"The kid with the neck tattoo of bright red lips, I won't soon forget him. It wasn't the neck tattoo of a tough guy or a gang member, but the playful tattoo of a baby-faced teenager. I bet I will run into him someday in the U.S., but I first met him near the Guatemala/Mexico border in June. Our group met him and a few of his traveling companions at an overnight migrant shelter, just a few hundred yards from the Mexican border in the town of El Ceibo, Guatemala.
"...After two decades of working within the never-ending debate over whether and how to modernize the U.S. immigration system, it is easy to forget that the story of immigration is one of people. People are impacted by our policies and the promise of work and safety in the U.S. The people along the way who treat migrants with great care, hostility or disdain are part of the story. And the everyday, real things all people cope with like water, food, recharging cell phones and shelter (and the heat) are plain to see."
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Join Us in Southern Mexico |
We are excited to announce that we are organizing our next solidarity trip for December 4th-9th. We will visit shelters in the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas, and just across Mexico's border with Guatemala. Click HERE to learn more about the trip details, and HERE to apply to travel with us.
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National Day of Action to Support the Haitian People |
Thursday, September 21, 2023 |
Quixote center is co-sponsoring a nationwide Day of Action to Support the Haitian People with Faith in Action. Join Haitian-Americans, religious leaders, and friends of Haiti in Washington, DC and across the U.S. in calling on Congress to stand with the Haitian People.
We encourage participants to join in-person meetings with members of Congress in DC or sign up for virtual meetings from anywhere in the country.
Sign up to participate in Washington DC or from your local community at the link below. |
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Say NO to New Sanctions in Nicaragua |
Senators Rubio and Kaine have introduced a new Senate bill that would impose wide-reaching sanctions on Nicaragua that could seriously damage the country's economy. Help stand in solidarity with the people of Nicaragua by telling your Senator to say NO to this bill. |
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Take Action for Peace in Haiti
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Join us in fighting to stop the gun running to Haiti by asking your Representative to co-sponsor the U.S.-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act of 2023. Armed gangs have taken control of most of Haiti, and the violence is devastating: 600 people died in Port-au-Prince in April of 2023 alone. The gangs can expand and maintain power because they are highly armed, and the U.S. is a major source of these weapons.
Use this form to urge your Representative to support the bill!
If your member of Congress is one of the co-sponsors listed HERE, we ask that you instead send a thank-you message. |
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Alejandra Phelts is a Mexican multidisciplinary border artist. Since 2001, Phelts has participated in over 60 exhibitions worldwide. She utilizes a wide range of artistic media such as painting, installation, photography, video, and drawing to explore the relationship between art, the body and movement. Flight and birds are recurring motifs in her work, symbolizing migration. With her mural "Mujeres Pájaro," Phelts used the triangular shape of the slats in the U.S.-Mexico border wall to create two different images when viewed from opposite directions: women seemingly flying in dance, and women running towards the viewer. You can see more of her art HERE.
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