Borderlinks trips for Fall

Registration is now opening for several BorderLinks delegations this fall, including trips to Nogales, Sonora, and Chiapas. For details, please contact BorderLinks's education department at
(520) 628-8263 or education@borderlinks.org.

After last fall's Alliance convention, several members went on an overnight trip to Nogales, Mexico with Borderlinks, a bi-national organization that brings people together on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border to raise awareness and foster action around global economic justice and inter-cultural understanding and respect. Feedback from trip participants was overwhelmingly positive. You can read more about the trip in Terrie Brady's article in the Spring 2008 issue of Justice Rising, here.

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Recent events in Northern California

Two recent Northern California AfD events were a chance to connect with the public on two issues (issues that, coincidentally, are the focus of the last two editions of Justice Rising!)

In Mendocino, the local chapter co-sponsored a gathering of local progressive and migrant community groups, featuring food and performances by local musicians. The event was a chance to mix across cultural lines and scope out common concerns. Meanwhile, the Ukiah chapter tabled at SolFest, a weekend celebration of renewable energy and sustainable living.

Welcome to new members who joined AfD at these events! To find out more about grassroots resistance to the corporate agenda on migration and energy, check out the Spring, 2008 issue of Justice Rising, "Emigrants--World Citizens or Corporate Slaves," and the new Summer 2008 issue, "Corporate Energy or Grassroots Power," which should be online soon. Meanwhile, if you'd like paper copies, please contact the office!

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