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No More Deaths-Phoenix Organizes FINAL Citywide Agua-ton/Water-thon to Support Humanitarian Aid |
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 18:15 |
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(Phoenix, AZ) For the forth, and FINAL, month this summer, No More Deaths-No Más Muertes-Phoenix, along with the wider Hispanic community, will organize a citywide fundraiser to raise donations of water, socks and money, to support the work of No More Deaths in the borderlands. Volunteers will be available to gather donations, answer questions and inform the community about the work of No More Deaths. We will have tables at the following locations in Phoenix and Mesa for people to drop off their donations of gallon-size water and socks and/or to volunteer this summer in the desert.
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NMD to Send Delegation to DC for Congressional Briefing |
No More Deaths volunteers will travel to Washington, D.C., to give a congressional briefing September 17 on the findings in their new report, “Human Rights Abuses of Migrants in Short-Term Custody on the Arizona/Sonora Border.” The briefing will be hosted by Rep. Raul Grijalva, who met with No More Deaths to learn about the report.
The delegation of humanitarians hopes to convince congress to create custody standards that all Department of Homeland Security enforcement, including Border Patrol, must adhere to.
A press conference and sendoff event is scheduled for 12:00 pm Friday, September 12 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson, 4831 E 22nd St.
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Judge to Rule on Humanitarian Aid Case Later |
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After two hours of testimony, Federal Magistrate Bernado Velasco decided to not issue a ruling before a packed courthouse on Friday, July 25, concerning a littering citation issued to No More Deaths volunteer, Dan Millis. The judge took the case under advisement and will issue a ruling in coming weeks.
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End Human Rights Violations for Migrants in U.S. Custody!
Since 2006, No More Deaths, with members of other Southern Arizona humanitarian organizations, has sent hundreds of volunteers to work in aid stations and resource centers in Northern Mexico, including Nogales, Agua Prieta, Benjamin Hill and now Naco. The mission of supporting people as they are repatriated and deported to the other side of the cruel ‘line’ is to acknowledge that the suffering of migrants does not end when they are pulled out of the desert.
Custody Standards Campaign
Report: Human Rights Abuses of Migrants in Short-Term Custody on the Arizona/Sonora Border
Download the Executive Summary
Full Report coming soon! |
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Volunteer with No More Deaths
No More Deaths is currently taking applications for Summer 2008 volunteers! Work as a humanitarian along the border of Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. No More Deaths volunteers are trained and placed in desert camps or border aid stations to provide humanitarian aid to migrants.
Our summer volunteer cycle began June 1 and continues through the end of September. Applicants coming from out of town should submit their applications at least 2 weeks before they plan to arrive. Long term volunteers and those applying for scholarships should submit their application and supporting materials earlier, if possible.
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History and Mission of No More Deaths |
Mission Statement
No More Deaths is an organization whose mission is to end death and suffering on the U.S./Mexico border through civil initiative: the conviction that people of conscience must work openly and in community to uphold fundamental human rights. Our work embraces the Faith-Based Principles for Immigration Reform and focuses on the following themes:
• Direct aid that extends the right to provide humanitarian assistance
• Witnessing and responding
• Consciousness raising
• Global movement building
• Encouraging humane immigration policy.
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