[Noisebridge-discuss] Asylum Seekers Caravan: Update 2018-11-25

danarauz at gmail.com danarauz at gmail.com
Sun Nov 25 23:14:23 UTC 2018


I almost forgot to mention that I came home two nights ago. I spent most of
the time in bed, feverish, with sore throat. But, today I woke up better.
The non-stop coughing has been reduced considerably.  I am feeling better.

On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 3:12 PM danarauz at gmail.com <danarauz at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello All,
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> I cannot go in details here, because it is not the proper place, besides
> that I still don't know why; but I was kicked out of the group by the
> person that I went to join, and later on other two members that came to
> join the group were asked to leave as well. In our last days the three that
> got kicked out worked together and it was for the best. We bonded and we
> became friends, brainstorming and decision making was way easier,
> horizontal.
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> We, the original group of four, found two asylum seekers in Mazatlan.
> After that two of us, an Italian gay person and myself, supported the
> asylum seekers all the way to Tijuana. While the two others the group flew
> from Mazatlan to Tijuana.
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> One of the asylum seekers, man in his 40s, had an accident the day before
> about 1pm. He tried to aboard a cargo train while in movement. He hit his
> face against the train, and was ejected back out to he ground, where as he
> said, "went into sleep really quickly" until in the dark of the night when
> he was feeling cold. At that time he just dragged himself away from the
> railroad tracks to avoid potential incoming trains, to just to curl and
> continue sleeping again until the morning when the sun was too hot. A few
> hours later we found him. Cuts on his face and hands.
>
> In the same railroad area, among train containers, there was a 16 years
> old and he also was supported.
> Both of them are now in Tijuana. The kid is in a safe place, with shelter
> and food, wiht moms and kids, and already got a number enlisting himself
> for asylum. -I lost contact with the man. But last thing I know is that he
> has a place where to sleep and eat with the person that kicked me out of
> the group. I hope he is okay. Both were given new clothes, and shoes while
> in Mazatlan. The funds came from donations like yours. Thank you for that.
>
> We didn't help tons of people, we helped only two.
>
> At the beginning when I was in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco I did some short
> interviews and one of them was with Vivian
>
> https://asylumseekerscaravan.org/2018/11/20/2018-11-18-vivian-a-computer-tech-graduate-asylum-seeker-telling-his-story/
> which we kept in touch. At the time, we couldn't help them. But at least
> we have been on WhatsApp. Yesterday latest news, they were in Mexicali for
> a few days already and has not eaten, he/she said was hungry. And that a
> bus was living tomorrow to Tijuana, but for only the ones that can afford
> the ticket. I sent some money, but they was not able to pick it up, the
> local store asked for Mexican Electoral ID. So, we lost, 1000 pesos. I had
> sent enough for Vivian and partner, and some change. I have to say that I
> didn't ask for money to support my flight ticket to Jalisco. And my
> expenses there, were covered by donations that my new gay friend had
> received.
>
> During the trip up north Mexico, I was in contact with another small group
> that was made up of three mom, two husbands, four children (including a
> baby that was born in Puebla, after jumps of the truck sent the mom to the
> hospital).
>
> https://asylumseekerscaravan.org/2018/11/24/2018-11-23-ten-days-old-baby-the-youngest-asylum-seeker-reached-tijuana/
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> There are not public videos of the two we helped directly, because they
> wanted it private. They allow me to interview them when we arrived to
> Tijuana, for me to remember them.But they are okay with some photos in my
> facebook account, you may see them there.
>
> Thank you to all of you that supported with moral encouragement, and some
> that donated. If you feel that you want to donate, because what I lived and
> experienced and the work I saw done today I recommend
> https://www.facebook.com/ActivateLabs/ donation point:
> https://www.facebook.com/donate/485476331860297/
>
> The donate button at https://asylumseekerscaravan.org already reflects
> this new donation point.
>
> Many thanks to all of you, <3!
>
> Daniel
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