Admission is FREE and open to the public. 
Please RSVP by Friday, June 26 to info@insightartsliberation.org

“Creatively Engaging in Progressive Social Movements: Critical and Meaningful Lenses on Immigration” is a forum bringing together the dynamic work of award winning documentary filmmaker Marcela Morán, the Latino Union of Chicago and immigration activists and artists in a discussion on im/migration and how artists contribute to the struggle. 

Casa del Migrante is a documentary short dealing with human rights violations toward Central American migrants traveling through Mexico. At Casa del Migrante Nazareth, a migrant shelter in the border town of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, we hear first hand accounts of the migrant’s plight. Through interviews we learn about the migrants’ travels to the US/Mexico border, their encounters with Mexican authorities, and their hopes and dreams for a future in the United States. Central American migrants report being in constant danger; many report abuses committed by Mexican authorities during their journey. “Casa Del Migrante” was shot entirely in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, the Mexican border city that not long ago fell victim to a surge of drug related violent crimes. (10 minutes, Morán). 

The screening of Morán's film, "Casa del Migrante," will follow a roundtable discussion about im/migration issues including routes of migration, the Casa del Migrante in Latin America, and immigrant struggles from local to global perspectives. 

Panelists will include local Chicago activists and artists including Jhonathan F. Gómez, Father Claudio Holzer, Luis Juarez, Marcela Morán, Nicole Marroquin and Juan R. Villalobos.  A Q&A with Morán will also follow the screening. 

The forum is a collaborative project presented by Insight Arts and the Latino Union of Chicago.  This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Art Education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 

For more information call (773) 338-5933