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Friday, 12 February 2010 This event, presented by ITZABOUTIME and hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson, begins with a dinner (vegetarian) at 6:00 pm. Admission is free and all donations go to No More More... |
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 No More Deaths is seeking to fill the position of 2010 Volunteer Coordinator. Please see the description of the position and the application for the position. Applications are due by February More... |
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Monday, 25 January 2010 No More Deaths is proud to be conducting its third consecutive Alternative Spring Break program. The program runs for three weeks from March 6 to 27, on a Saturday-to-Saturday schedule. More... |
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Friday, 12 February 2010 Tucson, AZ—Several volunteers with the humanitarian organization No More Deaths encountered the body of a deceased migrant approximately 2 miles More... |
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Friday, 04 December 2009 At a hearing on Friday, December 4, No More Deaths volunteer Walt Staton was threatened with 25 days imprisonment for leaving clean drinking water More... |
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Monday, 31 August 2009 Tucson, AZ: On Wednesday, September 2, 13 volunteers from the humanitarian groups No More Deaths, Samaritans and Humane Borders will be arraigned on More... |
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Around-the-Clock Abuse Doc Campaign |
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We are organizing a week of action to collect and report on the experiences of every person passing through BP custody between November 15th and November 23rd. Our data, our report, and the BP's lies will be documented and presented to the incoming administration. We will demand that the US respect human rights and put the US on notice that we will not be silent in the face of their violation. Please join us for one or more days during that week... we will be meeting each bus and van as it arrives at the DeConcini or Mariposa ports and briefly interviewing every individual, using our short documentation form. We hope to collect the custody-treatment stories of as many as 5000 persons during the nine-day period. (We will be working in concert with our Mexican partners and will also be providing food, first aid, information and other services to the repatriated migrants)
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Read more... [Around-the-Clock Abuse Doc Campaign]
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Numbing Numbers by Dan Millis |
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It’s no secret that the need for humanitarian aid in our borderlands is massive. Every year, thousands of migrants attempt the trek to El Norte, the U.S. government responds with an enforcement-only border policy and miles of destructive new border walls, and hundreds of dead bodies are recovered from our border deserts. Quantifying this tragedy would be impossible. Still, from my experiences as a No More Deaths volunteer, I want to share these “numbing numbers:”
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Read more... [Numbing Numbers by Dan Millis]
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Dan Millis: Guilty, but no Punishment |
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On Monday U.S. Magistrate Judge Bernardo Velasco finally delivered his verdict in regards to my July 25 littering trial. The ruling was delivered as a memo to my lawyer, and said only that I had been found guilty of the Class B misdemeanor offense of littering on a National Wildlife Refuge, and that sentencing was suspended. A suspended sentence means no sentence whatsoever - no fine, no jail, I don't even have to pay the original $175 ticket. Apparently, the U.S. government believes that humanitarian aid is a crime for which no punishment is warranted.
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Read more... [Dan Millis: Guilty, but no Punishment]
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Rally at UU Church to Send Delegation to DC |
 Rev. 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.”
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.
KXCI audio coverage
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Report Reveals Systematic Abuse of Detainees by U.S. Border Patrol |
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 Tucson, AZ - A delegation of volunteers from No More Deaths, a humanitarian aid group based in Tucson, Arizona, will participate in a Congressional briefing in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 1:00 PM. Their new report, "Crossing The Line: Human Rights Abuses of Migrants in Short-Term Custody on the Arizona/Sonora Border," will be released at that time. The briefing is hosted by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ). The report will be shared with human rights groups in a briefing hosted by Amnesty International on September 18.
Read the Report Online
Read Article from the Arizona Daily Star (10.19.2008)
Downloads: [pdf]
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Read more... [Report Reveals Systematic Abuse of Detainees by U.S. Border Patrol]
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Humanitarian “Angels” Rescue Migrant in Remote Desert Area |
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 No More Deaths volunteers found a man lying near the side of a remote ranch road Friday afternoon during a routine afternoon patrol. Two EMTs and one Wilderness First Responder were part of the group and immediately began caring for the 36-year-old man, who hadn’t drank water for 3 days. Upon seeing the volunteers, he asked if he was dreaming and if the humanitarians were “angelitos”.
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