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Rally at UU Church to Send Delegation to DC Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 September 2008 14:42
Rev. Diane Dowgiert of UUCTRev. Diane Dowgiert, Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson, speaks before a gathing of humanitarian aid supporters in Tucson. "To understand what goes on in our borderlands, it must be experienced.”
A crowd of 70 people from Tucson came to hear about No More Deaths' new abuse report and to send-off a delegation of volunteers to Washington, D.C. to present the report. Seven volunteers will present the report to targeted members of congress in a briefing hosted by Rep. Raul Grijalva on Wednesday, September 17. The report will be presented to other human rights groups in a briefing hosted by Amnesty International on the 18th.

Rev. Diane Dowgiert of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson opened the rally with comments from a recent visit to the No More Deaths humanitarian aid camp in Arivaca. Volunteers Maryada Vallet, Shura Wallin and Jimmy Wells spoke about their experiences working on the border and collecting the stories of abuse. Attorney Margo Cowan and Rev. Gene Lefebvre gave closing remarks.

For video of the conference, visit this blog: part1 | part 2.
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