Which Way Home:
Film screening and Clothing drive
May 18th, 7pm
115 Lawrence
About the film: As the United States continues to build a wall between itself and Mexico, Which Way Home shows the personal side of immigration through the eyes of children who face harrowing dangers with enormous courage and resourcefulness as they endeavor to make it to the United States.
The film follows several unaccompanied child migrants as they journey through Mexico en route to the U.S. on a freight train they call “The Beast.” Director Rebecca Cammisa(Sister Helen) tracks the stories of children like Olga and Freddy, nine-year-old Hondurans who are desperately trying to reach their families in Minnesota, and Jose, a ten-year-old El Salvadoran who has been abandoned by smugglers and ends up alone in a Mexican detention center, and focuses on Kevin, a canny, streetwise 14-year-old Honduran, whose mother hopes that he will reach New York City and send money back to his family. These are stories of hope and courage, disappointment and sorrow.
They are the ones you never hear about – the invisible ones.
Clothing donations will benefit Angeles del Desierto, a non-profit volunteer organization that does search and rescue operations in the desert and mountainous regions of the border between the United States and Mexico. They aid search and rescue events, provide food, water, clothing and first aid emergency aid to people found in these extreme conditions until they can be taken to a place where they can receive further assistance. They work in coordination with other groups in both sides of the border in order to save the lives of those people that would surely perish because they lack basic needs such as water, food and appropriate clothing for the harsh conditions of the region. Angeles del Desierto is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization who is not in violation of any immigration laws.
The hottest and most dangerous months are ahead of us. Please support Angeles del Desierto in their human rights efforts by donating pants, shirts, socks, shoes, jackets and sweaters, and toiletries. Outside clothing and dress clothing are particularly sought.
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208422389188534
Event is sponsored by UO MEChA.
For more information, please visit http://pages.uoregon.edu/mecha/ or email Nora Alvarez at alvarez@uoregon.edu.
This event is free, open to the public, and is wheelchair accessible.
links of interest:
which way home: http://www.whichwayhome.net/
trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6XLDqsc9Ug
Angeles del Desierto: http://thedesertangels.org/