by Elvia Arriola | Oct 30, 2019 | Delegations, Maquiladoras, NAFTA
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...
by Elvia Arriola | Oct 30, 2019 | Delegations, Maquiladoras, Migrants and Human Rights, NAFTA
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...
by Elvia Arriola | Oct 30, 2019 | Delegations, Maquiladoras, Migrants and Human Rights, NAFTA
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...