Marquette – Northern Michigan University’s International Education Week (IEW) will present Adonna Rometo of biology with “Empowering Communities: Raised Garden Beds and a Women’s Sewing Cooperative as Agents of Change in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico” on Tuesday, November 18 at 3 p.m. in room 1209 of the New Science Facility.
The Colonia Panfilo Natera, once a municipal garbage dump, is home to thousands of impoverished Mexicans who migrated from central Mexico to this border town to work in factories for $3-$5 a day. Living in cardboard shacks on garbage-laden dirt, the community endures great hardship, but these two projects are aimed at improving their quality of life.
IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education to recognize the benefits of international education and exchange. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the NMU international programs office at 227-2510.
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