by Elvia Arriola | Oct 28, 2020 | Delegations, Migrants and Human Rights, Our History, Women and Globalization
by Elvia R. Arriola, Executive Director, WOMEN ON THE BORDER (2015) I. Introduction For many years, Women on the Border has participated in cross-border delegations produced by our social justice partners Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera and the Comité Fronterizo de...
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...
