Cipriana Jurado has worked as a human rights defender in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, for over 20 years.

Cipriana has advocated for labor rights for women and economic and environmental justice, founding the Center for Information and Solidarity for Working Women. She has traveled to several countries representing CISO in meetings for human rights, climate change, gender issues, femicide, labor rights, and sustainable development programs for small farmers and environmental justice.

Come hear Cipriana tell her story on Wednesday, June 30, 2010

6-7:30pm

National Museum of Mexican Art (1852 W 19th Street in Pilsen)

This presentation is in conjunction with the Rastros y Crónicas: Women of Juarez exhibition that will be open to provide cultural context for the political and social climate of Juarez.

About the Sor Juana Performing Arts Festival: This tribute to Mexican women is an annual multi-disciplinary festival that honors one of Mexico's greatest writers, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a 17th century nun that valued the education of women. Sor Juana was a celebrated playwright and poet in her own time and is considered to be the first feminist in the Americas. Through this unique festival, we celebrate Sor Juana and pay tribute to the rich artistic accomplishments of Mexican women from Mexico and the United States.