Who profits from U.S.-Mexico border militarization? And who pays?
Companies who profit from border militarization spent $74,000 per day on lobbying activities during key legislation times. More at bit.ly/BorderProfit
Animated drawing of U.S.-Mexico border militarization all done on a whiteboard by folks in our Chicago office.
“The Dream 9 drew a lot of attention last month when they very publically crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. The nine were taken into detention but sent home to their various communities across the U.S. after just 17 days.
Now, an even bigger group of people will cross on Monday. Three of the estimated 30 crossers are minors—one is just 13 years old. The other two are just a bit older. They’re participating in the National Immigrant Youth Alliance’s new Bring Them Home campaign.”
Read more at http://colorlines.com/archives/2013/09/meet_a_16_year_old_coming_home_with_the_dream_30.html
Interesting photo and post from a student who is part of our current delegation to Israel-Palestine together with Interfaith Peace-Builders.
Friday, August 16, 2013 - West Jerusalem, Israel
Photo from the separation wall at Bethlehem
I don’t remember how I thought I would experience the Holocaust History Museum in West Jerusalem when I woke up this morning. I’d read about the experience through the blogs of two classmates…
(Source: palestinepostcards)
