by Elvia Arriola | Apr 23, 2014 | Advocacy and Activism, Delegations, Maquiladoras, NAFTA, Our History, Who We Are, Women and Globalization
Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera Welcome to the new and brighter world of solidarity Over the long-term, ATCF creates and nurtures spaces in which people cross boundaries of language, nationality, history, class and culture to meet each other. People who have not had...
by Elvia Arriola | Apr 10, 2013 | Advocacy and Activism, NAFTA
This Poem is a Diaper This poem is the forearms on the table of a friend listening to MutaBaruka, Archibald, Judith and Diane. This poem is a gift bag stuck together by someone at the assembly line table. This poem could care less what gift is stuffed in this...
by Elvia Arriola | Apr 8, 2013 | Advocacy and Activism
For the everyday Consumer It’s not my story to tell but it must be told must be heard and if it was really heard, don’t you know, the entire empire would crumble, brought to its knees repenting your life would turn itself inside out. it’s not my...
by Elvia Arriola | Jul 19, 2012 | Advocacy and Activism, Further Study, Maquiladoras
Women on the Border is a Texas-based 501c3 non profit organization engaged in educational projects involving contact with women who are fighting against abuses by U.S. based investor corporations under the North American Free Trade Agreement. We are dedicated to...
by Elvia Arriola | Apr 3, 2012 | Advocacy and Activism, Delegations, Further Study, Immigration and Human Rights Bibliography, Migrants and Human Rights, Resources, WOB Archival
What happens when a migrant crosses the border? The idea for the Journey of an Immigrant Delegations emerged from awareness of growing anti-immigrant attitudes reflected in increased legislative efforts all over the U.S. to criminalize the undocumented worker and...
by Elvia Arriola | Dec 9, 2011 | Advocacy and Activism, Further Study, Maquiladoras, NAFTA, Women and Globalization
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 at least once in...
