SIXTH ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE FLEET
Monday, 06 November 2017
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YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE SIXTH ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE FLEET AT HUMANE BORDERS SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2018 5:00 pm 243 West 33rd Street (corner of West 33rd St. and S. 9th Ave.) Please join us for light refreshments following the ceremony
- Published in English, Humane Borders News
Humane Borders T-Shirts
Friday, 01 September 2017
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For the first time in almost a decade, Humane Borders has new t-shirts. They come in blue only and we have women’s and men’s sizes S to XXL. The price is a mere twenty dollars with three additional dollars for shipping and handling. They’re chic, trend-setting and stylish. Be the first kid on your block
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We Still Need Volunteers
Monday, 12 June 2017
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by Dinah Bear, Humane Borders Board Chair “Hasn’t most of the migration stopped? It doesn’t look like there is much water use at your stations. Why do you still need volunteers?”Questions like these are being asked by some individuals and they are fair and understandable questions. Whatever side of the political spectrum people you are
- Published in English, Humane Borders News, The Desert Fountain
Connecting people with the resources to find their missing loved ones in Arizona
Monday, 20 March 2017
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ABSTRACT: Undocumented Border Crosser (UBC) deaths in Arizona are a major issue faced by medicolegal authorities. Currently, the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner (MCOME) is in possession of over two hundred unidentified individuals, more than half of whom are presumed to be UBCs. The primary goal of this study was to address the
- Published in English, Humane Borders News
Awareness of and Reaction to Immigrant Deaths on the U.S. Border
Monday, 13 March 2017
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Read this recent study on Awareness of and Reaction to Immigrant Deaths on the U.S. Border by Professor Brad Jones of U.C. Davis. Download PDF on Awareness of and Reaction to Immigrant Deaths on the U.S. Border
- Published in English, Humane Borders News
Documenting the Undocumented
Thursday, 09 March 2017
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“Documented the Undocumented,” by Adelheid Fischer and with photos by Taylor James, is a moving and factually accurate article that outlines the work of Humane Borders. Using information gleaned from our death map, it describes with poetry and compassion the passing of individual migrants — reminding us that these are real people, not simply faceless
- Published in English, Humane Borders News
Sanctuary Movement
Monday, 06 February 2017
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One of the most frequently mentioned obligations in the Bible is to “welcome the stranger.” Since the 1980s, churches and synagogues have offered sanctuary to undocumented immigrants facing deportation. Correspondent Lucky Severson reports on the current sanctuary movement from Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona where it first began, and talks with the church’s pastor,
- Published in English, Humane Borders News, Videos
Ed Asner to Emcee Charity Dinner
Thursday, 26 January 2017
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Humane Borders is holding a long-overdue recognition of some of its wonderful volunteers on Saturday evening, October 14th, 2017, from 5:30 – 8:30 pm. Both the reception and the dinner will be held at the YWCA of Southern Arizona at 525 N. Bonita Avenue in Tucson. Special honorees at the event will include Gene Buell,
- Published in English, Humane Borders News
Newsletter December 2016
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
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From Dinah Bear, Chair of Humane Borders I want to thank everyone who has supported us over the past year. We are very grateful for every donor and every volunteer who helps us fulfill our mission of preventing death in the desert. And indeed, that task continues to be very challenging. The westward trend in
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