Area students and educators will have a special opportunity to learn more about issues affecting the border region from Cuauhtémoc Cardenas Solórzano, a prominent Mexican politician and past presidential candidate, during an Open Forum and Roundtable Discussion at Laredo Community College on Monday, April 25.
Students
and educators from LCC, TAMIU, area school districts and Nuevo Laredo are
invited to attend Cardenas’ special presentation at 6 p.m. in the Guadalupe and
Lilia Martinez Fine Arts Center theater. Admission is free with a valid school
ID card. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
A noted civil engineer in Mexico, Cardenas will share “A Vision for Mexico in the 21st Century” with unique insights on the petroleum industry and current affairs affecting the U.S.-Mexico border region.
Doors open at 5:15 p.m. for the audience to submit questions in writing for consideration during the forum.
“This is a special opportunity for students to learn more about issues relevant to the border region from a well-known Mexican leader and past presidential candidate,” LCC President Dr. Ramon Dovalina said. A school ID will be needed to attend the free lecture. For more information about the evening presentation, call the LCC Community Relations Department at 721-5812.
Cardenas also will be featured in a noon fund-raiser on April 25 at La Posada Hotel for community and business leaders. Event proceeds will benefit the LCC Phi Theta Kappa and Honors program. Individual and group seating for the fund-raiser is available by calling 721-5812.
Cardenas has been involved in numerous professional and technical activities related to his civil engineering profession. Beginning in the 1960s to the present, Cardenas has led an active role in Mexican politics. He has held the positions of senator and governor for the state of Michoacan and has served as a Mexican presidential candidate for the Frente Democratico Nacional in 1987, and the Partido de la Revolucion Democratica (PRD) in 1993 and 1999. Cardenas also served a two-year term as mayor of Mexico City in 1997.
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