Join us on the patio at The Good Shepherd UCC for an informative morning with our three speakers:

Lauren Dasse is the executive director of the Florence Project, a nonprofit that provides free legal services to men, women and unaccompanied children detained in Arizona. She has and extensive work relationship in border and immigration work. Lauren grew up in Phoenix, worked at Borderlinks as a program organizer, worked in Oaxaca, Mexico for Witness for Peace, and in 2018 women’s fashion magazine InStyle, named Lauren as one of its “50 Badass Women Who Are Changing the World.”

Sister Lika Macias is the executive director of the Casa Misericordia, a migrant led shelter in Nogales, Mexico. Hermana Lika is a respected and skilled community leader. She is also a talented artist who studied in Rome, South American and Russia. In Russia she studied the artistic style of iconography. She has been painting scenes of the borderlands for the past 20 years, her most notorious mural is the painting of the Last Supper featuring Jesus as a migrant that graced the wall at the old Comedor.

John Kurc was shooting the Rolling Stones in Phoenix, Arizona in the summer of 2019 when he took a detour to the US/Mexico border to have lunch. He was shocked by what he saw. For the past three years he has been making a difference with his camera investigating and documenting the construction of the Trump border wall. His work has developed into a documentary called “Sole Witness” which he will discuss during his presentation.

A variety of border organizations will also be present to share their work and mission.

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A RESERVATION TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO WELCOME THOSE WHO HAVE NO RESERVATION. THOSE HOSTING A TABLE SHOULD NOT REGISTER HERE BUT SHOULD REGISTER THROUGH THE PERSON WHO CONTACTED YOU ABOUT TABLING.

Important Note: VACCINATION (INCLUDING BOOSTER) AND MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE FOR BOTH PARTICPANTS AND THOSE HOSTING A TABLE. PLEASE BRING DOCUMENTATION OF VACCINATIONS WITH YOU. A donation of $10.00 will be collected at the door.

If you are unable to attend in person, please select a ticket to watch these lectures via Zoom. If you register for Zoom participation, you will receive a link the day before the event.