Migrant Trail

Written by admin on 22 January 2011

Migrant Trail: We Walk for Life

The Migrant Trail:
We Walk for Life
May 28- June 3, 2012

Our Vision:
The precarious reality of our borderlands calls us to walk.  We are a spiritually diverse, multi-cultural group who walk together on a journey of peace to remember people, friends and family who have died, others who have crossed, and people who continue to come.  We bear witness to the tragedy of death and of the inhumanity in our midst.  Lastly, we walk as a community, in defiance of the borders that attempt to divide us, committed to working together for the human dignity of all peoples.

Join us for the seventh annual 75-mile journey from Sásabe, Sonora to Tucson, Arizona in solidarity with our migrant sisters and brothers who have walked this trail and lost their lives. We bear witness to the lives that are lost, the families who mourn, and the communities that suffer the divisions that borders wreak on all of us.

Monday, May 28th, 2:00pm:
Sásabe, Sonora:
Join us for the first 5 miles of the Migrant Trail.  We will begin at 2pm, crossing the border.
Carpools will leave Southside Presbyterian Church (317 W. 23rd Street) in Tucson, AZ at 11am.
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Sunday, June 3rd, 11:30am:
Tucson, Arizona:
Join us for the welcoming celebration as participants complete the 75-mile journey, bearing witness to the gauntlet of death that has claimed more than 5,000 men, women and children on the U.S.-México border.
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For those interested in walking with us the final day, please join us as the BLM campsite at the corner of Ajo Way and San Joaquin Road at 7:45am.  Please remember to wear good walking shoes and bring water and sunscreen!

Participants must walk single-file on the side of the road for much of the walk, so please keep this in mind when considering bringing children along.  If children are unable to keep up or walk safely, they will be required to ride in support vehicles.

 

Registration

REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON APRIL 1, 2012

Registration is not complete until you have completed the online registration process, and mailed your Waiver, Participant Agreement, Medical Information Form, and your payment has been received. Forms cannot be e-mailed, as we need your original signature.  FORMS MUST BE MAILED– WE NO LONGER ACCEPT FAXED FORMS!
PLEASE NOTE:
ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE ORIENTATION SESSION
ON SUNDAY, MAY 27TH, SO MAKE YOUR TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY.
More details are included in the Participant Packet, which you will receive upon completion of the registration process.
All registration information must be received by Wednesday, May 9, 2012.
Click below to download:

 

The suggested donation for participating in the Migrant Trail is $8.00 – $10.00 per day,  (sliding scale) for a total of $56.00 – $70.00 for the entire week.
Please send checks and registration forms to:
Arizona Border Rights Foundation (put “Migrant Trail” in the memo field)
P.O. Box 1286
Tucson, AZ 85702
A tax-exempt donation letter is available upon request.
Participation:
In an effort to respect the group experience of Migrant Trail, we are only accepting participants who can commit to walking the entire week.  If you are unable to commit to the entire week, we welcome you to the sending forth ceremony on the first day, and the receiving ceremony on the last.
For more information, please contact: migrant_trail@yahoo.com or call 520.770.1373

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