by Elvia Arriola | Oct 26, 2020 | Advocacy and Activism, Anti-immigrant law and policy, Austin Sanctuary Network, Immigration ABCs, Migrants and Human Rights
SANCTUARY FOR IMMIGRANTS More and more places of worship are saying NO to ICE raids and offering protection to refugees and undocumented residents. Historically, “sanctuary” is an ancient practice rooted in the struggle against injustice. Today a congregation that...
by Elvia Arriola | Oct 25, 2020 | Delegations, Maquiladoras, NAFTA, Organizations, Women and Globalization
Yvonne Lapp Cryns, J.D. 2006 Report on the NIU Delegation to Mexico (Piedras Negras and Ciudad Acuña, Oct.7-9, 2005). Have you ever given any thought to who sews the pants and shirts you wear? Who makes your Nike shoes? Who put the electrical...
by Elvia Arriola | Oct 25, 2020 | Delegations, Maquiladoras, NAFTA, Women and Globalization
Reflections on Reynosa by Rachel Conradt-Adams [Rachel s a third year law student at Northern Illinois University; she attended the delegation to Reynosa, Tamaulipas, October 13-15, 2006] ...
by Elvia Arriola | Oct 25, 2020 | Delegations, Maquiladoras, NAFTA, Women and Globalization
Delegation to Mexico – Reflection, December 2006 by Natalie Gonzalez [Natalie is a second year law student at Northern Illinois University; she attended the delegation to Reynosa, Tamaulipas, October 13-15, 2006] When I decided to attend the Fall 2006 NIU...
by Elvia Arriola | Oct 25, 2020 | Delegations, Maquiladoras, NAFTA, Women and Globalization
Life at the border by Cynthia N. Edward (Cynthia is a first year law student at Northern Illinois University; she attended the delegation to Reynosa, Tamaulipas). October 13-15, 2006, I participated in a delegation to the U.S.-Mexico border. As part...
