Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas speaks at UC Berkeley in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution February 3, 2010

Mexican political leader Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas speaks at UC Berkeley in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution

BERKELEY - To commemorate the bicentennial of Mexican Independence and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution, the Center for Latin American Studies at UC Berkeley presents the first lecture in its series highlighting the triumph and enduring challenges of Mexican Independence and the Revolution.

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas will deliver a lecture on Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at 7:00 PM on the promise and legacy of the Mexican Revolution. Referencing historical figures and events in Mexico's history over the last century, Mr. Cárdenas will also address Mexico's present challenges.

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas is president of the Fundación para la Democracia in Mexico. He is one of the founders of the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) and served as mayor of Mexico City from 1997-99. The son of Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, Mr. Cárdenas was a candidate in the 1988 presidential election in Mexico.

Mr. Cárdenas is a visiting professor in UC Berkeley’s Department of
Geography and will be hosted by the Center for Latin American Studies during the spring 2010 semester.

Please note the event location has been changed to:
2050 Valley Life Sciences Building, Chan Shun Auditorium, UC Berkeley. (http://berkeley.edu/map/maps/CD34.html)

You may submit a question online to Mr. Cardenas for this event. Selected questions will be asked by the moderator. Please keep all questions brief and to a single topic and send them to Beth Perry at
maperry(at)berkeley.edu.

Please see the Center for Latin American Studies' website, http://clas.berkeley.edu for more information about this event.