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Promoting healing and change by working with families of disappeared migrants to identify and honor those who have lost their lives on the US-Mexico Border

Tucson, AZ
Joined December 2014
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On this #GivingTuesday please consider supporting the @UMP_LosAngeles & @colibricenter’s mission to promote healing & change by working w/families of missing migrants to identify & honor the dead & return them to their families. #migration #humanrights classy.org/give/429245/#!/do… – at Los Angeles, CA
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Super excited for the Hostiler Terrain '94 exhibition opening this Saturday 9/17 at @LAPlazaLA. Please join us at 2pm for a roundtable discussion. lapca.org/event/exhibition-o…
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Our Executive Director @jason_p_deleon spoke with @Time last week about the recent tragic migrant deaths in San Antonio.
I spoke with @TIME Magazine last week about the relationship between U.S. border enforcement policies and the brutal realities of human smuggling. time.com/6197173/human-smugg…
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I spoke with @TheTakeaway this morning about the horrible events in San Antonio this week and America’s continued role in the deaths of migrants. – at Carnegie, PA
LISTEN 🎧: U.S. Border Policy is Dangerous by Design More than 50 migrants were found dead in an abandoned truck in San Antonio, TX this week. We spoke with @jason_p_deleon, an anthropologist, about how the tragedy is a result of U.S. border policy. bit.ly/3npu895
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I recently spoke to @MorningEdition about our work to help families of missing migrants. @colibricenter @UMP_LosAngeles : A nonprofit in Tuscon, Arizona, is fighting a new enemy: climate change npr.org/2022/06/16/110545123… – at Rosslyn Farms, PA
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Please join us this Sunday in Tucson!
I will be in Tucson this weekend for an in person fundraiser for @colibricenter and @UMP_LosAngeles. Please join me and our staff at Boca tacos on Sunday afternoon to learn about our work helping families of missing migrants while enjoying some great food. classy.org/event/boca-tacos-…
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Hey Tucson Friends, @colibricenter & the @UMP_LosAngeles will be holding a spring fundraiser at BOCA Tacos on Sunday April 24th. Please join us for some delicious food while supporting our mission to help families reunite with their loved ones. classy.org/event/boca-tacos-…
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Catch me in Rhode Island next week talking about work with @HostileTerrain and the @colibricenter – at Los Angeles, CA
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Please consider supporting our mission to help thousands of families searching for their loved ones on this #GivingTuesday. An anonymous donor will double your tax-deductible gift today!
On this #GivingTuesday an anonymous donor will match donations to the @UMP_LosAngeles @colibricenter up to $10,000. You can double your gift today and help us bring closure to thousands of families searching for their loved ones who have gone missing. paypal.com/donate/?hosted_bu…
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We are excited for this exhibition to open next week in San Diego. It will highlight our new partnership with the @UMP_LosAngeles and our ongoing work to identify and honor those who have died while crossing the US/Mexico border #HT94 #HumanRights
[English] Developed in collaboration with @UMP_LosAngeles, “Hostile Terrain 94” is an exhibit that examines the plight of undocumented migrants on their perilous, and sometimes deadly, journey through the Sonoran Desert; and the policies that produce these conditions.
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Our silent auction opened yesterday! You can bid on lots of unique and one of a kind items while supporting our mission with @UMP_LosAngeles to help families of the missing be reunited with their loved ones. m.charityauctionstoday.com/m…
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A time lapse video of the @HostileTerrain exhibition at Mississippi State University intended to raise awareness about migrant death in the Arizona desert.
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Info for next Thursday's lecture at the University of Mississippi: Anthropologist Sheds Light on Politics of Migrant Life and Death news.olemiss.edu/anthropolog…
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@colibricenter and @UMP_LosAngeles have just returned from installing @HostileTerrain in Europe. Please consider supporting our mission to bring closure to over a thousand families looking for their loved ones. undocumentedmigrationproject…
We have just returned from installing @hostileterrain94 in Europe as a way to raise awareness about migrant death in the desert. Please consider supporting our work to identify 1,338 people who have died while crossing the border. undocumentedmigrationproject…
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“Hubo un tiempo en que pensé que no les iba a volver a ver.” Estamos agradecidos que Keldy está finalmente reunida con sus hijos después de más de tres años, pero esto nunca debería haber sucedido en primer lugar. @LasAmericasIAC apnews.com/article/noticias-…
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Haitian immigrants are now eligible to apply for TPS and live in the U.S. without the fear of being detained and deported back to the country they fled from. Thank you, @POTUS for keeping your campaign promise to redesignate TPS for Haitians! #TPSForHaiti #WeAreHome
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