The Desert Fountain – Humane Borders Newsletter May 2019

IN THIS ISSUE: From the Chair – Reflecting Back and Looking Forward Shelter Story – Helping at Migrant Shelters in Mexico Welcome New Board Members and Personnel Humane Borders 7th Annual Blessing of the Fleet A Paean to Truck 5 How Whispering Coyote Water Station Got Its Name READ THE MAY 2019 NEWSLETTER

1,600 Miles, 85 Hours A Migrant Family Takes a Greyhound Across America

By Miriam Jordan Photographs by Todd Heisler The New York Times May 26, 2019 DALLAS — By the time it pulled into Dallas, the bus from Arizona was two hours and 47 minutes late. It had left Phoenix overbooked, turned away passengers with tickets in Tucson, rolled through El Paso at 2 a.m. and finally

Reporting on the Retirees Making Migrants’ Journeys a Little Easier

By Miriam Jordan The New York Times May 29, 2019 Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. They descended silently from the unmarked immigration van that had pulled up outside the iconic Benedictine monastery in Tucson, which has been converted temporarily into

ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE FLEET

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE FLEET AT HUMANE BORDERS This event will take place on Sunday, March 31st at 4 pm in our truck yard at 243 W. 33rd Street. (corner of West 33rd St. and S. 9th Ave.) Join us for our annual Blessing of the Fleet, where we

ALL THE WAY TO THE BORDER

January 26 @ 8:40 am Anyone who wants to help clean up Humane Border’s mile should meet in front of Humane Borders at 8:40 am Humane Borders is participating in a “All the Way to the Border” cleanup of Arizona State Route 286 on Saturday, January 26th. The cleanup is sponsored by Rancho Sierra Vista

December 18 Candlelight Vigil

December 18th Candlelight Vigil December 18th: Southern Arizona humanitarian, religious and Native American leaders will host a candlelight vigil from 4 – 7 PM on Dec. 18 at Evergreen Cemetery (3015 N Oracle Rd), where the remains of hundreds of migrants discovered in the Sonoran Desert in Southern Arizona have been buried after attempts to

Military presence, lane blockades at ports of entry cause concern in Nogales

Heightened security ‘Couldn’t have come at a worse time’ By Curt Prendergast Arizona Daily Star Nov 16, 2018 “We want to make sure the people come through in a peaceful manner, and we will gladly process them” at a port of entry, said Teresa Small, a spokeswoman for Customs and Border Protection. Shipping containers now

Migrant caravan and military concertina wire

At the border, uncertainty about the migrant caravan and military concertina wire By Dan Lamothe and Maya Averbuch November 14 The Trump administration has dispatched more than 5,900 active-duty troops to the border to buttress U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents processing asylum claims. Federal law and Pentagon policy limit the scope of what the

Zero-tolerance policy is cruel, immoral.

Separating children from their parents at the border ‘breaks my heart’ By Laura Bush June 17 at 8:45 PM Laura Bush is a former first lady of the United States. On Sunday, a day we as a nation set aside to honor fathers and the bonds of family, I was among the millions of Americans

Brightness of Noon Airs on ABC-TV this Sunday February 18th

This Sunday, February 18th, ABC will air a documentary on the border issue called “Brightness of Noon,” featuring our very own Stephen Lee Saltonstall! Check out a clip from it here, and watch the documentary at 9 AM Mountain Time this Sunday! Watch a Video Clip of Presentation