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Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
 When you give the gift of a Border Action membership, you are making policy changes locally and nationally to transform our communities into places where everyone leads lives with dignity. It's the perfect last-minute holiday gift!
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Civil Action Sought Against BP Agent |
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Monday, 08 December 2008 |
by Jonathon Shacat
Sierra Vista Herald/The Bisbee Daily Review
BISBEE — A law firm representing the parents of a Mexican man killed by Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Corbett recently submitted a $7.5 million claim notice, which is a prelude to filing a lawsuit, against him and the government.
Meanwhile, a personal lawsuit against Corbett is expected to be filed separately today in federal court in Tucson.
The federal tort claim, dated Dec. 2, is brought against Corbett for causing wrongful death, and against the Homeland Security Department, Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Justice Department for negligently employing Corbett.
“Agent Corbett, while acting within the course and scope of his agency with the United States Border Patrol, negligently and/or wrongfully shot and killed decedent. At the time of the shooting, decedent showed no resistance to agent Corbett’s demands and was on his knees in a submissive position,” states the document.
The claim seeks a total of $7.5 million, including $2.75 million for the victim’s father Renato Ariza Dominguez, $2.75 million for the victim’s mother Maria Clara Leonor Rivera Cordero, and $2 million for the estate of the deceased.
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Saturday, 13 December 2008 |
 This year's posada was a blast! It was great to see many of you there, including board members, promoters, committee members and their families. It was truly an impressive showcase of talent as Gerardo Flores, Pablo Peregrina, and the Valentine's Day Serenade singers provided us with delightful vocal and guitar arrangements. The event brought new and old members and supporters together for a night of joy and reflection. Watch our “Year in Review” video to remember this year's numerous accomplishments. Read more to see more photos. Happy Holidays!
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Abuse Documentation Report to be Released |
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Thursday, 08 January 2009 |
SAVE THE DATE:
Throughout the months of September, October and December we launched our “Denuncia!” campaign to document incidents of rights violations in southern Arizona. Border Action Network's all-volunteer Human Rights Promoters and Abuse Documenters tracked law enforcement, workplace and housing rights violations while educating community members about their constitutional and human rights. Our 2008 results will be released in a press conference on January 8, 2009 at 11:00am at 842 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson in "Centro Digna". The report explains the human rights crisis on the border, and, most importantly, offers constructive solutions that can transform failed border enforcement strategies and dangerous, antagonistic immigration policies by creating a new vision of community security grounded in a commitment to human and constitutional rights and safe and dignified lives for everyone.
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First 100 Days Rally for Immigration Reform |
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National Border and Immigration Reform
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Wednesday, 21 January 2009 |
SAVE THE DATE:
Border Action Network is mobilizing a solidarity action with the Immigration Reform March on Washington on the same day. The Washington March is estimating 1 million people to come and demand real change. It is critical that we make our voices heard and our bodies seen in Southern Arizona for smart immigration reform in the first 100 days of the Obama administration.
Together we can send a clear, strong message to Arizona members of Congress! Please join with us to make this a success. Border Action will be alerting the media and working with a broad coalition of groups to get the message out.
Meet at 11am on January 21st at John McCain’s office at Congress and Granada (next to the DeConcini Courthouse).
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Bringing Human Rights Home |
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National Border and Immigration Reform
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 |
 Border Action supporters joined by local community groups, youth, and religious leaders from southern Arizona, participated in two “Bringing Home Human Rights” walks in Tucson and Douglas, AZ on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008, the 60th anniversary of the creation of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Participants of the walk also called for an end to the enforcement only approach to border and immigration policy that has created dire social, human, and environmental conditions within the border region. We will continue to present our recommendations on a new vision for border policy reform both nationally and locally, and will hold a rally on January 21st in Tucson, as well as participate in one scheduled for D.C. Read more about January 21st below. Thank you to all who participated in our 4th annual human rights walk!
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In spite of Border Patrol Murder Mistrial, AZ Border Communities Release Evidence of More Abuses |
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Thursday, 06 November 2008 |
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Click on the image to view the report.
Even though the Tucson jurors in this
week’s conclusion of murder trial against a Cochise County Border
Patrol agent could not arrive at a decision, local residents of the
small towns on the Arizona border anxiously awaited a guilty verdict.
In the small border town of Douglas,
Arizona the ratio of Border Patrol agents to local residents is 1 for
every 28 people. Local residents in this region have agents for
neighbors, married into their family, and as friends. Yet,
familiarity has not made the community blind to Border Patrol’s
need for greater oversight and accountability.
A new Cochise County-focused report was
released today shows that at 39%, Border Patrol is the most often
cited agency for human rights violations in the county and that 50%
of the people reporting the alleged violations are U.S. citizens. The
report, which includes approximately three-dozen incidents naming the
Border Patrol, U.S. Customs, local police and sheriffs, employers,
the school district, and a local border vigilante, illustrates
incidents of unlawful detention, harassment, destruction of private
property, and even the targeting of Border Action members and staff.
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Border Action Network formed in 1999 and works with immigrant and
border communities in southern Arizona to ensure that our rights are
respected, our human dignity upheld and that our communities are
healthy places to live. We are a membership-based organization that
combines grassroots community organizing, leadership development,
litigation and policy advocacy.
The current political climate attests to the urgency of our long-term
goal: to build the voice and power of those who are impacted the most
by border and immigration policies and to build a national movement
that calls for the fulfillment of human rights in this country.
