EVENTS & PHOTOS
March 1, 2021 at SFO arrivals
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Feb 27, 2021 BABR welcomes our first official former MPP families!
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#EstamosContigo #CoastsideChristmas in action on Saturday, December 19, 2020 in downtown Half Moon Bay at the Half Moon Bay Library! Bags and boxes were prepared for pickup with special holiday food for over 350 families. Remarks at the event shared by Rep. Jackie Speier (CA-14); State Senator Josh Becker (Dist. 13); City Councilmember Joaquin Murrieta Jimenez and Ayudando Latinos A Soñar - ALAS staff; Bay Area Border Relief's Lilli Rey and Belinda Arriaga; HMB city reps; with the assistance of over 50 volunteers. Thank you everyone, one and all, who contributed to this massive effort!
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The Virtual Screening of the documentary film: STRENGTH Documenting the Asylum Seeker took place on October 21, 2020 and is one part in a series of 5 by Guerra Production, guerraproduction.com
Chapter 1 RESIST: Documenting the Undocumented; Chapter 2 STRENGTH; Chapter 3 LOVE, LIFE & THE VIRUS; Chapter 4 PANDEMIC BORDER (working title).
To help support the making of future films in this series, you may contribute via: bit.ly/BABRatPVF
STRENGTH sheds light on the asylum seeker coming from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to the United States. The film provides a platform for these immigrants to tell their stories and share their motives for migration.
Thank you to our esteemed panelists for the 10/21 screening:
Moderator: Chantal Da Silva, Journalist
Dr. Oscar Guerra, University of Connecticut and Guerra Production, filmmaker
Sr. Norma Seni Pimentel, Catholic Charities Rio Grande Valley
Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, University of San Francisco, ALAS, and Bay Area Border Relief
Rodrigo Cervantes, KJZZ / Arizona NPR station
Chapter 1 RESIST: Documenting the Undocumented; Chapter 2 STRENGTH; Chapter 3 LOVE, LIFE & THE VIRUS; Chapter 4 PANDEMIC BORDER (working title).
To help support the making of future films in this series, you may contribute via: bit.ly/BABRatPVF
STRENGTH sheds light on the asylum seeker coming from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to the United States. The film provides a platform for these immigrants to tell their stories and share their motives for migration.
Thank you to our esteemed panelists for the 10/21 screening:
Moderator: Chantal Da Silva, Journalist
Dr. Oscar Guerra, University of Connecticut and Guerra Production, filmmaker
Sr. Norma Seni Pimentel, Catholic Charities Rio Grande Valley
Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, University of San Francisco, ALAS, and Bay Area Border Relief
Rodrigo Cervantes, KJZZ / Arizona NPR station
Activism in action! October 9, 2020 in California
"Zooming to the Border" is a 7-part series of webinars taking place until the election; The first session, described below, took place on 8/13/20 with over 100 participants.
