On November 2, people throughout the Americas celebrated Day of the Dead, remembering their loved ones. In Tucson, another annual commemoration of those who have passed, the All Souls Procession, is a community mass-participation event that borrows heavily from the Day of the Dead tradition. As they do every year, No More Deaths volunteers and supporters will be marching in the Procession this Sunday specifically to memorialize those who lost their lives crossing the Arizona desert this year. Continue reading November update/appeal
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NMD branches out to reach more migrants
Dear friends of No More Deaths,
We adopted a $300,000 budget for the year that started on July 1, 2015 and ends on June 30, 2016. We’ve never had a budget this large, nor have we ever taken on so much work. We need your help more than ever. Continue reading NMD branches out to reach more migrants
Arivaca residents sit in at Border Patrol checkpoint
This article appears in our fall newsletter.
Some 100 Arivaca residents and supporters gathered at 10 a.m. May 27 and peacefully proceeded to the Border Patrol checkpoint on Arivaca Road to demand its removal. Continue reading Arivaca residents sit in at Border Patrol checkpoint
Lawyers sue over Border Patrol’s harsh treatment of migrants
This article by Denise Holley appears in our fall newsletter.
Men, women and children apprehended by Border Patrol in the Tucson, Arizona sector are locked up under inhumane conditions that violate the US Constitution and the Patrol’s own policies, according to a lawsuit filed June 8 in US District Court in Tucson. Continue reading Lawyers sue over Border Patrol’s harsh treatment of migrants
One year in sanctuary: Community stands with Rosa
This article by Denise Holley appears in our fall newsletter.
In the noontime heat outside the downtown library, a pastor and government leaders shouted their support for an undocumented Tucson mother. Continue reading One year in sanctuary: Community stands with Rosa
Nogales project evolves to aid dispossessed migrants
This article by Nancy Myers appears in our fall newsletter.
Shortly after No More Deaths began going into the desert to help rescue migrants 11 years ago, legal-team member Margo Cowan, with help from Maryada Vallet and other volunteers, realized that something needed to be done to help deported migrants. Continue reading Nogales project evolves to aid dispossessed migrants
Streamline bus stoppers speak out at sentencing
This article by Dorothy Chao appears in our fall newsletter. Chao attended the July 20, 2015 sentencing of 12 local people (some of them No More Deaths volunteers) who chained themselves to the wheels of two buses carrying undocumented migrants to federal court in Tucson on October 11, 2013. The protesters stopped federal marshals from taking the group to Operation Streamline, a fast-track proceeding that sentences migrants to prison for illegal entry. In March, Pima County Justice Court Judge Susan Bacal found the defendants guilty of obstructing a highway and creating a public nuisance.
Continue reading Streamline bus stoppers speak out at sentencing
Newsletter: Fall 2015
Spring break campers experience the desert reality for migrants
This article by Denise Holley appears in our spring newsletter.
Spring break doesn’t mean beaches and parties for students who come to the No More Deaths camps in March. Continue reading Spring break campers experience the desert reality for migrants
NMD rallies support for immigrant in sanctuary
This article by Denise Holley appears in our spring newsletter.
Volunteers with No More Deaths hoisted signs that declared “We Stand with Rosa” as they launched a campaign in February to free a Tucson mother from the threat of deportation. Continue reading NMD rallies support for immigrant in sanctuary