Special bulletin: March 2018

Eight activists helping migrants cross brutal desert charged by US government

Rory Carroll, The Guardian, January 24, 2018

Eight humanitarian volunteers who help migrants survive desert treks have been charged with federal crimes, prompting fears of an escalating crackdown by the Trump administration.

The volunteers, all members of the Arizona-based group No More Deaths, appeared in court on Tuesday charged with a variety of offences including driving in a wilderness area, entering a wildlife refuge without a permit and abandoning property—the latter an apparent reference to leaving water, food and blankets on migrant trails. Continue reading →

January 29, 2018 Admin
Border Patrol agents were filmed dumping water left for migrants. Then came a “suspicious” arrest.

Amy B. Wang, Washington Post, January 24, 2018

Last Wednesday, a nonprofit group that provides humanitarian aid to migrants in the Arizona desert released a lengthy report alleging Border Patrol agents were intentionally destroying supplies left for migrants in the desert, the group said, to “condemn border crossers to suffering, death and disappearance.” Continue reading →

January 29, 2018 Admin

	December 2018
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						1 Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 9:00 am–5:00 pm Google Calendar 225 E 26th St, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA Google Map Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! There are two shifts, one leaving at 9 am and one at 1 pm. No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. Mantenga Tucsón Unido/Keep Tucson Together Mantenga Tucsón Unido/Keep Tucson Together 2:00 pm–5:00 pm Google Calendar Southside Presbyterian Church, 317 W 23rd St, Tucson, AZ 85713, United States Google Map Mantenga Tucson Unido es una clínica legal basada en voluntarios que ayuda a las personas a detener la deportación y detener la separación de las familias en el Sur de Arizona. Tenemos dos clínicas que suceden todos los meses alrededor de Tucson, la primera clínica que tenemos en Pueblo High School todos los jueves a las 5: 30-7:30 en la cafetería de la escuela. La segunda clínica que tenemos se encuentra en Southside Presbyterian Church cada primer y tercer sábado de cada mes de 2 a 5 p.m. Keep Tucson Together is an all-volunteer-based legal clinic that helps people stop deportation, stop the separation of families in Southern Arizona. We have two clinics that happen every month around Tucson, the first clinic we have is at Pueblo High School every Thursday night at 5:30-7:30pm in the school cafeteria. The second clinic we have is at Southside Presbyterian Church every first and third Saturday of the month from 2-5pm. Help with: preparation for an immigration court hearing by Asylum, Cancelation of Removal, also help on applying for DACA. For the most up-to-date information: https://www.facebook.com/KeepTucsonTogether/ • •
2 Volunteer Orientation Volunteer Orientation 9:00 am–1:00 pm Google Calendar Come to our monthly volunteer orientation and learn how to get involved with No More Deaths! Please rsvp to our volunteer coordinator (volunteer@nomoredeaths.org) for details. Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 1:00 pm–5:00 pm Google Calendar Description:Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. • •	3 NMD Phoenix meeting NMD Phoenix meeting 7:30 pm–9:00 pm Google Calendar Central United Methodist Church, 1875 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, United States Google Map No More Deaths is a group of people working to end the death and suffering of migrants caused by the militarization of the border between Mexico and the US. Meetings in Phoenix take place on the first and third Monday of the month. These meetings are open and public. We encourage everyone in the community to come and contribute time and energy to this movement. We meet at Central United Methodist Church, 1875 N. Central Avenue, Room 103 (just north of McDowell on east side of Central). •	4	5 Campaign Meetings Campaign Meetings 5:00 pm–7:00 pm Google Calendar Interested in getting involved in No More Deaths legal defense campaign? Contact our campaign coordinator at dropthecharges@nomoredeaths.org to come to a meeting. •	6 Door Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 3:00 pm–7:00 pm Google Calendar 225 E 26th St, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA Google Map Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. Mantenga Tucsón Unido/Keep Tucson Together Mantenga Tucsón Unido/Keep Tucson Together 5:30 pm–7:30 pm Google Calendar Cafeteria, Pueblo High School, 3500 S 12th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA Google Map Mantenga Tucson Unido es una clínica legal basada en voluntarios que ayuda a las personas a detener la deportación y detener la separación de las familias en el Sur de Arizona. Tenemos dos clínicas que suceden todos los meses alrededor de Tucson, la primera clínica que tenemos en Pueblo High School todos los jueves a las 5: 30-7:30 en la cafetería de la escuela. La segunda clínica que tenemos se encuentra en Southside Presbyterian Church cada primer y tercer sábado de cada mes de 2 a 5 p.m. Keep Tucson Together is an all-volunteer-based legal