KBI annual fundraising dinner Kino Border Initiative works binationally between the U.S. and Mexico to promote humane, just, and workable migration. Through our Migrant Outreach Center located in Nogales, Mexico, KBI staff and volunteers provide humanitarian aid including daily meals, medical assistance, shelter, job placement, youth programming, legal advocacy, and pastoral accompaniment. Through its education and advocacy efforts, KBI aims to inform and activate others to understand the … [Read more...]
Migrant Story: Ana Carolina (excerpt from “Voices of the Border”)
Excerpt from “Voices of the Border” edited by Tobin Hansen and Maria Engracia Robles Robles, ME Purchase your copy today : Voices of the Border | Georgetown University Press Ana Carolina I’m Ana Carolina, from Guatemala City. I’m thirty-nine. I only finished sixth grade. At age fifteen I moved in with a guy, and I had seven kids: three boys, four girls. Except for the ones who have been murdered, it’s the same kids I have with me here. My oldest daughter is twenty and the youngest is … [Read more...]
November- December Announcements
Still Hiring Volunteer Coordinator: KBI is still looking for a new Volunteer Coordinator! The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for encouraging persons and communities to be in solidarity with migrants that the Kino Border Initiative serves. This role includes collaborating with KBI staff team to recruit and engage volunteers to support KBI’s mission and ensuring compliance with the KBI Safe Environment Program. 👉Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority … [Read more...]
November-December Media Report
Catholics sisters make Advent plea to Biden: End 'immoral' immigration rule "Members of 24 congregations of women religious from around the country gather outside the White House Dec. 3, 2021, to demonstrate against President Joe Biden's continuation of Title 42 expulsions. Title 42 is a provision of the U.S. public health law that Trump administration officials implemented to keep migrants out as COVID-19 infections began rising in the U.S. in 2020, and it has remained in place during the … [Read more...]
Migrant Story: Rejection by Border Patrol
For many migrants, the mistreatment they have suffered along their journey is too painful to tell, much less relive. When preparing for actions such as, the #SaveAsylum protests, migrants offer to share their testimonios for advocacy purposes. Migrant organizers support one another by stepping in as spokespeople to represent those who feel too vulnerable to share on their own behalf. This is a powerful example of migrants … [Read more...]
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