For those who are interested in obtaining the new book HARVEST OF WOMEN, by Diana WashingtonValdez, you may contact Diana at the EL PASO TIMES at dvaldez@elpasotimes.com for information on the release date of the hardcopy version and of the less expensive E-book. It also may be available soon through Amazon.com.
You can also make a donation to support those doing the front line work of empowering working women. I am Executive Director of WOMEN ON THE BORDER, a 50l c3 tax exempt organization (permanent status as of 10/2006) and in addition to providing information and educational opportunities for learning more about the impact of globalization at the border we channel money through Mexico-based groups like the ComitΘ Fronterizo de Obreras (cfomaquiladoras.org) to support the grass-roots cause for self-empowerment against abuses by the U.S. factories and and to Nuestra Hijas de Regreso a Casa who are trying make the Mexican authorities more accountable in the criminal investigations. They have been trying to provide everything from therapeutic assistance to the children traumatized by the deaths of their working mothers as well as developing legal cases before international tribunals against the government officials who have blocked criminal investigations.
SEND A TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO:
WOMEN ON THE BORDER, INC.,
P.O. BOX 303338,
AUSTIN, TX, 78703-0056.
Please indicate if you want a receipt for your tax records and a return address.
FInally, if you are interested in producing a delegation for your students to the Mexico border, the group to contact is AUSTIIN TAN CERCA DE LA FRONTERA (ATCF) and information about them is available through the WOMEN ON THE BORDER website, www.womenontheborder.org. ATCF and WOB collaborated to produce two delegations taking students from Northern Illinois, but they actually have FOUR (4) delegations per year to various points along the border where there are workers actively organizing for justice in the factories.
ELVIA R. ARRIOLA
Executive Director, WOB, Inc. –
Assoc. Professor, NIU College of Law-
512-293-1797 (WOB-cell)
708-645-6217 (Chicago-cell)
512-391-0337 (Austin home)
815-753-9301 (NIU-fax)