clinic that helps people stop deportation, stop the separation of families in Southern Arizona. We have two clinics that happen every month around Tucson, the first clinic we have is at Pueblo High School every Thursday night at 5:30-7:30pm in the school cafeteria. The second clinic we have is at Southside Presbyterian Church every first and third Saturday of the month from 2-5pm. Help with: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA, DREAMers), Stopping deportations, helping apply to become a US Citizen and a consult with an attorney for any immigration question. For the most up-to-date information: https://www.facebook.com/KeepTucsonTogether/ • •	7	8 Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 9:00 am–5:00 pm Google Calendar 225 E 26th St, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA Google Map Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! There are two shifts, one leaving at 9 am and one at 1 pm. No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. •
9 Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 1:00 pm–5:00 pm Google Calendar Description:Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. •	10	11	12 Campaign Meetings Campaign Meetings 5:00 pm–7:00 pm Google Calendar Interested in getting involved in No More Deaths legal defense campaign? Contact our campaign coordinator at dropthecharges@nomoredeaths.org to come to a meeting. •	13 Door Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 3:00 pm–7:00 pm Google Calendar 225 E 26th St, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA Google Map Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. Mantenga Tucsón Unido/Keep Tucson Together Mantenga Tucsón Unido/Keep Tucson Together 5:30 pm–7:30 pm Google Calendar Cafeteria, Pueblo High School, 3500 S 12th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA Google Map Mantenga Tucson Unido es una clínica legal basada en voluntarios que ayuda a las personas a detener la deportación y detener la separación de las familias en el Sur de Arizona. Tenemos dos clínicas que suceden todos los meses alrededor de Tucson, la primera clínica que tenemos en Pueblo High School todos los jueves a las 5: 30-7:30 en la cafetería de la escuela. La segunda clínica que tenemos se encuentra en Southside Presbyterian Church cada primer y tercer sábado de cada mes de 2 a 5 p.m. Keep Tucson Together is an all-volunteer-based legal clinic that helps people stop deportation, stop the separation of families in Southern Arizona. We have two clinics that happen every month around Tucson, the first clinic we have is at Pueblo High School every Thursday night at 5:30-7:30pm in the school cafeteria. The second clinic we have is at Southside Presbyterian Church every first and third Saturday of the month from 2-5pm. Help with: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA, DREAMers), Stopping deportations, helping apply to become a US Citizen and a consult with an attorney for any immigration question. For the most up-to-date information: https://www.facebook.com/KeepTucsonTogether/ • •	14	15 Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 9:00 am–5:00 pm Google Calendar 225 E 26th St, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA Google Map Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! There are two shifts, one leaving at 9 am and one at 1 pm. No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. Mantenga Tucsón Unido/Keep Tucson Together Mantenga Tucsón Unido/Keep Tucson Together 2:00 pm–5:00 pm Google Calendar Southside Presbyterian Church, 317 W 23rd St, Tucson, AZ 85713, United States Google Map Mantenga Tucson Unido es una clínica legal basada en voluntarios que ayuda a las personas a detener la deportación y detener la separación de las familias en el Sur de Arizona. Tenemos dos clínicas que suceden todos los meses alrededor de Tucson, la primera clínica que tenemos en Pueblo High School todos los jueves a las 5: 30-7:30 en la cafetería de la escuela. La segunda clínica que tenemos se encuentra en Southside Presbyterian Church cada primer y tercer sábado de cada mes de 2 a 5 p.m. Keep Tucson Together is an all-volunteer-based legal clinic that helps people stop deportation, stop the separation of families in Southern Arizona. We have two clinics that happen every month around Tucson, the first clinic we have is at Pueblo High School every Thursday night at 5:30-7:30pm in the school cafeteria. The second clinic we have is at Southside Presbyterian Church every first and third Saturday of the month from 2-5pm. Help with: preparation for an immigration court hearing by Asylum, Cancelation of Removal, also help on applying for DACA. For the most up-to-date information: https://www.facebook.com/KeepTucsonTogether/ • •
