[sudo-discuss] 2018/11/15 A quick update about the Asylum Seekers Caravan.

[danarauz at gmail.com]

One correction on my writing. a quote from Jessie:
*"I’ve been in CDMX, have not been up to Querétaro yet. No one is there
now. The first wave have already advance into Nayarit. "*

Also, as a reminder, please support this action by donating and helping
amplifying this action.
Our website: https://AsylumSeekersCaravan.org
To donate: https://rally.org/asylumseekerscaravan

To follow Jessie for most recent updates:
Jessie's facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessie.sandoval
Jessie's twitter: @slenderbutter

Thank you,

Daniel

On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 2:21 AM danarauz at gmail.com <danarauz at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello All, this a very quick update.
> * Donation Status - https://rally.org/asylumseekerscaravan
> * New Website - https://asylumseekerscaravan.org/
> * Caravan and Jessie's whereabouts.
> * Goal Status
> * I am going in.
>
> *Donation Status*, out current goal is 15K and so far we have close to
> 6k. Please donate and you haven't done it. The website it is here:
> https://rally.org/asylumseekerscaravan
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> *New Website*, this past Sunday I went to the Aaron Swartz Day event at
> the Internet Archive in SF. While there I got to see some familiar faces,
> and also I met more officially Steve Phillips from Noisebridge. Anyhow, to
> make the story short, since I have to go sleep, and wake up early for work,
> Steve kindly volunteered to help our group to migrate our just plain html
> static website to a WorkPress type, where the public and others group
> members can also add content.
> Steve and I did an all nighter right after the Aaron's event, working all
> night at Noisebridge and going home about 8am. Similar hacker schedule
> followed the next two night, which ended in our nice website. Many thanks
> Steve. Muy agradecido.
>
> *Jessie* followed the caravan from Mexico City to Queretaro, and then she
> returned to Mexico City when she learned that more asylum seekers were
> coming. Jessie, been talking and interviewing and learning more about the
> situation.
>
> T*he Goal*, which we are very laser focus, is as mentioned on my previous
> email and as the donation site mentions, is to provide transportation to as
> many we can to women, children, and LGBTQ vulnerable folks. And for what we
> have collected in donation, we are about to make the first trip from Mexico
> City to Tijuana. As Jessie reports, the situation there is very fluid, so
> not only things change moment to moment, but also she has to be very
> patience and wait for their choices. But, again, the first trip is this
> Sunday. *This weekend.* And the money that we have is only allowing about
> 60 people. We could offer more, if more folks would donate. The road I have
> taken many years ago, and there a very long one, and empty areas and
> distance town in between.
>
> Circling back to Jessie, in a way, because she is by herself, someone else
> (I am not sure if I can mention his name here) is coming over this
> Saturday. And, about half hour ago or so I bought a flight ticket to go
> help them both. Three of us will go with asylum seekers all the way to
> Tijuana.  I am scheduled to arrive to Mexico City on Saturday morning.  *I
> am going in, *and my intention is to team up with the other two in this
> task, and at the same time try to document the trip photographing. I am not
> sure how long I am going to be there, but the most that I can push it is
> until Dec 8. I should be uploading photos at my flickr account, so if you
> want to help spread the word, feel free to use those photos, they are
> intended to be here: https://flickr.com/danielarauz/sets, as often as it
> will possible.
>
> Please, if you haven't donate, please do. We really are using every single
> cent to support those in need.
>
> Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GB4sbZ9BtA
> Also here:
> https://asylumseekerscaravan.org/2018/11/14/2018-11-10-jessie-live-heart-breaking/
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> Thank you, and sinceramente muchas gracias de antemano for your time and
> donations.
>
> Daniel
> I am available via Signal, Wire, WhatsApp at: 415.336.9143.
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