The humanitarian leader’s talk centered on her new memoir, which recounts fleeing El Salvador’s civil war for safety in the U.S. in 1980, including the harrowing desert crossing that nearly took her life.
India Aubry
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Children’s ‘Welcome’ Quilt Exhibit Coming to Cady Hall
Gale Hall holds up one of the ‘Welcome Quilts’ incorporating artwork by local students. Many in the community may remember the ‘Leaving Home: Migration Through the Eyes of Children’ event sponsored by Voices from the Border in March 2020. The centerpiece of the ten-day series of events was an exhibit in Cady Hall called ‘The […]
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Update From ‘Voices From the Border’
In light of the recent border closings, Voices From the Border (and all other humanitarian aid organizations on the US side) have ceased operations in Mexico. This means that an already marginalized and desperate population is made that much more vulnerable in incomprehensible ways (kidnapping, extortion, murder, poverty and disease). Cases of asylum are currently […]
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The Human Family
The following speech was presented at the Celebration of the Human Family event held March 15 in the Patagonia Town Park India Aubrey reads her essay at the Celebration of the Human Family event in Patagonia. Photo by Tomas Johnson Welcome everyone to the Celebration of the Human Family. In recent days there was serious discussion about whether […]
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At Our Backdoor: News From the Front Lines
Through the community activist group Voices From The Border, I have been going to help the Central American asylum seekers arriving at the Port of Entry in Nogales, Sonora. Following are excerpts from my journal entries.