Wednesday, September 26, 2012 Saludos de Ambos Nogales, home of the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), where I now live and work. My name is West Cosgrove and I am the new Director of Education. Thanks for visiting our website. This is the initial entry, our first attempt at blogging. If you know of the work of the Kino Border Initiative, you know that we work directly with migrants, providing humanitarian aid at our soup kitchen, shelter for women children and our clinic in Nogales, Sonora, …Read More
The Kino Teens Host Students from San Miguel High School
On Wednesday, Setember 26, 2012, the Kino Teens, a group of teenagers from Lourdes Catholic school who serve as advocates for the Kino Border Initiative, hosted a group of their peers from San Miguel High School in Tucson, AZ. …Read More
Visit from Documentary Filmmaker
On Monday, September 17, 2012, Bryce Campbell a documentary filmmaker from Portland, Oregon visited the Aid Center for Deported Migrants (CAMDEP) to interview migrant men and women about their experiences during their journey for his upcoming documentary on migration. …Read More
Kino Border Initiative receives U.S./Mexico bi-national collaboration and innovation award
Nogales, AZ – On Monday, September 24, 2012, the Border Research Partnership, comprised of Arizona State University’s North American Center for Transborder Studies, the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center and Colegio de la Frontera Norte will grant the Kino Border Initiative one of four awards for bi-national cooperation and innovation along the U.S./Mexico border. The award will be granted at a gala dinner to be held at the “Realizing the Economic Strength of our 21st Century …Read More
Celebration of Mexican Independence Day
On Saturday September 15, 2012, the KBI held a small event at the CAMDEP (Aid Center for Deported Migrants) to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. On September 16, 2012, Mexico celebrated 202 years of independence from Spain. …Read More