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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘀 / 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻 𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗺𝗲́𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 – 𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗮, 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘅 𝟱𝟬𝗔, 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙌&𝘼 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙙𝙟𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝘼𝙣𝙖, 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 & 𝙨𝙣𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 The U.S. border is essentially closed. The large migrant caravans have ceased. Does this mean migration has stopped? Absolutely not. Migration is a global phenomenon that neither walls nor Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stormtroopers can stop. Come see a...

Chocolate History: From Central America to Europe, December 2, 2021

Thursday, December 2, 2021 5-6pm CT About this Presentation Discover chocolate’s history, starting with its New World origins in Guatemala, Honduras and other Central American countries. Learn about chocolate’s journey to Europe and its transformation over the years that turned it from a room temperature...

Migrants at the Border Today, October 14, 2021

Immigrants rights activist, Joshua Rubin sits down with award-winning documentary filmmaker, Victoria Bruce, to discuss current US border policy and the status and condition of migrants at the border today. Donate Watch Here

Report from Mexico’s Borders, June 23, 2021

Immigration lawyer Careen Shannon moderates a conversation with Latin American Relief Fund board member and immigration lawyer, Rebecca Eichler and award-winning filmmaker, Victoria Bruce. These human rights advocates recently visited Mexico’s northern and southern borders and report on their experience and their impressions of US...

What Would Thomas Paine Advocate Today? January 27, 2021

“The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.” -Thomas Paine Progressive activist Robert Meeropol explores how original American revolutionary – or insurrectionist? – Thomas Paine, would respond to today’s political unrest, global migration, and climate change....

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The donation of an acre of land by the City of Celaya is almost complete

For three years, Pastor Ignacio has dreamed of a new Cultural Center for Human Rights in Celaya. With more migrants and refugees coming to ABBA in need of long-term, stable housing, he felt the need to open a second shelter to house the many migrants...

The Latin American Relief Fund Celebrates Five Years

Five years ago this month, Sher and Gary Davidson founded the Latin American Relief Fund (LARF) in hopes of helping the many Central American migrants crossing through Mexico to the U.S. border. Their first fundraising effort was a concert in Portland, where they raised the...

Help Make Pastor Ignacio’s Dream Come True

For several years, Pastor Ignacio has dreamed of developing a Centro Cultural de Derechos Humanos (Cultural Center for Human Rights) in Celaya. He recently struck a deal with a property owner to purchase a 10,000 square meter property not far from ABBA House where he plans to...

A Migrant Amputee’s Success Story

The world’s attention—for good reason—has been riveted on the crisis in Ukraine since the war started on February 24th. Millions of people have been displaced, their homes destroyed, and their lives turned upside down. Our hearts are with them and we encourage our donors to...