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Letter to my friend: I’m On My Way Martin

Martin, man of dignity and courage, Lomas del Poleo, Summer 2009 Dear Martin, I said I would be back to Lomas and I haven’t been back in a year now. It’s crazy. I drive to work in Las Cruces three times a week and I look to the west and I can see you, I [...]

Woman of Lomas del Poleo

Woman of Lomas del Poleo, Juarez – 2009

Lomas del Poleo For Now

Tres niños before The Grid, June 2009 Lomas del Poleo/Juarez, Chihuahua/Mexico June 20, 2009 Lomas del Poleo. The battle goes on. More people leave. People fight to stay.  A mean strip of ten lane highway has snaked its way through Lomas del Poleo (see previous posts or Google it). The Developers got what they needed [...]

Lomas del Poleo revisited

Protest for Lomas del Poleo, El Paso-Jan. 2008 It was only a year ago that the plight of the people of Lomas del Poleo was the highest priority of cross border activist politics. The people were systematically being robbed of their land, their court actions were, basically, being stonewalled, the injustice of the top to [...]

Angel in the ‘hood

Segundo barrio, Armijo Park, El Paso /Sept. 2008

Waiting For Antonia’s Release

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Jan 4-11, 2008 Waiting outside the police station jail for Antonio’s release, Juarez, Jan. 4, 2008 Editor’s Note: To understand this week’s photo it might be useful to read the background of the story of the struggle of the people of Lomas del Poleo. Link number one is two years old, [...]