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Border Delegation: The Journey of an Immigrant, May 17-20, 2012
From Veracruz to Austin and Back: The Journey of an Immigrant May 17 (Thurs. evening) to May 20 (Sun. evening) 2012 Delegation sponsored by Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera in partnership with Women on the Border# Since 1999 the … Continue reading
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An Investigation Into Exploitation of the Mexican Female Body along the U.S.-Mexico Border
An Investigation into Exploitation of the Mexican Female Body along the U.S.-Mexico Border by Olivia Wood @20010 Year 3 Single Honours American and Canadian Studies … Continue reading
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Mónica, Tan Cerca de la Frontera!
INITIAL IMPACT: (10 Oct 2011 email from my Tío Juan Guzmán & my response to him) Good morning … It was interesting reading about this latest venture of yours…that is great….I believe everyone ought to be involved in one issue … Continue reading
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Women and global activism
Women and gender are at the center of the global economy. Globalization today is encouraging greater involvement by women to become activists who protest the socio-political-economic conditions born from the global impetus for “free trade” and contributing to phenomenal levels of global … Continue reading
An Environmental Justice Critique of NAFTA…
Synopsis of article by Professor Carmen Gonzalez, Seattle University School of Law: An Environmental Justice Critique of Comparative Advantage: Indigenous Peoples, Trade Policy, and the Mexican Neoliberal Economic Reforms, 32 U. Penn. J of Int’l L. 723 (2011): Read entire … Continue reading
Crazy Mexican Border Politics Since 9-11
Crazy Mexican Border Politics Since September 11, 2001 by Elvia Rosales Arriola State Defiance of Federal Border Control On April 23, 2010 Governor Jan Brewer signed a law passed by the Arizona legislature enabling police officers … Continue reading
Bibliography: The Feminization of Migration
THE FEMINIZATION OF MIGRATION: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BIBLIOGRAPHY Subtopics: Law and Policy, Political Science, History, Gender and Women’s Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, as well as General Works on Domestic Work, Sex Industry, Health/Reproductive Rights and Education This Post is Still Under Reconstruction. … Continue reading
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Delegation to Piedras Negras, Coahuila, October 7-9, 2011
Flyer announcement by delegation organizers, Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera (ATCF). Travel is for a three-day weekend beginning with an orientation session the Thursday night before departure on a Friday morning, from Austin, Texas. Click … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, border travel, educational trips, maquiladora workers
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