CPT Borderlands, Author at Community Peacemaker Teams

a person looks into the camera smiling, wearing a striped collared polo short and a green toque

Humanizing the lives at the US/Mexico border

CPT Borderlands January 25, 2023

Each person who comes through the shelter and resource center in Douglas, Arizona, has a story to tell.

coffee farmers stand in front of Cafe Justo, a cooperative that has changed the course of migration

Coffee farmers’ cooperative changes course of migration

CPT Borderlands December 14, 2022

Cafe Justo celebrated their 20th anniversary as a successful fair-trade organic coffee cooperative

a group of around 20 staff and volunteers at CAME pose for a picture. They're all wearing white CAMETON shirts

Local community comes together to support migrants

CPT Borderlands November 2, 2022

The Migrant Resource Center and CAME migrant shelter received an outpouring of support from the local community in Agua Prieta for their CAMETÓN fundraising drive

The militarization of the National Guard is evident through the new security measures at CRM where new doors and razor wire have been installed.

Migrants face increased danger as National Guard militarizes the border

CPT Borderlands September 21, 2022

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s attempt to address cartel influence fell short as Mexican legislators vote to militarize the National Guard.

Three people sit at a picnic table outside the CRM, eating from yellow bowls.

Trauma-informed resources needed at the US/Mexico border

CPT Borderlands August 10, 2022

Volunteers at CRM will receive 18-week training on trauma-informed responses to meet the needs of migrants arriving and crossing the border.

Migrant shot by Border Patrol officer

CPT Borderlands April 13, 2022

What does accountability mean when migrants who seek refuge at the U.S. Mexico borderlands are regularly killed by Border Patrol officers?

The entrance to CRM with signs in Spanish on the front fence assuring migrants of respite.

Title 42 continues to expel migrants on the US/Mexico border

CPT Borderlands March 2, 2022

A draconian law from the Trump era remains in place, putting migrants in even more danger

A stone is placed on the desert ground, engraved with the words "Unidentified male, found Dec 2, 2004.

Prayers for Peacemakers 19 January 2022

CPT Borderlands January 19, 2022

United States policies on migration are increasingly violent, focusing on border reinforcement and immigration reform, but fail to address migrant deaths. We acknowledge and remember those migrants who die alone in the desert and we pray for reconciliation on our borders.