“...an expertly written, deeply human exposé of the border crisis in the southwestern United States, leaving the reader well-informed…from multiple perspectives. It enlightens as much as it devastates…With the effect of immigration being felt globally, this should be everyone’s must-read.”
Nonfiction Authors Association Gold Award Review
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Facilitated by author-activists Sarah Towle and Dora Rodriguez, whose story is centered in Chapter 11 of Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands, this burgeoning learning community will engage in a collective journey of discovery that crosses both national and international borders. We aim to explore how we got to this wretched place, historically, and how we can move through it, together.
Angry Tía Cindy Candia welcomes a new family at the Brownsville Bus Station in 2020. She and Sarah help to orient the group and send them on to loved ones waiting to receive them in New Jersey. They will be aided by members of Grannies Respond/Abuelas Responden at bus stations along the way.
Sarah and Dora together in Organ Pipe National Monument paying respects at Dora’s “sacred spot” where the Sanctuary Movement was born, now immortalized by Alvaro Enciso’s commemorative crosses.
Find your way to the movement today! Developed by activist Joe Katz in collaboration with local groups contributing resources nationwide, this state-by-state guide will aid you in finding the best fit for your skills, talents, time, capacity, and desire. Don’t delay! All hands are needed on deck right now!