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A Call to Action for Belen, Posada del Migrante
January 10, 2013 Dear Friends of Annunciation House, Today Annunciation House joins the international community in calling for the immediate support and action on behalf of Belen, Posada del Migrante. A shelter located in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, Belen, Posada del … Continue reading
Posted in House News and Announcements
Tagged human rights, immigration, Mexico, violence
Feliz y Bendita Navidad!
At Christmas, we remember how Mary and Joseph went from house to house seeking shelter, and how light came into the world in the humblest of places. May the Christmas story remind us always to find room in the inn … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged Christmas
Our Broken System: Kids in Immigration Court Fly Solo
The New York Times reported today that children as young as six years old are being made to appear in U.S. immigration courts on their own, without their parents or any legal representation, for deportation proceedings. Seems absurd, doesn’t it? … Continue reading
Posted in Media and Commentary
Tagged human rights, immigration
Esperanza en Medio de la Violencia- Javier Sicilia
Foro de Inmigración para el evento, “Voz de los Sin Voz” Catedral de San Patricio, El Paso, TX, 28 de abril de 2012 Buenos días, muchas gracias. Y antes de dar mi palabra, estamos preparando una caravana ahora por Estados … Continue reading
Posted in Media and Commentary
Tagged JAVIER SICILIA, voice of the voiceless, voz
On the Long Road to Peace
This summer, Mexico’s Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity will lead a caravan across the United States to call for an end to the drug war. Led by Javier Sicilia–the Mexican activist, poet, and Annunciation House’s 2012 Voice of the … Continue reading
Posted in House News and Announcements, Media and Commentary
Is it ever too late for justice?
16 years ago, nearly all of the inhabitants of the Guatemalan village Dos Erres were massacred by government soldiers. Overnight, the village disappeared, and no one knew–or was willing to say–what had happened to it. Now, thanks to the work … Continue reading
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Truth-telling: the deadliest profession.
Mexico has become one of the worst places in the world to be a journalist, with 44 killed in the last six years–a quarter of those murders taking place in 2011 alone. This past week, a New York Times article … Continue reading
Posted in Media and Commentary
Tagged drug violence, human rights, Mexico
El ultimo poema de Javier Sicilia
Javier Sicilia, poeta, activista y periodista mexicano, es el recipiente del Premio Voz de Los Sin Voz de 2012. Javier escribio su ultima poema sobre la matanza de su hijo por narcotraficantes hace un año. Este hermoso y doloroso poema … Continue reading
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Guatemalan Dictator to Be Brought to Justice
During the early 1980′s, when Central Americans were passing through Annunciation House, among the guests were those from Guatemala. They shared with us the reality that existed in the country. Our guests knew well the role the military played in … Continue reading →