Book Festival reflects on migration
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Francisco Morales V.
Mexico City (April 25, 2025) - 5:00 PM
The publishing houses and second-hand bookstores, which display their offerings on the MUAC esplanade, were already welcoming attendees to the Book and Rose Festival this Friday. Credit: Edgar Medel
UNAM Rector Leonardo Lomelí recalled that Mexico has historically been a country of solidarity with migrants. Credit: Edgar Medel
Cultural activities also began as part of the Book and Rose Festival. Credit: Edgar Medel
Mónica Lavín, Jordi Soler, and Rosa Beltrán opened the event with the lecture "Exile, Round Trip." Credit: Edgar Medel
When faced with the question of what the most important issue is at the present historical moment, the organizers of the Book and Rose Festival quickly came up with the answer: migration, whether forced or voluntary.
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