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Friends of Friendship Park to Unveil Design Celebrating Bi-national Cooperation
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Friends of Friendship Park to Unveil Design Celebrating Bi-national Cooperation

WHEN: Wednesday, February 9, 5:30 p.m. WHAT: Press Conference Unveiling of Proposed Design for Friendship Park WHERE: Marina Vista Community Center, 1075 8th St., Imperial Beach CA (MAP: http://mapq.st/hrUxOI) In advance of a Thursday event which will see the First Lady of Mexico inaugurate new developments at Parque del Mar […]

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Border Crossing: Communion at Friendship Park

October 7, 2008 by John Fanestil Originally published in The Christian Century NOTE: This article was recognized by the Associated Church Press with its 2008 Award of Merit, the citation reading: “In this well-written article, the author uses the lens of his experience to focus on the larger issue of […]

CONTAINMENT SOCIETY: REPRODUCING DETENTION AT FRIENDSHIP PARK
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CONTAINMENT SOCIETY: REPRODUCING DETENTION AT FRIENDSHIP PARK

March 22, 2010 by Pedro Rios Originally published on Detention Watch Network Detention Watch Network chose the image of San Diego’s Friendship Park to represent our “Dignity not Detention” campaign (see on left). To explain its significance, we asked Pedro Rios of American Friends Service Committee in San Diego to […]

School Board Vote to Regulate Military Recruitment in Schools
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School Board Vote to Regulate Military Recruitment in Schools

WE NEED YOU and YOUR CHILD on TUESDAY– COME and SPEAK OUT in SUPPORT OF THIS POLICY! Pass the Policy to Regulate Recruiting in San Diego Schools! ¡Aprueben el reglamento que regule el reclutamiento en las escuelas de San Diego! CONTACT: Education Not Arms Coalition educationnotarms@gmail.com 760-634-3604 http://www.projectyano.org/educationnotarms/ San Diego […]

Border residents oppose calls for deployment of the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border
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Border residents oppose calls for deployment of the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border

San Diego organizations join a borderwide network Contact: Ricardo Favela Strategic Communications Coordinator San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium (760) 468-4519 communicate@immigrantsandiego.org. Louie Gilot Policy Director, Border Network for Human Rights 2115 N. Piedras, El Paso, TX 79930 (915) 274-0541 lgilot@bnhr.org. May 26, 2010 — Organizations representing border communities from San […]