Tuesday, November 20th, 2018
Crossing Borders: On The Record
November 2018 'Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility and understanding. – Alice Walker. It’s been a week since we returned from our Veteran’s Day Crossing Border’s Program. I’m still stunned. By the open curiosity in our students’ faces. Their willingness to explore a… [Read Full Article]
Tuesday, October 23th, 2018
Partner Highlight: Al Otro Lado
On a recent Peace Works trip to Tijuana, a group of teachers met with Al Otro Lado to learn about their work with migrants, specifically on issues of family separation. They do much more than document human rights violations on behalf of asylum-seekers and provide direct legal services in a range of areas such as family law, labor law, criminal… [Read Full Article]
Friday, October 12th, 2018
Building Bridges - Border Crossing Musings
Educational Discoveries—if authentic—are intrinsically eternal. The questions we put in motion for ourselves, and then repurpose for our students may become a lifetime habit of inquiry. What do I know and how do I continuously build upon that foundation? I revise and reject incomplete information. I check my gut for bias. It begins with a willingness to conduct the laborious… [Read Full Article]
Friday, September 21th, 2018
Jewish Council for Public Affairs - The San Diego/Tijuana Border
Our Trip to the Border Last week, we traveled to both San Diego and Tijuana to learn firsthand about our nation’s immigration crisis as part of a Jewish Leadership Border Mission, led by HIAS and ADL. Participants on the mission met with the Mexican Consul General, immigration lawyers and advocates, government officials; visited detention centers; and attended an Operation Streamline… [Read Full Article]
Monday, May 21th, 2018