Joanna Williams stepped into her role as Executive Director at the Kino Border Initiative on March 1st, 2021. Shortly after, she sat down with Sara Ritchie, our Director of Communications, to share about her journey at KBI, from immersion trip participant, to volunteer, to the Director of Education and Advocacy, to now the Executive Director. In this one-on-one conversation, Joanna describes her growing understanding of immigration issues, how she first connected with KBI, the professional … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2021
Yanet’s Story: Escaping Honduras and Her Husband
Yanet’s husband began verbally abusing her when she was pregnant with their first daughter, Emily, who is now nine years old. Once Emily was born, the abuse became physical and persisted over the years until just a few months ago when Yanet was finally able to escape and flee to the US-Mexico border to seek protection. For nine years, Yanet was trapped emotionally, physically, and economically under the tight grip of her husband. He threatened to kill her, the children, and Yanet’s mother if she … [Read more...]
March-April Media Report
Mexico Announces a Crackdown on Migration The Mexican National Guard, founded in 2018 and subsequently used as a tool by the Trump Administration to control and curb migration from Central America, announced a "migration crackdown,” further militarizing its border with Guatemala. Such unchecked militarization will inevitably lead to an increase in human rights violations of migrants on their journey and continue to direct energy and resources away from processing and access to … [Read more...]
March-April KBI Announcements
Join the KBI Team We are still accepting applications for the positions of Director of Communications and the Director of Finance and Administration. The Director of Communications is responsible for humanizing the realities of migration and encouraging engagement from individuals and communities through various communication tools, including a bilingual, content-rich and interactive social media presence, a monthly newsletter, connections with traditional media, and the KBI annual report. … [Read more...]
Call to Action: March with Asylum Seekers on April 30th
We invite you to march in person or virtually in solidarity with asylum seekers on April 30th, the 100th day of the Biden presidency, urging him to terminate the Trump-era policies that have choked off asylum and denied migrants due process at the US-Mexico border for over a year. … [Read more...]