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Help us Protect the Heart of the World
https://gofund.me/b00b414d Bridges Across Borders is looking for resources to buy a few hectares of land in order to establish community and heal the territory that the Indigenous peoples (Arhuaco, Kogui, Wiwa, and Kankuamo) of la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, call THE HEART OF THE WORLD from armed violence, illegal settlers and habitat destruction. …
NO PHOSPHATE MINING BY OUR RIVERS
Bridges Across Borders was founded in Bradford county in 2003. Now we see our area’s waters threatened by a proposed phosphate mine straddling the New River, and our neighboring Union county, which feeds into the Santa Fe River. There are thousands of acres of wetlands on the project site, endangered and threatened species that live…
Border Patrol Victims Network, Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez Vigil
PICS FROM LAST NIGHT’S VIGIL FOR JOSE ANTONIO ELENA RODRIGUEZ. Araceli Rodriguez, Jose Antonio’s mom, showed up by herself as other family members were unable to attend. Six came from “el otro lado” in solidarity with Araceli to enjoy champurado and sweet bread, a Christmas posada in Feb. Mark and Ana Maria played the panpipes….
Border shooting of Mexican teen heads to Supreme Court
Sergio Hernandez died at 15, shot dead by policeman Jesus Mesa. His would have been a story of American violence both tragic and banal if the victim had not been in Mexico and the shooter in the US. The thorny legal question raised by the cross-border homicide heads to the US Supreme Court on Tuesday….
Maya Luna at the Border Convergence, Nogales, Sonora
Puppetistas and Artists at the Border Convergence: Oct 7-9, 2016
Justice for All Victims of Border Patrol Brutality – Nov 12, 2016
BORDER LUNCH AND ART SALE
Friends and relatives … Please join us for a lunch of tamales and beans this coming Saturday, May 4th at the Southside Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at 317 W. 23rd St. Tucson, AZ for a Border Lunch and Art Sale. Browse our selection of woven handbags from Colombia, get one of the many baskets created…
More About Frank
Frank Schiavone was our BRIDGES Historian until his passing in 2008. He was a dedicated peace activist and our very favorite atheist. Frank could not understand the need for threat of punishment (hell) or promise of reward (heaven) was needed as a motivating factor to prompt “right” action. We loved his stories and we…