On April 29 a Congressional Field Hearing was held in Brownsville, Texas. TitledWalls and Waivers: Expedited Construction of the Southern Border Wall and the Collateral Impacts on Communities and the Environment, it was intended to investigate the impacts that the border wall will have on border communities if it is constructed. Brownsville Diocese Bishop Reymundo Pena,Eagle […]

Good news on the La Entrada front. I was in Chihuahua on other business yesterday. While there, I spoke to some government officials who had just finished attending a binational signing ceremony, between Governors Reyes Baeza of Chihuahua, and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. They signed an agreement for cooperation […]

3rd AMERICAS SOCIAL FORUM
Guatemala, October 2008
 
LET’S BE THERE!
Another America is Possible!
 
The Third Social Forum of the Americas will be taking place in Guatemala City, Guatemala on October 7-12, 2008.  The Hemispheric Council of the social forum and the Guatemala organizing committee have made a continental call for delegates […]

Commissioners Court approves resolution denouncing border wall
By Erica Molina Johnson / El Paso Times
Article Launched: 05/05/2008 12:43:21 PM MDT

Commissioners Court today voted in favor of a resolution to support comprehensive immigration reform and denounce the construction of a border wall and the enforcement of federal immigration laws by local law enforcement.
After a heated debate between […]

Everyone is invited to the ReViva Collective Terlingua Border Wall Bar-B-Q at 4:00pm Saturday the 26th int he Ghost Town. We will have brisket, chicken, potato salad, beans, greens, and many other things! The purpose of the Bar-B-Q is to discuss the issues surrounding the Border Wall specific to individuals and our surrounding communities in […]

To: Those interested in encouraging Sul Ross State University to become more involved in aspects of Renewable Energy,

I think we all know that renewable energy is here to stay. Oil and gas may be at peak prices at the moment and they may go back down significantly but there is no doubt that it will […]

Phoenix, AZ                                                                                        April 19, 2008
 
A national coalition of over 50 local, state and national organizations are participating in walk from Tucson to Phoenix beginning May 2 to call for an end to racially fomented hate crimes.  The ten-day peaceful walk will end with a rally in downtown Phoenix on Mother’s Day, May 11, honoring […]

WEEK OF ACTION TO STOP & TEAR DOWN THE Border Wall of Death!

BROWNSVILLE:
April 21-Monday
Kick-off week of action and mobilization to Congressional Hearings with a Press Conference in our places (Announce our journey to Brownsville to carry the word NO WALL to the Congressional Hearing because Chertoff has had no hearings)
April […]

Community forum about Human/Civil rights on the border
Monday, March 24, 2008 5:24 PM
From:
“E. Elizabeth Garcia” <achcauhtli06@gmail.com>
Add sender to Contacts
To:
achcauhtli06@gmail.com
Message contains attachments
ACLUBrownsville_Press_Release_03-24-08_draft[1].doc (102KB)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 25, 2008
CONTACT:
José G. Romero, Campaign Organizer
Ph: 832-687-0121
E. Elizabeth Garcia, CASA organizer
Ph: 965-459-3205
ACLU Holds Community Forum about Human Rights and Civil Rights on the Border
Meeting will focus on Residents’ Concerns About their […]

Here is a report on all four TXDoT meetings held on La Entrada in Alpine, Midland, Presidio, and Fort Stockton by Pete Smyke. The document gives an account of all four meetings followed by Pete’s conclusion on the most viable alternative for West Texas. Also included is the contact information for the Texas House and […]