Angry Tias & Abuelas - From the US/Mexican Border

NOTICE: Following Winnebago County Health Recommendations, the in‑person format of this meeting has been cancelled.  You may register for the online format using the link below.

The Angry Tias and Abuelas of the Rio Grande Valley is a diverse, grassroots association of women dedicated to assisting the migrants arriving at the Texas Mexico border. It was spontaneously organized in the summer of 2018 by local women bringing food, water and blankets to endangered migrant families stranded on the international bridges in south Texas. The Tias' efforts include providing information and immediate humanitarian aid to migrants left at the bus stations, or trapped on the bridges or dangerous parts of Mexico due to the administration's "Stay in Mexico" policy; working with migrants suffering long term detention in prison- like conditions; and documenting and reporting first hand on the harms caused by U.S. policies, such as the separation of families, and kidnapping and trafficking.

Joyce Hamilton, our speaker from Harlingen,TX, is a co-founder of Angry Tias, a grandmother, and my sister-in-law (John Nichols).  The Tias received the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in 2019 for their work along the border every day, serving the needs of refugees in distress.  Joyce is living our motto – Service Above Self every day and received the Presbyterian Church USA Women of Faith Award in 2020.  Come and hear about what is happening on the U.S./Mexico border from one who is there serving the people most affected by our policies.

This will be an online only meeting.  Please go to https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkd-6gpzkuH9OwSYHiS79hqxFWPTMPuVWU and register.