Almost 2,000 miles from the Unites States-Mexico border, The Ohio State University and the greater-Columbus community may seem distanced from the politics of the borderlands. Yet, we are greatly impacted by these politics in many ways, and members of our community live in borderlands right here in Ohio.

At the Bringing the Border to Columbus virtual symposium, academics, activists, artists and community members are teaming up to bring to light how the policies in these borderlands have direct impacts on the lives of our immigrant neighbors, colleagues, family members, friends and those who must reside under the protection of sanctuary. 

We will use art and scholarship to interrogate the politics of south-to-north migrations in the United States-Mexico borderlands and the deaths and disappearances that result from U.S. immigration policies. 

Bringing the Border to Columbus is co-organized by Victor Espinosa (Sociology-Newark) and Danielle Schoon (NELC)

All events are free and open to the public

Schedule of Events

• APRIL 12-16 | HOSTILE TERRAIN 94 (HT94): ART INSTALLATION
  In person: Ohio State Hopkins Hall Gallery, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
  Virtual: Stream the documentary film, Border South, anytime
   
• MONDAY, APRIL 12
  10 a.m. | Opening Ceremony: Coffee and Conversation
  1:30-3 p.m. | On Board(Hers) Goes Global: Presentation and Workshop
   
• TUESDAY, APRIL 13
  12:30-2:30 pm | Borderlands in Columbus: Sanctuary Roundtable and Fundraiser
   
• WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
  10-11 :30 am | Workshop in Creative Self Care for Community Leaders
  2-3:30 p.m. | The Human Cost of Immigration Policy: Conversation with Douglas Massey
  4-5 p.m. | Performance/Borderlands: Embodied Futurism and Surrealism
   
• THURSDAY, APRIL 15
  11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Undocumented Americans: Conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
  2-3:30 p.m. | Art and Activism: Conversation with Tanya Aguiniga and Jackie Amezquita
   
• FRIDAY, APRIL 16
  1-2:30 p.m. | Performing Ourselves, Performing Our Histories: Latinx Stories of a Pandemia
  4:30-6 p.m. | Keynote by Robin Reineke: Re-Membering the Missing and Dead Along the U.S-Mexico Border

Accessibility

If you have questions or require an accommodation, such as live captioning or interpretation, to participate in these events, email Event Coordinator Melissa Rodriguez (rodriguez.796@osu.edu). Requests made two weeks before an individual event date will generally allow us to coordinate seamless access, but the university will make every attempt to meet requests made after this date. 

Acknowledgments

This event was funded by a grant from the Global Arts + Humanities Discovery theme. It is co-sponsored by the Latina/o Studies Program, Center for Folklore Studies, Urban Arts Space, Department of Sociology and Institute for Population Research.