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Público – 66 días pedaleando la frontera México-EEUU: un viaje para que migrar no duela
“A lo largo del viaje hice la misma pregunta a todas las personas que conocí: «¿qué has aprendido viviendo o trabajando en la frontera?». Sus respuestas fueron muy similares: «es una zona segura», «yo no viviría aquí si fuese una zona de guerra», «las cosas que se...
Yahoo! – I’m an evangelical pastor, and I biked 1,600 miles along the US-Mexico border. The only border crisis is America’s disgusting treatment of migrants.
Migrants exit a Border Patrol bus and prepare to be received by the Val Verde Humanitarian Coalition after crossing the Rio Grande on September 22, 2021 in Del Rio, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The following is an opinion written in Yahoo! by Doug Pagitt,...
Religion News Service – Dispatches from the U.S.-Mexico border: A ride for immigration justice
“This the journal of the We the People Ride, a 3,200-mile bike ride along the southern edge of the U.S., from San Diego, California, to St. Augustine, Florida. Led by Vote Common Good, members of the public are invited to join any length of the journey, both in person...
Univision – Con una marcha por la frontera entre EEUU y México, activistas protestan contra el programa MPP
Montados en bicicletas, miembros de la organización Práctica Misericordiosa recorrieron varias millas desde McAllen hasta Reynosa para rechazar el programa migratorio que obliga a los solicitantes de asilo en EEUU a esperar sus casos en...
My RGV News – Border trek: Faith-based activists in Valley to understand migrant experience
“Doug Pagitt, executive director of Vote Common Good, an initiative to get people of Christian faith to vote with a humanitarian-centered intention, said the group’s mission is to get close to the situations that are talked about within the country and experience...
El Sol de Tampico – We the People Ride: rodada de McAllen a Reynosa que evidencia la crisis migratoria
“Seremos los anfitriones de un evento a nivel nacional que busca concientizar acerca de la gravedad de la crisis humanitaria en nuestra región, organizada por ‘Vote Common Good’.” —From “We the People Ride: rodada de McAllen a Reynosa que evidencia la crisis...
Religion News Service – Dispatches from the U.S.-Mexico border: A ride for immigration justice
The following is an opinion written in Religion News Service by Doug Pagitt, executive director of Vote Common Good: We The People Ride is a 3,200-mile bike ride along the United States-Mexico border, from San Diego, California, to St. Augustine, Florida. Led by Vote...