** Border Angels Weekly Newsletter
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“THINGS WE CARRY ON THE SEA” BY WANG PING ([link removed][UNIQID])

We carry tears in our eyes: good-bye father, good-bye mother

We carry soil in small bags: may home never fade in our hearts

We carry names, stories, memories of our villages, fields, boats

We carry scars from proxy wars of greed

We carry carnage of mining, droughts, floods, genocides

We carry dust of our families and neighbors incinerated in mushroom clouds

We carry our islands sinking under the sea

We carry our hands, feet, bones, hearts and best minds for a new life

We carry diplomas: medicine, engineer, nurse, education, math, poetry, even if they mean nothing to the other shore

We carry railroads, plantations, laundromats, bodegas, taco trucks, farms, factories, nursing homes, hospitals, schools, temples…built on our ancestors’ backs

We carry old homes along the spine, new dreams in our chests

We carry yesterday, today and tomorrow

We’re orphans of the wars forced upon us

We’re refugees of the sea rising from industrial wastes

And we carry our mother tongues
爱(ai)，حب (hubb), ליבע (libe), amor, love

平安 (ping’an), سلام ( salaam), shalom, paz, peace

希望（xi’wang), أمل (’amal), hofenung, esperanza, hope, hope, hope

As we drift…in our rubber boats…from shore…to shore…to shore…


** Events
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CARAVAN OF LOVE: Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers who brought so many necessities to the migrant shelters in Tijuana. Such a great group of individuals from so many different places of the US committed to doing their part. We were able to provide everything from food, to socks, to blankets knit full of love!

There are currently about 32 migrant shelters in Tijuana from where we help about 16 so far. These shelters are volunteer and migrant run so absolutely any and all help counts! Special shoutout to our fearless leader Hugo Castro and the inauguration of the newest shelter,
The Bridge/ El Puente!

So how can you help? Join our next Caravan, they happen bi-monthly on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. Can’t make it? Send us donations to our office in San Diego and our Caravans will drive them over! For signups, info, or donations please contact: [email protected]

PC: Peggy Peattie

LemonAID Stand🍋
We received a very special donation in the mail this week from two young boys in Colorado. They set up a lemonade stand to help end family separation and sent postcards with beautiful messages filled with love. Thank you so much for being kind and setting an example not just for the youth but for everyone. You give all of us so much hope!

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** San Diego
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Fundraisers

The Mobile School Project

The Mobile School project was born from the collaboration between two humanitarian aid organizations Border Angels and The Schoolbox Project. As you may know, Border Angels sponsors ~15 shelters in Tijuana, MX serving migrant families who often spend many months waiting for asylum hearings and next steps. The shelters house hundreds of children, many of whom have spent months, if not years outside of the school system - if they were able to attend in their home countries at all.
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Happening Today! Thank you to "La Lonchera" for putting this fundraiser together! If you're in the area don't forget to stop by and support!

Currently needed items at the Tijuana Shelters
Donations may be mailed at our
office located at 2258 island Ave, San Diego Ca 92102

A friendly reminder that we also have registries online where you can purchase items and have them shipped to our main office at 2258 Island Ave San Diego, CA 92102!! Links down below (:

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Media

Uncommon Grounds Pop-up Thrift Store Fundraisers for immigrant Organization
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The Wild Reeds Announce 10th Annual Holiday Show, Release Stop-Motion Video For 'Telepathic Mail'
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Hire a Worker!
Your Labor Needs Fulfilled. Skilled. Honest. Dependable

Hire a worker for a day. The workers are skilled and get the job efficiently. Some workers can provide their own tools.
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Merchandise

For purchase information contact [email protected] or
visit us at our office located at 2258 Island Ave, San Diego Ca 92102

Border Angels Water Bottles $20

"Love has no Borders" Short sleeve t-shirt (Color purple currently in stock) $20

Amor, Si Se Puede Chicano park Mural Poster $20

"The power of One" Border Angels Book $ 30

Mr. Trumpet and the Big, Not-So-Great Wall $20

Mr. Trumpet and the Big, Not-So-Great, Wall is a story about a group of friends who live in Yousa, a place filled with music from all over the world. The friends love playing music together, but their friendship, families, and music are threatened when a Mr. Trumpet decides to build a wall and remove those who do not play the music he likes.

This is a story about how a group of friends can overcome heartbreak and separation through working together and believing in one another. People big and small, young and old, near and far, can find strength in caring for one another and building a better world for tomorrow.

www.borderangels.org
2258 Island Ave, San Diego Ca 92102

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