AZMEX "POLICY" 24-1-19

AZMEX "POLICY" 24 JAN 2019

Note: numerous photos, etc. at the link. No, did not make this up.
Thx



Protestors raise voices during Women's March in Nogales
By Genesis Lara
Nogales International Jan 21, 2019 Updated Jan 22, 2019

https://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/protestors-raise-voices-during-women-s-march-in-nogales/article_03919e86-1db6-11e9-b41b-3b800952bc12.html

Women's March
Christine Courtland, left, and Dianne McFaul advocate for immigration and climate change during the Women's March on Jan. 19.
Photo by Genesis Lara


Women's March
Particcpants in the Women's March display their signs as they walk through downtown Nogales, Ariz.
Photo by Genesis Lara


Women's March
Rachel Felix, left, and Ashley Avila prepare to walk in the Women's March at Karam Park on Saturday, Jan. 19.
Photo by Genesis Lara


Women's March
Human rights activists end the Women's March on Jan. 19 in front of the border barrier on West International Street in Nogales.
Photo by Genesis Lara


Women's March
Participants in the Women's March gather at Karam Park to begin walking down Morley Avenue.
Photo by Genesis Lara


Women's March
Demonstrators lead the Women's March south along Morley Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 19.
Photo by Genesis Lara


Women's March
Christine Courtland delivers a few words of encouragement as the Women's March ends in front of the border barrier on West International Street.
Photo by Genesis Lara


Women's March
Participants take advantage of the Women's March to speak out on other issues, such as racism and the government shutdown.
Photo by Genesis Lara


Women's March
Anderson Porter, 3, from Patagonia joins human rights activists in front of the border wall on West International Street during the Women's March on Jan. 19.
Photo by Genesis Lara


Women's March
Ashley Avila, right, pumps up the crowd at Karam Park before beginning to march toward West International Street.
Photo by Genesis Lara


Women's March
Some activists also displayed signs opposing the building a border wall.
Photo by Genesis Lara


Women's March
Eivor Bailie from Rio Rico shows the sign she made for the Women's March.
Photo by Genesis Lara

Holding up signs to advocate for issues including gender equity, action on climate change and immigration and gun reform,
more than 30 people protested on the streets of Nogales during the annual Women's March on Saturday.

This year's protest, which coincided with the third Women's March in Washington, D.C. and similar demonstrations around the country,
saw marchers set out from Karam Park for the border fence at West International Street, the same spot where last year's march concluded.

"Personally, what I feel is different from our location is the razor wire that we have on top of our border wall,
and I wanted to be sure that everybody saw that today," said march organizer Christine Courtland,
in reference to the wire that was installed by Army troops beginning last November.
"To think that immigration has not been reformed in this time is just hard to understand. That's what we're made of."

Last year, said 68-year-old Eivor Bailie of Rio Rico, a woman on the Mexican side of the fence extended her hand though the bollards
to thank the U.S. protesters for their efforts.
This year, however, that type of contact was impeded by the metal meshing the Border Patrol installed on the barrier.

An immigrant herself, Bailie said, she feared that the current tension could eventually lead to losing her own U.S. citizenship,
which she obtained back in 2001.
"What kind of country have we let ourselves be, if people who have been here for about 20 years are afraid that they are going to be deported?"
Courtland said, encouraging everyone to keep voting for change.

Like the Women's March in Washington, participation in the event in Nogales was down from a year ago, when more than 100 people turned out.
Pointing out the small presence of members of her own generation, 17-year-old protester Ashley Avila stressed the need for her peers to speak up.

"The youth really matters in a lot of aspects because we're going to be the voting generation in the future, and we should really step up into it," she said.

Avila also addressed the older generation of protesters at Karam Park.

"What I really wanted to stress is intersectionality and how important it is to work together with other communities,"
she said, highlighting women of color and the LGBT community.
"While we march for women, let's also take time to realize what intersectionality means in our community and others."

End