The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: July 10
Border grassroots organizing is winning in July; Who pays the price for Brownsville's tech and industrial boom? And Tijuana Art Week and NAFTA's lasting influence on Baja's landscape. Plus more!
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Texas is not a Trustworthy Partner: A Q&A with Eagle Pass Activist Amerika Garcia Grewal
"We have people dying here, blood on the ground. And the state of Texas seems to feel like this is OK."
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“They Don’t Care About Any Law”: A Q&A with Elsa Hull on Her Arrest While Opposing Border Wall Construction
This month, Hull’s worst fears came true as contractors for Southwest Valley Constructors and Kiewit started bulldozing and scraping land near her home to construct a 30-foot border wall.
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.