Action Center - Latin America Working Group

LAWG Expresses Appreciation for Hilda Solis's Efforts to Stop Violence against Women

by Christa Schelter and Jenny Johnson on February 09, 2009

As Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) is being considered to serve as our next Secretary of Labor, the LAWG would like to salute Ms. Solis for her record of leadership in Congress to raise awareness and bring an end to brutal violence against women in Mexico and Guatemala.

:, Blog Posts, Jennifer Johnson, U.S.-Mexico Border

Promote Justice in Mexico and the Borderlands

by Jenny Johnson on February 09, 2009

I remember arriving to Ambos Nogales (Nogales, Sonora & Nogales, Arizona) in 1994. Dairy Queen Blizzard in hand, I walked by the crumbling mix of chain-link fencing and rusted metal sheets that bisected the downtown, with families from both sides of the border streaming through the ports of entry to go grocery shopping, celebrate a cousin’s birthday party, or attend church services.

:Blog Posts, Jennifer Johnson, Mexico, U.S.-Mexico Border

Urge DHS Secretary Napolitano to Protect Border Communities and Wildlife!

by Christa Schelter and Jenny Johnson on February 09, 2009

Join us in urging the new Secretary of Homeland Security to commit to humane and sensible border policy!

:Action Alerts, Resources for Activists

Let Your Members of Congress Know What Changes You Want to See in Mexico and Border Policy

by Christa Schelter and Jenny Johnson on February 06, 2009

Dear Border Advocates,

The Obama Administration and the 111th Congress will need our encouragement, and yes, our pressure, to take the next steps to build humane and accountable border policy, comprehensive immigration reform, and respect for human rights in Mexico.

:2009, Action Alerts

Guatemala: News from the Field

by Christa Schelter on February 09, 2009

:Advocate Articles

Sign LAWG's Petition to President Obama

by Christa Schelter and Jenny Johnson on January 12, 2009

The Obama Administration and the 111th Congress will need our pressure and encouragement to take the next steps to build just border policy and respect for human rights in Mexico.

:Action Alerts