The No More Deaths personnel committee invites applications for the following paid position. Continue reading Position available: logistics coordinator
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Spring appeal
Dear friends of No More Deaths,
With the spring equinox (March 21), we celebrate equal amounts of day and night over the earth. In native cultures, the triumph of the sun over winter means life held in the earth reappears and is renewed. Continue reading Spring appeal
NMD launches campaign to maintain its desert trucks
No More Deaths has launched its first ever online crowdfunding campaign to raise money for our vehicle expenses so we can keep our volunteers rolling year-round.
Our trucks are vital to getting water and aid to migrants and refugees in southern Arizona’s backcountry. We hope to raise $47,842—the real annual cost of maintaining our trucks—by May 1.
The campaign features a great video with a star appearance by long-term volunteer Jim Marx and a soundtrack by Vox Urbana. We are offering T-shirts, posters, and other “perks” for your contribution. All donations go directly to No More Deaths. Continue reading NMD launches campaign to maintain its desert trucks
Judge to decide if Border Patrol must improve conditions
Lawyers have asked a federal judge for immediate relief from “unconstitutional conditions of confinement” at Border Patrol stations in the Tucson Sector, said James Lyall, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona. Continue reading Judge to decide if Border Patrol must improve conditions
Observers watch Border Patrol work at another highway checkpoint
Residents of Arivaca, Arizona can’t leave their peaceful town near the border with Mexico without encountering military checkpoints. Agents of the Border Patrol stop all traffic and ask questions while a dog sniffs the vehicle for drugs. Drivers may be asked to show ID and even ordered out of their vehicle while agents search it. Continue reading Observers watch Border Patrol work at another highway checkpoint
Why do people disappear in the desert?
In June 2015, No More Deaths and La Coalición de Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Coalition) received $10,000 from the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee to write three reports that document how border-enforcement policies and practices cause people to disappear while crossing the US–Mexico border. The first of these reports, to be released in early summer, focuses on two Border Patrol practices: destroying lifesaving humanitarian aid and intentionally scattering groups of migrants during apprehension. Continue reading Why do people disappear in the desert?
Newsletter: Spring 2016
Here is our spring newsletter! Click to download.
Apply now to volunteer this summer
Come work with us during our summer volunteer program! We are happy to announce that we have opened up applications for volunteer sessions in June and July.
Role available: Outreach and fundraising resources coordinator
No More Deaths is looking for a Tucson-area volunteer to fill the following role, which has been played for several years by Jean Rooney. Contact the fundraising team if interested. Continue reading Role available: Outreach and fundraising resources coordinator
Please join our crowdfunding campaign and keep us rolling!
The deep desert is hard as hell on our trucks. So today we’re launching a crowdfunding campaign to keep our volunteers rolling through the punishing summer months and all year round. Our trucks are vital to getting water and aid to migrants and refugees in southern Arizona’s backcountry. We hope to raise $47,842 by May 1. Continue reading Please join our crowdfunding campaign and keep us rolling!