Daily Dispatch 9/12/18
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A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
September 12, 2018
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Quixote Center recognizes migration as a fundamental human right that also benefits the communities that receive them. Beyond their economic contribution, the integration of people from all over the world enriches the cultural diversity and strengthens the social fabric of the United States, a nation built by migrants for migrants.
The Quixote Center’s principal international partnership is with the Franciscan Network for Migrants (FNM). The Franciscan Network for Migrants is an effort to connect shelters run by Franciscan orders which provide humanitarian assistance to migrants who are traveling through Mexico, Central and South America. We serve as the fiscal sponsor for the Franciscan Network for Migrants within the United States, and coordinate advocacy efforts with their staff.
Quixote Center and FNM organize Solidarity Trips every six months since 2022 as part of our advocacy, bringing U.S. based migrant justice professionals to Southern Mexico and Panama to see firsthand how the U.S. border externalization policies impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of people trying to seek refuge in the United States.
Find out more about our Solidarity Travel Program HERE.
As a result of our 2024 Solidarity Trip to Panama, we are currently working with the FNM Panama team on a Training of Trainers program to equip volunteers to provide spiritual accompaniment and observe that the human rights of migrants are respected in the Darien where FNM has established a permanent presence in the community of Bajo Chiquito.
Participants from the March 2024 trip wrote the report: Danger in the Darién Gap: Human RIghts Abuses and the Need for Human Pathways to Safety to denounce US efforts to further externalize US border to Panama.
The Quixote Center launched the Migrant Justice program in 2018 to demand justice for migrants at the US border, within the United States and throughout their journey. We worked to end immigrant detention, and defended the right to asylum, which has been eroded over the last several years. We also partnered with organizations who work with migrants in the United States and in Latin America, organizing webinars and publishing reports.
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A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
September 12, 2018
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The last day called for the national prison strike was Sunday, September 9. As we’ve reported over the last couple of weeks, details on exact numbers and the kinds of actions that people incarcerated have participated in can be hard to verify. So, not a complete list, but organizers have confirmed 33 actions across 15 states and Nova Scotia, Canada.
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A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
September 11, 2018
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“Desperate, hopeless, and alone”: Immigration attorney describes client’s experience in testimony against Brett Kavanaugh.
A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
September 10, 2018
The Gridiron:
NFL backing down from its national anthem protest policy – for now.
Haiti Update, September 10, 2018
Looming Crisis in the Dominican Republic
A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
September 7, 2018
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A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
September 6, 2018
“Bring It”:
A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
September 5, 2018
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Trump says speech condemning white supremacists was “biggest fucking mistake I’ve made.”
Beginning on August 21, people incarcerated in prisons and jails and immigration detention facilities began a series of actions to raise awareness about the conditions of their imprisonment. Accompanying the call to action is a list of 10 demands for reform.
A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
September 4, 2018
The Strike:
A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
August 31, 2018
The Kids:
A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
August 30, 2018
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