Ramona directs the van driver, Martin, through the pot-holed streets of Colonia Muniz in south Texas, guiding us to a bright pink building at the community’s center. ARISE (A Resource in Serving Equality) is painted in bold letters on a sign outside, signifying the presence of the 23 year old non-profit. In their own words: [...]
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Buenas Noticias
In our time here on the border we have been working with Ed Krueger, a minister, community organizer, and passionate advocate for justice. For the last 30 years, since before I was born, he has been organizing with women in northern Mexico spreading the “Buenas Noticias” or “Good News” of workers rights (already laid out [...]
Tamales and Gratitude
In January when we visited the Rio Grande Valley, one of the highlights was meeting local families from an area “colonia” (see previous post for definition of colonia) and spending an evening sharing stories and dinner. On that evening I was paired with a young girl, about 11 years old, who was vivacious, smart, curious, [...]
