I forgot—a few weeks ago I signed up to attend an event this afternoon. Facebook reminded me over my morning coffee:
“Love Has No Borders: Supporting Refugees at Our Border“
Today at 3 PM – 5 PM
Starts in about 6 hours · 48°F Sunny
Nahalat Shalom
3606 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107
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Come learn about how you can help volunteers who are providing assistance to the Central American families at the border and how to participate in the direct action and protests against the oppression of refugees at our borders.
Eye witness accounts from:
Eleanor Chavez, long time labor and community activist, has been volunteering with refugees through Annunciation House in El Paso
Sayrah Namaste, Abq activist, has been volunteering in Las Cruces with Central American refugees and organizing donation drives
Hope Alvarado, a lead organizer with The Red Nation fighting for Indigenous Liberation through a lens of Anti-Settler Colonialism, Anti-Border Imperialism and smashing the patriarchy — they’ve been resisting at the Occupation in Tornillo. .
DONATIONS ARE WELCOME IF YOU WANT TO BRING THE THINGS REQUESTED: PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANY DONATIONS NOT REQUESTED BY THE SHELTERS:
For Annuncation House:
Travel sized toiletries (shampoo, soap, toothpaste, etc)
Deodorant
Cleaning supplies
Gosner shelf milk
Boxes of cereal
For Las Cruces shelter:
--healthy travel snacks (granola bars, peanut butter crackers, fruit snacks, etc)
—coffee
--drawstring bags for carrying a change of clothes and food
--crayons, coloring books, small toy cars
--women's underwear, size small, NEW only
--men's underwear, size small, dark colors preferred,NEW only
--containers of hot cocoa mix
—teenage boy & girl jeans & leggings, size small