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Thursday, 30 July 2009 |
Many of you have heard Josefina Gallegos' beautiful voice at May 1st Rallies, the Migrant Trail, marches, and various other community events. Her mother is in need of support in her courageous battle against cancer-- please help spread the word about the fundraiser this Sunday in Tucson!
Donations can also be made via PayPal on this site-- please indicate that the donation is for the "Gallegos fund."
Checks should be made out to the Arizona Border Rights Foundation, with "Gallegos fund" in the memo field. Mail checks to: P.O. Box 1286, Tucson, AZ 85702. |
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Conozca Sus Derechos Sobre el Trabajo |
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Tuesday, 14 July 2009 |
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 |
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COALICIÓN DE DERECHOS HUMANOS LES INVITA A UN:
FORO COMUNITARIO:
¡CONOZCA SUS DERECHOS
EN LA VIVIENDA!
¡Evento, comida, y bebidas GRATIS!
Martes
30 de junio2009
6:30-9:00pm
Armory Park
220 S. 6th Ave.
Tucson, AZ - Derechos en el apartamento, el tráiler, y la casa
- Información sobre los servicios del Procurador General de Arizona, Southwest Fair Housing Council, y Housing and Community Development Department de Tucson
- Reciba nuestro nuevo folleto GRATIS sobre sus derechos en la vivienda
Para mayor información:
520.770.1373
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AZ Recovered Remains Exceeds 100 |
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Friday, 19 June 2009 |
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For Immediate Release
June 19, 2009
Contact: Kat Rodriguez: 520.770.1373 Count of Arizona Recovered Remains Exceeds 100
Halfway through the Month of June Arizona- The number of human remains recovered on the Arizona-Sonora border since October 1, 2008 has exceeded 100 halfway through the month of June, reports the Coalición de Derechos Humanos. The compilation of data from medical examiner reports from Pima, Yuma, and Cochise counties is an attempt to reflect more accurately the human cost of irresponsible U.S. border and immigration policies. From the beginning of the fiscal year to the end of May, 95 human remains were recovered-this figure does not reflect any June numbers, which will include the recent rollover that resulted in the deaths of at least 8 individuals in Sonoita, and the body of a man recovered in Douglas earlier this month. The count of 95 includes fifty-eight (58) males, eight (8) females, and a staggering twenty-nine (29) individuals of unknown gender (31% of the total). The numbers also reflect fifty-two (52) individuals of unknown identity, approximately 55% of the total remains recovered. The remains of 88 individuals had been recovered by the end of May at the same time last fiscal year. "What is extremely disturbing is the alarming increase in the number of recovered remains of undetermined gender," says Kat Rodriguez of the Coalición de Derechos Humanos. "Last fiscal year, at the same time, there had been a total of five remains of undetermined gender recovered-nineteen the entire fiscal year; this year, there have been at least 29." 'Unknown gender' indicates that not enough of a body was recovered to determine gender, and without DNA, which is costly, it is impossible to know even this basic information about the individual, making identification and return to their families even more difficult. The dramatic increase in unknown gender cases is a clear indicator of what happens as border enforcement strategies push migrants out into more and more isolated areas, making rescue and detection less likely and the likelihood of death more certain. This "Funnel Effect," which has been documented by the University of Arizona's Binational Migration Institute, has shown that the practice of sealing of traditional crossing points ultimately pushes migration into the deadliest areas. The real extent of this crisis is not known as the numbers of human remains recovered in neighboring states are not available. "It is unconscionable that we continue policies we know are directly resulting in horrific deaths," continues Rodriguez. "We must demand an end to the killing fields that the Southwest border region has become. The current administration must show leadership in ending the costly militarization of the border and interior that has lined the pockets of the military-prison industry at the expense of real human security."
The complete list of recovered remains is available on the Coalición de Derechos Humanos website: http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net . This information is available to anyone who requests it from us and is used by our organization to further raise awareness of the human rights crisis we are facing on our borders.
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Friday, 29 May 2009 |
The Migrant Trail:
We Walk for Life
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May 25-31, 2009
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A 75 mile walk from Sásabe, Sonora, MX to Tucson, AZ
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. | | For Immediate Release
May 29, 2009
Contact: Jodi Read: 520.488.5881 | Press Conference:
Migrant Trail Arrives in Tucson to
Testify About Border Experience
Sunday, May 31, 2009
11:30am
Kennedy Park, Ramada #3
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson- An international group participating in the sixth annual Migrant Trail Walk from Sásabe, Sonora to Tucson, Arizona will arrive on Sunday, May 31st. The 75-mile Walk will culminate in a press conference, followed by a community gathering at Kennedy Park in Tucson, Arizona. The Migrant Trail, a walk through the most traveled corridor on the Arizona-Sonora border, sponsored by a coalition of local and national organizations, bears witness to the thousands of women, men and children who have lost their lives in an attempt to provide a better future for themselves and their families.
"The human remains of more than 1,720 women, men and children have been recovered on the Arizona border since 2003. They are the direct result of our failed and unconscionable U.S. border policies," says Kat Rodriguez of Derechos Humanos, a Tucson-based sponsor of the Walk. "We, as people of faith and conscience, are called to make this journey together as witnesses, to be the voices that our migrant brothers and sisters no longer have."
For the last six years, this collaborative effort has joined friends and allies from across the country and from international backgrounds for a one-week experience through the Sásabe corridor, where most crossings occur and the vast majority of remains are recovered along the Arizona-Sonora border. An act of solidarity, the Walk bears witness to the death, violence, division, and xenophobia that has resulted from failed border and trade policies.
Betty Hung, a first time walker from Los Angeles commented, "As we walked the Migrant Trail in honor of those who have lost their lives simply in order to work and feed their children, I was struck by the enormous tragedy caused by the United States' failed immigration policies. While the government protects the Sonora desert as a wildlife refuge, Border Patrol agents roam the refuge hunting for migrants. I saw a sign that said "No Quail Hunting in the Refuge." Yet Border Patrol agents hunt migrants. Instead of preserving life, the refuge has become killing fields where the lives of migrants have been destroyed."
The Migrant Trail Walk will begin the final 6.7 miles of their journey at 9am at the BLM campsite on Ajo Way and San Joaquin Road. Participants will be welcomed home at Kennedy Park with speakers, music, food, and testimonies from participants and supporters. This event is free and open to the public.
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