Victim Activists in Mexico Social and Political Mobilization amid Extreme Violence and Disappearance

Professor Alexandra Délano Alonso will engage authors Yael Siman and Matthew Hone in a conversation about their new book, Victim Activists in Mexico: Social and Political Mobilization amid Extreme Violence and Disappearances. Amid the extreme violence that plagues Mexico, enforced disappearances have surged, exacerbated by systemic macro-criminality and widespread impunity. Families of the disappeared face nearly insurmountable challenges. Yet a robust movement has emerged, led predominantly by courageous relatives—primarily mothers—who have become victim-activists. Prof Alexandra Délano Alonso, Professor of Politics and Global Studies (The New School), and Profs Yael Siman (Iberoamericana University) and Matthew Hone (Stockton University) will discuss grassroots struggles for justice and the many forms of resistance these families have developed.