16 Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 1:00 pm–5:00 pm Google Calendar Description:Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. •	17 NMD Phoenix meeting NMD Phoenix meeting 7:30 pm–9:00 pm Google Calendar Central United Methodist Church, 1875 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, United States Google Map No More Deaths is a group of people working to end the death and suffering of migrants caused by the militarization of the border between Mexico and the US. Meetings in Phoenix take place on the first and third Monday of the month. These meetings are open and public. We encourage everyone in the community to come and contribute time and energy to this movement. We meet at Central United Methodist Church, 1875 N. Central Avenue, Room 103 (just north of McDowell on east side of Central). •	18	19 Campaign Meetings Campaign Meetings 5:00 pm–7:00 pm Google Calendar Interested in getting involved in No More Deaths legal defense campaign? Contact our campaign coordinator at dropthecharges@nomoredeaths.org to come to a meeting. •	20 Door Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 3:00 pm–7:00 pm Google Calendar 225 E 26th St, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA Google Map Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. Mantenga Tucsón Unido/Keep Tucson Together Mantenga Tucsón Unido/Keep Tucson Together 5:30 pm–7:30 pm Google Calendar Cafeteria, Pueblo High School, 3500 S 12th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA Google Map Mantenga Tucson Unido es una clínica legal basada en voluntarios que ayuda a las personas a detener la deportación y detener la separación de las familias en el Sur de Arizona. Tenemos dos clínicas que suceden todos los meses alrededor de Tucson, la primera clínica que tenemos en Pueblo High School todos los jueves a las 5: 30-7:30 en la cafetería de la escuela. La segunda clínica que tenemos se encuentra en Southside Presbyterian Church cada primer y tercer sábado de cada mes de 2 a 5 p.m. Keep Tucson Together is an all-volunteer-based legal clinic that helps people stop deportation, stop the separation of families in Southern Arizona. We have two clinics that happen every month around Tucson, the first clinic we have is at Pueblo High School every Thursday night at 5:30-7:30pm in the school cafeteria. The second clinic we have is at Southside Presbyterian Church every first and third Saturday of the month from 2-5pm. Help with: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA, DREAMers), Stopping deportations, helping apply to become a US Citizen and a consult with an attorney for any immigration question. For the most up-to-date information: https://www.facebook.com/KeepTucsonTogether/ • •	21	22 Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 9:00 am–5:00 pm Google Calendar 225 E 26th St, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA Google Map Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! There are two shifts, one leaving at 9 am and one at 1 pm. No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. •
23 Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 1:00 pm–5:00 pm Google Calendar Description:Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. •	24	25	26 Campaign Meetings Campaign Meetings 5:00 pm–7:00 pm Google Calendar Interested in getting involved in No More Deaths legal defense campaign? Contact our campaign coordinator at dropthecharges@nomoredeaths.org to come to a meeting. •	27 Door Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 3:00 pm–7:00 pm Google Calendar 225 E 26th St, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA Google Map Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. Mantenga Tucsón Unido/Keep Tucson Together Mantenga Tucsón Unido/Keep Tucson Together 5:30 pm–7:30 pm Google Calendar Cafeteria, Pueblo High School, 3500 S 12th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA Google Map Mantenga Tucson Unido es una clínica legal basada en voluntarios que ayuda a las personas a detener la deportación y detener la separación de las familias en el Sur de Arizona. Tenemos dos clínicas que suceden todos los meses alrededor de Tucson, la primera clínica que tenemos en Pueblo High School todos los jueves a las 5: 30-7:30 en la cafetería de la escuela. La segunda clínica que tenemos se encuentra en Southside Presbyterian Church cada primer y tercer sábado de cada mes de 2 a 5 p.m. Keep Tucson Together is an all-volunteer-based legal clinic that helps people stop deportation, stop the separation of families in Southern Arizona. We have two clinics that happen every month around Tucson, the first clinic we have is at Pueblo High School every Thursday night at 5:30-7:30pm in the school cafeteria. The second clinic we have is at Southside Presbyterian Church every first and third Saturday of the month from 2-5pm. Help with: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA, DREAMers), Stopping deportations, helping apply to become a US Citizen and a consult with an attorney for any immigration question. For the most up-to-date information: https://www.facebook.com/KeepTucsonTogether/ • •	28	29 Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 9:00 am–5:00 pm Google Calendar 225 E 26th St, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA Google Map Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! There are two shifts, one leaving at 9 am and one at 1 pm. No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. •
30 Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid Door-Knocking for Humanitarian Aid 1:00 pm–5:00 pm Google Calendar Description:Join us to canvass Pima County and get out the word that Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime! No previous experience with No More Deaths necessary. Register here. •	31