Viejo Cara de Hacha
I was in 8th grade, roughly 14 years old. I lived in San Ysidro, a border town on the U.S./MexicanContinue Reading
Tag: violence
I. Am. Afraid. of Cities.
I am afraid of cities, all jagged and hard, blades of concrete leaving dreams mutilated and scarred. Where concreteContinue Reading
Desert Water Drop (Borderlands)II
Here are photos from yesterday’s Border Angels desert water drop. “Since 1994, more than 11,000 sons and daughters, sisters andContinue Reading
To Know Forgiveness
I have had the wonderful opportunity to facilitate forgiveness and restorative practice workshops through the Tariq Khamisa Foundation and learnContinue Reading
Laboring for the American Dream
On Saturday I participated in the Day Laborer Outreach event that Border Angels coordinates once a month. We headed outContinue Reading
Desert Water Drop (Borderlands)
The work of the Border Angels (Angeles de La Frontera) is driven by the following words: “When I was hungry, whoContinue Reading
La Linea (The Border)
“La Linea” they call it – bars of steel built to disrupt the natural order of migration. There are noContinue Reading
Who would you want to go to war with?
You say you want to go to war. Destroy the enemy. War, against Who? What if you were the daughterContinue Reading
#NotAllLivesMatter Part I
Minerals mined at gunpoint in the Democratic Republic of Congo help produce the smart phones, ipads, cameras, and flat screensContinue Reading
Black Lives do not Exist in a Vacuum
Our ancestors did not have the resources or avenues for resistance that we have today, and they still resisted, howeverContinue Reading