Past Events with BABR
Feb 26-Mar 1, 2020 Matamoros, Mexico and Brownsville, TX BABR humanitarian mission with a team of 18 to Brownsville, TX for tent court visits, meal prep for 1,000+ with World Central Kitchen, observation of ICE deportation flights, Witness at the Border protest and support to the migrants in the Matamoros, Mexico tent encampment and refugee stories and art collection. Hundreds of notecards of compassion and support were hand-delivered from allies in the SF Bay Area. Feb 14-17, 2020 Matamoros, Mexico and Brownsville, TX BABR humanitarian mission in conjunction with Witness at the Border, Love, Not Hate: Amor, No Odio Feb 8, 2020 Berkeley ALL ARE WELCOME: MIGRANT SOLIDARITY FROM THE BORDER TO THE BAY BABR member Amy Argenal presented along with organizers, the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC), the Interfaith Movement 4 Human Integrity (IM4HI), and SURJ-Bay Area for an evening of sharing, solidarity and action. Feb 8, 2020 Portola Valley Library BABR member Sue Harris presented as part of the "Human Library: Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover" on border issues. Jan 31, 2020 KPFA Berkeley BABR member Amy Argenal on KPFA with Dennis Bernstein on Flashpoints Jan 20, 2020 Slalom, Palo Alto MLK Jr Day activities: Hands-on pop-up cards of support and goodie bag workshop with Slalom, for the kids in the Matamoros tent camp. Dec 17, 2019 webinar DEFENDING HUMANITY: Caring for Refugees and Migrants Trapped in Danger December 11, 2019 Triton Museum Santa Clara, CA Belinda Hernandez Arriaga in conversation with artist Na Omi Judy Shintani's exhibit: “Dream Refuge for Imprisoned Children” October 19-25, 2019 Matamoros, Mexico and Brownsville, TX A Bay Area Border Relief team of 24 volunteers traveled to the southern TX border, to the tent encampment just over the international bridge from Brownsville, TX in Matamoros, Mexico, where they assisted asylum-seeking families and children with basic needs, including food and clothing. On three consecutive nights, the BABR team collaborated with Team Brownsville to prepare and serve meals for 1,000+ residents of the tent city. One additional evening meal, organized in conjunction with a local "hip-hop" pastor was paid for by donations to BABR and served by our team. Please see the many reflections of the trip on Bay Area Border Relief's Facebook page. Here is a post-trip press release. August 10, 2019 “Conversation about America: Justice for All” with Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) at Canada College Redwood City to discuss the humanitarian crisis at our southern border. The general town hall will begin with a presentation and slide show from the recent Congressional Delegation trip to the border with 18 colleagues. It's a humanitarian crisis we must end. July 12-14, 2019 Dr Hernandez Arriaga with Rep. Jackie Speier (CA-14) accompanied a congressional delegation's return visit to DHS facilities along the TX border. July 12, 2019 Lights for Liberty, Half Moon Bay June 20-July 2, 2019 On the ground in McAllen, TX from June 20-July 2, 2019 at the Humanitarian Respite Center of Catholic Charities of Rio Grande Valley and with Team Brownsville. April 29, 2019 youtu.be/e2ftwDhhzGc “The Undocumented Truth at the Border-- A Conversation with Sister Norma Pimentel of the South Texas Humanitarian Center” University of San Francisco April 28, 2019 Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, CA "A Bridge Among Walls: Update from the Border," Sister Norma Pimentel, Click here for the press release. April 10, 2019 San Francisco International Rotary Club April 7, 2019 BABR presentation by Lilli Rey, Island United Church, Foster City March 7, 2019 Brews & Views, Half Moon Bay Brewing Company "Law & Story: Reframing the National Conversation about Immigration" Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga of BABR, ALAS and USF and Rev. Dr. David Vásquez-Levy, Pacific School of Religion Feb 28, 2019 "Gratitude for Our Ancestors: Struggle & Resistance Across Communities" USF School of Education Feb 21, 2019 San Mateo County Democrats, BABR presentation by Lilli Rey and Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga Feb 2, 2019 "BABR Team Debrief and Planning Session" University of San Francisco School of Education Jan 11, 2019 Half Moon Bay, CA Jan 9, 2019 "Eyewitness: Heartbreak at the Southern Border" San Mateo County Democracy For America Group Aug 9, 2018 American Psychological Association 2018 Conference Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, USF Aug 8, 2018 Julio Valenzuela Interviewed by Telemundo 48's Flavio Lacayo: https://www.telemundoareadelabahia.com/noticias/local/Estudiante-regresa-tras-ser-voluntario-en-la-frontera_TLMD---Area-de-la-Bahia-490413871.html Aug 7, 2018 BABR group debrief with Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) ABC7NEWS coverage with Kate Larsen https://abc7news.com/society/volunteers-share-their-experiences-from-border-immigration-centers/3905080/ Aug 4, 2018 "Standing Against the Wall: Our Journey with the Children and Families at the Texas Border--A Call to Action" Belinda Hernandez Arriaga, Lilian Pena, Lia Turk, Julio Valenzuela, and Pepper Black Half Moon Bay presentation (approx. 94 in attendance) https://www.facebook.com/events/1220612184746946/ |
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