Alma Reynosa Psychologist Alma provides psychological care for migrants, offering spaces and tools for emotional well being while taking into account the distinct trauma of the migrant experience. … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2020
Lifting Up the Voices of Children
Convention on the Rights of the Child Respect for human dignity serves as an important foundation for international human rights. In the context of migration and the aftermath of World War II, the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention were written to affirm countries’ obligation to honor and uphold the value of the human person. However, these treaties and declarations only identified the rights of adults. It took nearly forty years for the … [Read more...]
Esmerelda’s Story: From Fleeing to Activism
Be our spokespersons, stand in solidarity with us, fight with us. We are in this together and we await your help so that they help us and open the borders as quickly as possible. The persecution of Esmerelda’s family traces back 13 years, when her father-in-law was attacked by a group of men from the community of their small town on the border of Guerrero and Oaxaca. Their family has lived a life of caution ever since, watching Guerrero succumb to delinquency and danger, permitted by a … [Read more...]
Media Report September-October
September 15th In 2021, the Mexican government will cut two-thirds of the programs that were directed to aiding migrants. José Luis Gutiérrez, Secretary of the Migrant Affairs of Michoacán commented: “We are observing cuts in fundamental areas, such as consular assistance, in times in which there is a deep-rooted hate speech towards Mexicans in the United States.” This affects migrants in Mexico, but has consequences in Central America as well. These actions send a message to the US that … [Read more...]
September Announcements
World Day of Migrants and Refugees On Sunday, September 27, we celebrated the 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) that Pope Francis dedicated to internally displaced persons, titled “Like Jesus Christ, Forced to Flee.” He reminds us that displaced people offer us the opportunity to meet the Lord in those who flee threats and dangers. These crises, the displacement it causes, and the refugees it brings to our doorstep or a border far away, are “unseen tragedies” exacerbated by the … [Read more...]