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Sunday, May 30, 2021:
Welcome and Introductions
- Gualupe Castillo, Keep Tucson Together
- Kat Rodriguez, Migrant Trail Organizing Committee
- Magda Mankel, PhD, Migrant Trail Organizing Committee
Monday, May 31, 2021
Panel Discussion: Indigenous Border Realities
- Verlon Jose, Traditional O’Odham Elders
- Blake Gentry, Indigenous Languages Office
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Panel Discussion: Border Militarization: A New Paradigm of Chaos and Cruelty
- Isabel Garcia, Coalición de Derechos Humanos
- Xochitl Mercado, Volunteer Coordinator, FOIA’s & Citizenship Team Lead, Keep Tucson Together and No More Deaths
- Sarah Roberts, Volunteer with Keep Tucson Together (KTT) and No More Deaths
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Panel Discussion: Welcoming the Stranger: Community Response and Action
- Diego Piña Lopez, Casa Alitas Welcome Center
- Tracy Taft, Ajo Samaritans
- Sarah Jackson, Casa de Paz
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Panel Discussion: Creating a Culture of Accountability and Oversight
- Katy Murdza, American Immigration Council
- Jenn Budd, Former Senior Patrol agent and Senior Intelligence agent for the US Border Patrol
- Todd Miller, Author, journalist, Co-founder of the Migrant Trail
Friday, June 4, 2021
Panel Discussion: A Legal Perspective on the Border
- Margo Cowan, Immigration Attorney and Public Defender, Tucson, AZ
- Jose Ulises Bernabe Garcia, Immigration Attorney, Tucson, AZ
- Perla de Angel, Attorney, Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico
Saturday, June 5, 2021
An Overview and Plan for Action
Breakout Sessions and Discussion
Sunday, June 6, 2021
Panel Discussion: People of Conscience and Faith: Bear Witness and Take Action
- Ajahn Sarayut, Buddist Meditation Center
- Natividad Cano, Indigenous community member
- Tom Kowal, Quaker
- Mark Adams, Presbyterian
- Mohyeddin Abdulaziz, Palestinian community member
- Br. David, Franciscan Brother
- Tina Schlabach, Shalom Mennonite Fellowship
- Bob Norris, community member
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