Raising Awareness. Inspiring Action.
Leadership Campaign
The BorderLinks Board of Directors is proud to announce the start of a 3-year effort to raise $100,000 – over and above BorderLinks' annual operating expenses. This important campaign, appropriately …
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Since 1987, BorderLinks has been facilitating delegations in the Arizona-Sonora region and beyond the border to Chiapas, the Copper Canyon, Chicago, and Santa Barbara. These immersion programs offer groups the …
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Looking for a way to engage your community around issues of immigration and the border? Our Community Workshops aim to provide educational dynamics and activities to groups who are either not …
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Learn more about the ways that BorderLinks practices sustainability in water use, energy use, and food production! BorderLinks' Sustainable Futures Program seeks to explore the complexities of our food system, …
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HEPAC from Jay Bird Films on Vimeo. The Hogar de Esperanza y Paz (Home of Hope and Peace) is a community center located in the Bella Vista neighborhood of Nogales, Sonora …
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Delegations fill quickly and must be booked in advance in order to give enough preparation time. This is especially true for spring delegations. We encourage groups who are looking to …
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Delegation Information
Community Workshops
Sustainable Futures Program
HEPAC
Types of Delegations
Beyond the Border: Santa Barbara
Join BorderLinks and community organizations in Santa Barbara for a Beyond the Border delegation! With fellow community members, learn about how federal immigration initiatives are affecting immigrant communities in Southern California. Date: April 8.
Sustainable Futures Program
Learn more about the ways that BorderLinks practices sustainability in water use, energy use, and food production!
BorderLinks' Sustainable Futures Program seeks to explore the complexities of our food system, and its connection to migration and larger social justice issues. Keenly aware of the potential of individual actions as a catalyst for social change, BorderLinks addresses issues related to food and food justice during every delegation. We actively challenge the dominant system by supporting sustainable alternatives that value workers, the environment, our health, and our right to food sovereignty.
We create dialogue about where the food we eat comes from and everything involved in its production. By discussing everything from how the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) affected food security and spurred migration, to environmental effects of food production, to migrant farm worker rights and more, we encourage everyone to become informed and active participants in the food system. We believe that “voting with your fork” is a great start to fixing our broken food system, but making the shift from conscious consumer to engaged citizen is the next step.
In addition to having conversations about the structural injustices we are living with, we seek to serve as an example of sustainable living. We maintain an organic vegetable garden, harvest rainwater, raise a flock of chickens in our backyard, compost our food waste, and provide all delegation participants with delicious local, organic, vegetarian meals during their stay with us in Tucson.
We believe in modeling the future we hope to see, and strive to live with concern for our neighbors - whether they live right next door or across an international border.
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Click to look at more information on relevant books and films in this Sustainable Futures Program (SFP) Media Resource List and Action Toolkit.
Celebrating the Fruits of 2010
BorderLinks' Board and Staff invite you to share in celebrating our 2010 achievements in raising awareness and inspiring action.Noticias Fall 2010 and a Letter from the Interim Director
BorderLinks' Fall 2010 Newletter is now available online. Learn more about our Sustainable Food Program, the upcoming Annual Dinner, new staff members, and the ongoing work of the Hogar de Esperanza y Paz in Nogales, Sonora.More Articles...
Register for a Delegation
Register here for your BorderLinks delegation!
Special Thanks to Our Winter and Spring Delegations!
Loyola Marymount University, College of St. Scholastica, Boston College, College of William and Mary, Mennonite Church USA, Loras College, Western Theological Seminary, Unitarian Universalist Association, Child Leader Project, Young Adults in Global Mission, Catholic Memorial School, Sinclair Community College, George Washington Law School, Christ Church Newman Center, Society for the Advancement of Continuing Education for Ministry, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, Duke Divinity, Pacific Southwest District Unitarian Universalist Association, Northeastern Illinois University, Santa Clara University, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Arizona State University
To see the complete list of our delegations, click here.
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