Attendees of this Spanish-English bilingual webinar heard from activists in the Comité Fronterizo de Obreras, including long time CFO coordinator Julia Quiñonez, as well as from Ben Davis of the United Steelworkers Union. Speakers focused on how COVID-19 has...
PRISCILLA LUERA (October Delegation, 2016) “We just got back from our 62nd delegation to Piedras Negras and Ciudad Acuña in Mexico! I would like to personally thank you for making this life-changing experience possible. It was an amazing trip where all of the...
FALL 2016 Women on the Border provided scholarships to two persons so that they could cross the border on a delegation produced by our allies in Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera in collaboration with the activists workers of Comité Fronterizo de Obreras (CFO). BELOW...
S P R I N G 2017 May Delegation Reflection Essay “Delegation to Piedras Negras and Ciudad Acuña: NAFTA and maquiladora workers” by Lissette Almanza I left Austin on May 26, 2017, with empty hands (manos vacias) to go on my first delegation trip to the...