“For it is important that awake people be awake . . . the darkness around us is deep.” —William Stafford
Dear friends of No More Deaths,
Darkness leads people to turn on their lights. We have evidence of this in the increased volunteer applications we have received since the election and all of the phone calls and mail from you asking, “What can we do?” Continue reading Spring fundraising appeal
I had a painful but powerful experience on February 20, 2016. My daughter and grandchildren and I were returning home. It was after sunset on the Arivaca–Sasabe road when we saw something up ahead. Continue reading Remembering “Miguel”
Sophie Smith and Alicia Dinsmore presented the findings of Deadly Apprehension Methods: The Consequences of Chase and Scatter in the Wilderness at five schools in the Midwest in February. Continue reading Publicizing our findings: Midwest speaking tour
We do everything we possibly can to make the border a safer place for migrants. That’s what our work in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico is about. Continue reading Enhancing safety for migrants in Nogales
The desert around Ajo, in the western reaches of southern Arizona near the border, is a vast wilderness. Much of it is without public-access roads, making humanitarian aid incredibly difficult. Continue reading Preventing deaths, and helping recover remains, in the Ajo migration corridor
In early February, Keep Tucson Together (KTT) launched the “People’s Power Campaign,” which aims to protect families from raids, detention, and deportation by providing legal counsel, materials, and “know your rights” information. KTT provides community members with updates on changing immigration policies every Thursday during its forum and legal clinic at Tucson’s Pueblo High School. Continue reading Keep Tucson Together’s campaign to resist deportations
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In early February, Keep Tucson Together (KTT) launched the “People’s Power Campaign,” which aims to protect families from raids, detention, and deportation by providing legal counsel, materials, “know your rights” information, and updates on changing immigration policies to local community members. The first three initiatives of the campaign are in action, and additional protection strategies are announced every Thursday at 5:30 at Tucson’s Pueblo High School, during KTT’s established forum and clinic for members of the local community. Continue reading “People’s Power Campaign” to resist Trump’s deportation schemes
The No More Deaths personnel committee invites applications for the following paid position. Continue reading Position available: logistics coordinator
No More Deaths is seeking trauma-informed and -experienced mental-health professionals and wellness coaches/healers willing to provide no-cost or sliding-scale mental-health and holistic-health services to certain individuals affected by the humanitarian crisis on the Arizona border: namely, volunteers who provide humanitarian assistance to undocumented border crossers, refugees, recent immigrants, and their families. Continue reading Call for mental-health and wellness providers
