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This year’s 2nd Border Encuentro at the U.S./Mexico border is a direct response to the call for solidarity with the border communities to resist militarization, support refugees and migrants, and to denounce the US military, political and economic policies in Latin America that create the conditions for forced displacement and violence. There is no wall or border that can deter the solidarity of people!
The Social Justice Council of UUCT endorses the conference although we may not all agree with every group presenting a workshop or presentation. The Unitarian Universalist Association has long been a critic of the training provided to some military and non-military personnel of governments with poor human rights records. This training has taken place at several military installations in the United States, including Ft. Benning in Georgia and Ft. Huachuca in Arizona. UUs in general also oppose the militarization of the U.S./Mexican border. UUCT is the fiscal agent for No More Deaths and we support its life-saving work in the desert and its investigations of human rights abuses by the U.S. Border Patrol.
Here is the weekend schedule of events. A link describing the workshops and events is also included. To register for the conference link on here. The conference is free but donations are appreciated.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, November 10 – Tucson/Eloy, Arizona
7:00am Encuentro Registration – YWCA, 525 N Bonita Ave.
8:00am Welcome & Know Your Rights – YWCA, 525 N Bonita Ave.
9:20am Forums & Workshops – YWCA, 525 N Bonita Ave.
1:30pm Rally at Federal Courthouse – 405 W Congress St.
3:45pm Caravan to Eloy Detention Center – 405 W Congress St.
5:00pm Vigil at Eloy Detention Center – 1705 E Hanna Road
8:00pm Concert in Tucson at Solar Culture – 31 E Toole Ave.
Friday Evening, November 10 – Nogales, Sonora
7:00pm Justice for José Antonio Elena Rodríguez Vigil*
* Five years and one month after his murder at the hands of US Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz,
the family of José Antonio Elena Rodríguez and the Border Patrol Victims Network
invite those who are in ambos Nogales, and those who cannot cross the border
into the US to join them for an evening vigil at José Antonio’s cross along Calle Internacional.
For more information, contact Ana María Vásquez, 813-804-0634.
Saturday, November 11 – Nogales, Arizona/Sonora
7:00am Encuentro Registration – Hotel Americana , 639 N Grand Ave (Arizona)
/ Escuela Primaria Abelardo L. Rodríguez, Fenochio 23 (Sonora)
8:00am Welcome, Know Your Rights and Speakers – 639 N Grand Ave (Arizona)
/ Plaza Miguel Hidalgo (Sonora)
9:00am Bi-national Veteran-led March to the US/Mexico Border Wall
10:00am Rally at the U.S./Mexico Border Wall
12:30pm Forums & Workshops
5:30pm Social Gathering at Hotel Americana – Hotel Americana,
639 N Grand Ave (Arizona)
8:00pm Concert at the US/Mexico Border Wall
Sunday, November 12 – Nogales, Arizona/Sonora*
9:30am Welcome & Blessing
10:00am Speakers & Musicians
11:10am Litany & Presentes
12:40pm Puppetistas!
1:40pm Closing
* Entire program on Sunday will be at the U.S./Mexico Border Wall
Monday, November 13, Tucson
SOA Watch Post-Encuentro Mailing Party! If you are still around the morning of Monday,
November 13, we’d love for you to join our SOA Watch Post-Encuentro Mailing Party!
○ 10:00am at the Global Justice Center – 225 E 26th St
Peace Vigil and Celebration of Life of Fr. Jerry Zawada, OFM
○ 8:00-8:45am, Peace Vigil Outside David Monthan Air Force Base (Craycroft Rd entrance)
○ 9:15am, Celebration of Life at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church (3809 E 3rd St, Tucson)
○ For more information: 520-323-8697 / nukeresister@igc.org
○ For updates, please visit www.nukeresister.org/future-actions/
○ You are invited to bring a photo or other small memento for an altar to remember and honor Jerry
Jerry Zawada, Presente!
For a description of the various workshops, click here.