Recent CPTnet stories

Prayers for Peacemakers, November 28, 2012

November 28th, 2012
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In a world of many causes for migration – war, debt bondage, corporate subversion of democracy, climate change and their root, the love of money – guide the humble to welcome the stranger, give drink to the thirsty and usher in Your reign on earth.

BORDERLANDS: Humane Borders

November 28th, 2012
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The Sonoran Desert holds no evidence of human habitation beyond scattered artifacts of the ancient Hohokum civilization, spent shells from the nearby Barry Goldwater Bombing Range, a petroglyph site, and a couple flyovers by Border Patrol helicopters. But Isaiah's promise of protection and water is fulfilled there.

PALESTINE/U.S. BORDERLANDS REFLECTION: Walls of shame

August 9th, 2011
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I am in Hebron, located in the Judean Hills, south of Jerusalem in the Holy Land.  Although this place on the other side of the world from my home in Brownsville, Texas, many things here are similar to what we experience in the Rio Grande Valley.

As people of color, Palestinians have to put up with daily harassment from the IDF (Israel Defense Forces), just as our brothers and sister of color coming from México and other parts of the world are harassed by CBP (Customs and Border Patrol).

BORDERLANDS: CPT reservist charged for leaving humanitarian aid on migrant trail

July 22nd, 2011
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On 10 July 2011, law enforcement personnel issued violation notices to four humanitarian aid workers, including CPT reservist John Heid at the Buenos Aires Wildlife Refuge (BANWAR).  They charged the four with “non-permitted activity” because they resupplied water and food sites along an active migrant trail twelve miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.

BORDERLANDS: Clandestine journeys to the periphery

August 10th, 2010
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In her dreams, she hears him call, “don’t leave me....”