![]() Most of the women had been attending weekly committee meetings for at least a year, and some for as many as five years, in anticipation of this day. They were all notably nervous, speaking in Nahuatl, Mixteco and Spanish, sometimes laughing, sometimes crying. Some of the people lined up had left their small towns, their farms, animals and families, a full 24 hours before, in order to arrive at these gates. ![]() All had their bags packed, many with stiff newness that crackled in the morning chill. That October morning, a group of 58 people, mostly older women, gathered at the gates of the U.S. Rachel Dennis, Gareth Smit, Luc Forsyth, Griselda San Martin This non-for profit organization provides legal and financial support to migrant families in Mexico. Asamblea Popular de Familias Migrantes (APOFAM): is a coalition of organizations and individuals impacted by migration. ![]() Marco Castillo is an anthropologist and sociologist. She holds a PhD in Government from Cornell University, an MA in Teaching at Brown University, and a BA in Political Science and Economics from Swarthmore College. ![]() Janice Gallagher is currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University, Newark. Special thanks to the following Rutgers-Newark-based sponsoring organizations who made this event possible: Newest Americans Center for Migration and the Global City Human Rights Working Group Center for Genocide and Human Rights Latinx Studies Working Group International Institute for Peace the Department of Political Science Global Urban Studies American Studies Program LGBTQ & Intercultural Resource Center FASN Dean’s Office and the Office of the Chancellor. ![]()
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