárez Murders (Not One More), a powerful Drexel-wide collaboration between academic, student and institutional departments intended to raise awareness about gender violence and, in particular, crimes against women in Juárez. The cornerstone of Ni Una Mas is an art exhibition featuring more than 70 works by 20 international artists, including Yoko Ono, Kiki Smith, Nancy Spero, Irish activist painter Brian Maguire and local artists Arlene Love and Jen Blazina. The exhibition will be held in the new home of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design’s Leonard Pearlstein Gallery (3401 Filbert Street) Saturday, May 15 through Friday, July 16.

For more information about the D3, contact Amy Weaver at amw55@drexel.edu.

These are very good to go to. I’m sad that this is the first one in about a year.