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...
by Elvia Arriola | Jul 19, 2012 | Contact Us, Further Study, Migrants and Human Rights, NAFTA, Women and Globalization
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994. It superseded the Canada –...
by Elvia Arriola | Jun 23, 2011 | Further Study, Migrants and Human Rights, Women and Globalization
Crushing Barely begins to capture The weight of the grief That sits Mountain sized Upon my soul As a departing visitor to El Paso/Ciudad Juarez A land of divides Rich and poor Brown and white Citizen and not Identities crafted By powerful attitudes in Custom and law...
