The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) cordially invites you
to a roundtable discussion on:

Fighting Back:Protecting Mexican Journalists in Perilous Times

Knight Fellow Benjamín Fernández (left) in Mexico City, where he is working with the Foundation on Freedom of Expression.

Violence related to corruption and drug trafficking is eroding press freedom in Mexico, where intimidation and out-right murders are driving journalists out of the profession. Since 2007, more than 25 media professionals have been killed or disappeared in Mexico.

To combat this situation, Knight International Fellow Benjamín Fernández, has helped the publisher of Síntesis newspapers Armando Prida, launch the Foundation for Freedom of Expression in Mexico. This new civic organization helps journalists effectively use Mexico's access-to-information law, master their legal rights and find ways to get legal protection in a society where the media are harassed with impunity.

Please join us for a talk with Fernández and Prida, moderated by ICFJ's Latin American expert Luis Botello. Admission is limited to 35 participants.

When: Tuesday, July 28, 10:30 a.m. to Noon
Where: The National Press Club
McClendon Room, 14th Floor
529 14th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005

Moderator:
Luis Botello, ICFJ Senior Program Director for Digital Media. Botello is a former Panamanian journalist and was previously ICFJ's Director of Latin American Programs.

Panelists:
Armando Prida, president of the Foundation for Freedom of Expression in Mexico. Prida is the publisher of the Síntesis newspapers in Puebla, Hidalgo and Tlaxcala.
Benjamín Fernández, Knight International Journalism Fellow on assignment in Mexico. Fernández, a Paraguayan lawyer and journalist, helped launch the foundation in November 2008 and is developing programs that advance access to public information in Mexico.

To RSVP, call 202.349.7628 or email Lindsay Newport at lnewport@icfj.org. Remember space is limited.

ICFJ is a non-profit, professional organization, promotes quality journalism worldwide in the belief that independent, vigorous media are crucial in improving the human condition. ICFJ administers the Knight International Journalism Fellowships, which make tangible changes that improve the quality and free flow of news in the public interest around the world. For more information, visit www.knight.icfj.org or www.icfj.org

Priorities to Securing
the United States Border

Speaker:
Jayson P. Ahern
Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Host:
Matt A. Mayer
Visiting Fellow for Homeland Security,
The Heritage Foundation

Date! : Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: The Heritage Foundation's Allison Auditorium

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) faces a daunting task each
day: keeping terrorists and their weapons outside of our nation's
borders in addition to enforcing hundreds of other U.S. regulations.
CBP is responsible for monitoring 1,900 miles of the Mexican border
along with 5,000 miles of the Canadian border, in addition to
regulating 327 ports of entry. Acting CBP Commissioner Ahern will
discuss the agency's top priorities and goals in his address. How will
CBP continue or improve imperative border security efforts? Join us as
Commissioner Ahern addresses these questions and other related
matters.

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