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Responding to the earthquake in Chile
Not long after the 8.8 earthquake rocked Chile early Saturday morning, Caritas flew out their emergency response team from Haiti. Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organizations operating in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. “It was an enormous earthquake, so you would expect major damage,” said [...]
Humanitarian to be re-sentenced in littering case
You may have read our front page story from the Nov. 19 issue, “Lifesavers or desert desecrators?” The feature detailed the troubles of a humanitarian group working on the border. This summer, 13 No More Deaths volunteers were cited for littering after leaving behind water for migrants trekking across the desert illegally. The Tucson 13, [...]
No More Deaths volunteer cited for littering
TUCSON – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement officers charged a humanitarian aid volunteer with littering after he left jugs of water in the desert for immigrants crossing the Arizona-Mexico border illegally. No More Deaths volunteer Dan Millis has entered a plea of not guilty for the Class B misdemeanor of littering on a national [...]