This year's Campus Community Book Project is The Devil's Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea. All events are open to the public, and all except the author's Nov. 28 evening talk are free. The book project is sponsored by the Office of Campus Community Relations.
Oct. 12 -- "Mexico-U.S. Migration: Changing the Economies of Rural Mexico and Rural America," Philip Martin, Agricultural and Resource Economics. 12:10-1:30 p.m., MUII, Memorial Union.
Oct. 16 -- "Impact of Immigration on ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Today: Immigrant Students' Stories." 5:30-7:30 p.m., MUII.
Oct. 17 -- "Migration and NAFTA: Who Pays the Price of Free Trade?" David Bacon, photographer and author. 12:10-1:30 p.m., Cabernet Room, Silo.
Oct. 18 -- Book discussion with James Smith, law. 12:10-1:30 p.m., ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Bookstore.
Oct. 19 -- "Border Control: A Photo Essay," Francisco J. Dominguez, 12:10-1:30 p.m., MUII.
Ongoing photo exhibits
"The Immigrants' Rights Movement" is on display through Dec. 7 on the first floor of Shields Library, and "Border Control," is on display at the Pence Gallery, 212 D St., Davis, through Nov. 28. Both feature Francisco J. Dominguez's work.
Author's visit
Nov. 28 -- Panel discussion on immigration policy and enforcement. Set to join Urrea are Miroslava Chavez-Garcia, professor, Chicana/o Studies; Philip Martin, professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics; Julia Mendoza, School of Law's Immigration Clinic; and Ralph Ogden, sheriff, Yuma County, Ariz. 4-5:15 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. Free.
Nov. 28 -- Author's talk, 8-9:30 p.m., Jackson Hall. Tickets required; they are available for purchase through the Mondavi Center box office, (530) 754-2787 or (866) 754-2787, or . Book signing scheduled from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Complete schedule
Media Resources
Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu