Greetings!
Please forgive the repeated email. We are working on the best way to stay in contact.
Mike Seifert will make the effort to keep up a blog posting once a week; email him anything that you find applicable:
seifertjamesmichael@gmail.com
To see what we have captured from Feb 14th, please go here: results-of-february-14-2014-strategic.html
Armando Galvan of UTPA has set up a "wiki" page which is a fine way to keep all of this together--but you need to join the page, which requires registering. Please find it here: http://childrenoftheborder.webs.com
Finally, there is a Facebook page set here:
Children-of-the-Border
We wanted to take a moment to share with you the work from the Feb 14th children of the border "strategic doing" gathering. Once again, we want to thank you for the passion and vision that you each brought to the day. Energy continues to build around the issues discussed on Valentine's Day. Some work has already begun. Amongst many activities:
1. Dr. Zuckerman reached out to Nick Kristoff with the New York Times.
He also connected Community for Children to a large foundation in Washington, DC. Our discussion with that Foundation continues to focus on immigration and the effects of border militarization on our children of the border. We are excited about having a possible partner in our efforts.
2. A mural was painted at the Southwest Key Detention Center, Nueva Esperanza, by the boys at the shelter, three of our Community for Children students and residents, and Jesse Miller, architect with BcWorkshop. Jesse was with us on Valentine's Day. We are attaching a photo of the mural with our students and Jesse. For privacy and protection, the boys at the center could not be photographed. They wrote their names, however, at the bottom of the mural.
3. Cris Trejo and companions from UTPA have offered to set up a site on the web—not so much a web site as a “wiki” so that information can be shared amongst all.
4. A “peace pole” has been ordered with plans to petition the city of Brownsville to place it at Hope Park (next to the border wall). http://www.peacepoleproject.org/
5. Georgianna Duarte contacted the Center of Social-Emotional Learning Foundations to have Pancho Rabbit and Coyote adopted for a book unit project nationally
6. A Brownsville artist in residence (Mark Clark, Galeria 409) is interested in collaborating. Right off the bat, he announces this event:
Due South, an exhibition by the Texas Sculpture Group, opens with a reception for the artists at 7:30 pm, Saturday March 22nd at Galeria 409. The party follows the 6:30 performance of Bill FitzGibbons' "Right Side / Wrong Side" at nearby Hope Park. The dance features dancers from the US and Mexico and music by Chris Guerra. Admission to both events is free and the public is invited. Galeria 409 is located at 409 East 13th St. in Brownsville and Hope Park is one block Due South. Call 956 455 35991 for information and directions.
7. Dr. Mayes has been in touch with a professional film crew that are interested in doing some pro-bono capturing of this border world.
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Mike Seifert will make the effort to keep up a blog posting once a week; email him anything that you find applicable:
seifertjamesmichael@gmail.com
To see what we have captured from Feb 14th, please go here: results-of-february-14-2014-strategic.html
Armando Galvan of UTPA has set up a "wiki" page which is a fine way to keep all of this together--but you need to join the page, which requires registering. Please find it here: http://childrenoftheborder.webs.com
Finally, there is a Facebook page set here:
Children-of-the-Border
We wanted to take a moment to share with you the work from the Feb 14th children of the border "strategic doing" gathering. Once again, we want to thank you for the passion and vision that you each brought to the day. Energy continues to build around the issues discussed on Valentine's Day. Some work has already begun. Amongst many activities:
1. Dr. Zuckerman reached out to Nick Kristoff with the New York Times.
He also connected Community for Children to a large foundation in Washington, DC. Our discussion with that Foundation continues to focus on immigration and the effects of border militarization on our children of the border. We are excited about having a possible partner in our efforts.
2. A mural was painted at the Southwest Key Detention Center, Nueva Esperanza, by the boys at the shelter, three of our Community for Children students and residents, and Jesse Miller, architect with BcWorkshop. Jesse was with us on Valentine's Day. We are attaching a photo of the mural with our students and Jesse. For privacy and protection, the boys at the center could not be photographed. They wrote their names, however, at the bottom of the mural.
3. Cris Trejo and companions from UTPA have offered to set up a site on the web—not so much a web site as a “wiki” so that information can be shared amongst all.
4. A “peace pole” has been ordered with plans to petition the city of Brownsville to place it at Hope Park (next to the border wall). http://www.peacepoleproject.org/
5. Georgianna Duarte contacted the Center of Social-Emotional Learning Foundations to have Pancho Rabbit and Coyote adopted for a book unit project nationally
6. A Brownsville artist in residence (Mark Clark, Galeria 409) is interested in collaborating. Right off the bat, he announces this event:
Due South, an exhibition by the Texas Sculpture Group, opens with a reception for the artists at 7:30 pm, Saturday March 22nd at Galeria 409. The party follows the 6:30 performance of Bill FitzGibbons' "Right Side / Wrong Side" at nearby Hope Park. The dance features dancers from the US and Mexico and music by Chris Guerra. Admission to both events is free and the public is invited. Galeria 409 is located at 409 East 13th St. in Brownsville and Hope Park is one block Due South. Call 956 455 35991 for information and directions.
7. Dr. Mayes has been in touch with a professional film crew that are interested in doing some pro-bono capturing of this border world.
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