Description

Another year has come and gone and the US Border Patrol still refuses to identify the agent(s) who shot and killed Jose Antonio in Nogales, Sonora through the border wall as he walked down a nearby street. This unprovoked attack has devastated his family and friends. The calendar cover illustrates the 2nd Annual March for Justice in his case.

In another part of Nogales the San Juan Basco Migrant Shelter continues its mission of assisting those less fortunate. Serving over 1 million and founded 32 years ago by Juan Francisco & Gilda Loureiro, the center is named for humanitarian Catholic Priest Juan Basco.

On the other side of the US/Mexico border, humanitarian coalition No More Deaths formed in 2004 to help stem the rising tide of migrant deaths. A press conference at Southside Presbyterian Church was chaired by Elizabeth Garcia, Reverend Stuart Taylor, Rick Ufford-Chase, Jennifer Hill & Reverend John Fife.

Samaritans work to prevent deaths in other areas of the Arizona killing fields by placing water along migrant trails.

The ghost of a young migrant’s unknown fate is suggested in Mysterious Form Near a Migrant Camp.

Out in Cabeza Prieta, National Wildlife Refuge Humane Borders volunteers replace blue flags marking water location each November. It was in this area in May 2001, prior to the installation of flags, that fourteen migrants perished.

All over southern Arizona, artist Al Enciso and other Samaritans volunteers memorialize migrants lives by placing unique crosses at death sites.

The photographs in this calendar bear witness to a seemingly crisis-without-end and the efforts of citizens of conscience to save lives.

Calendar dates of interest reveal troubling statistics that show migrants worldwide are risking life and limb to escape poverty, war, persecution and violence. Birthdates, quotes by humanitarian leaders and more round out the focus of this 2015 calendar.

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