The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: June 5
The Border Chronicle hangs out with legendary journalist Amy Goodman, plus big tech and the "everywhere border" and a podcast about Latin American art and the borderlands and more!
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A Media State of Siege: An Interview about Independent Journalism with Raúl Fernando Pérez Lira
A discussion with a journalist from the independent media outlet Raíchali in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua, a place rife with issues ranging from extreme drought to forced disappearances.
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Romeo and Juliet: How Star-Crossed Lovers Defied Borders on Roller Skates
Sometimes the best way to contest the border is to skate right through it and create a beautiful, binational community.
Harvesting Hope in Tucson: A Q&A with Amelia Natoli of the Ishkashitaa Refugee Network
Development Director Amelia Natoli discusses building community with recently arrived refugees and Tucson volunteers through harvesting food, making art, and fostering connection.
A History of Arizona Miners, Written on Gravestones: A Photo Essay about a Disappeared Borderlands Town
Mining operations have been in the center of borderland labor conflicts for more than a century. These photos tell the moving story of one such town, through its cemetery.
Inside the Sentinel Surveillance Tower in Ciudad Juárez: A Podcast with Investigative Journalist José Olivares
Torre Centinela, a Mexican surveillance hub that will share intelligence with U.S. and Texas law enforcement is slated to open soon. Olivares discusses his investigation on Torre Centinela and the private corporation running it.
