Tuesday, Oct 13-16, 2026
Universidad IberoAmericano, Mexico City, Mexico and Online (Hybrid)
Join this conference, co-sponsored by GENSAC, Universidad IberoAmericano, Article 19, and Amnesty International.
Featured panels with GENSAC Network members:
Opening Roundtable | Tuesday, October 13 | 8:45–9:30 a.m. (CST)
- Ernesto López Portillo, Coordinator, Citizen Security Program, Universidad Iberoamericana
- Daniel Friedman, Program Director, Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control (GENSAC)
- Dulce Ramírez, Regional Director, Article 19 – Mexico and Central America Office
- Mariana Suárez, Protection Coordinator, Article 19
- Edith Olivares, Executive Director, Amnesty International Mexico
- Ana Cristina Flores, Coordinator of Art and Culture, Universidad Iberoamericana
- Magda Coss, Coordinator, Academic, Artistic, and Cultural Conference for Firearms Reduction
Panel 4: “Weapons that Tell Stories: Narco- Culture, Necropolitics, and Community Resistance | Wednesday, October 14 | 15:30–17:00 p.m. (CST)
- Roberto Dondisch, Member, Conventional Defense Program, Stimson Center
- Ana Yancy Espinoza, Academic Director, Arias Foundation for Peace (Costa Rica)
- Maria Pia Devoto, Coordinator, SEHLAC Network (Argentina)
Panel 6: “Hopeful Practices, Resistance, and a Future Agenda” | Thursday, October 15 | 12:30–14:00 p.m. (CST)
- Carolina Ricardo, Executive Director, Sou da Paz, Brazil
- Marina Gonzalez, Researcher, Crime and Justice Policy Lab, University of Pennsylvania
- Martin Appiolaza, Director, Viridiana Foundation (Argentina)
- Javier Ávila, Jesuit leader in the Tarahumara Sierra
Live English–Spanish interpretation will be available online. Follow along on YouTube.
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