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Spring Letter from Executive Director

The Sonora Desert along the US-Mexico border between Arizona and Mexico is an intimidating and inhospitable place.  It is one of the largest and hottest deserts in North America. Yet, miraculously, there is a transformation in the early spring when the desert leaps to life and half of all the desert ephemerals splash a wild show of color across the arid landscape.

 My first time trip into the Sonoran Desert was in 2003 when I went with a local pastor on a Humane Borders’ water run.  He and others made daily trips into the desert to put water out for migrants who might otherwise die of dehydration and heat exhaustion.  I will never forget seeing a small child’s handprint in dry desert soil far from any road, town or hospitality.  I wondered what could drive a parent to bring their child to such a terrible and desperate place.

March 08 Newsletter

At 14 I had to leave school to go to work in a maquiladora. This is how my life began. I married at 15 and became a mom early. My husband and I suffered a lot of verbal and physical abuse in the maquila.

BorderLinks Alumni Newsletter

We are excited to introduce Ver~Pensar~Actuar, See~Think~Act, the BorderLinks Alumni Newsletter.  Created to serve as a tool for BorderLinks participants as they return home, we hope this newsletter will facilitate continued reflection, generate ideas for action and connect BorderLinks participants with each other.  Please select the highlighted link to check out our newest publication and also for ideas for appropriate submissions! 

Come join us on a trip along the US/Mexico border!

BorderLinks is a bi-national non-profit organization that offers experiential educational seminars along the border focusing on the issues of global economics, militarization, immigration, and popular resistance to oppression and violence.  With these topics occupying the spotlight in public and political debate, it is more important than ever that US citizens witness a reality affected by our policies and lifestyles.

Join us for this dynamic immersion experience in the compelling setting of the borderlands. Be ready to open your hearts and minds in new ways and return home transformed and ready to share with others about the issues, culture, economics, and lives of people living along the US/Mexico border.

We offer unique trips for unique groups, each experience fitted to the needs and interests of its participants. On the navigation bar on the left you’ll find two sample itineraries, a one-day and a five-day trip, but we’re prepared to facilitate an immersion experience of any length, from one day to two weeks long.