🎙️ On this episode, we speak with Sarah Soto and Jessica Valcin from Espacio Migrante, a Tijuana, Mexico-based grassroots organization who advocates for the human rights of migrants along the border, in Mexico. Over the last 15 years, the diversity makeup of the migrant demographic has rapidly evolved into an international mix of migrants from all around the world.
ABOUT Espacio Migrante 🎬
Espacio Migrante is a binational community organization based in Tijuana, which works with migrant communities to promote access to Human Rights, such as education and health; provide comprehensive care and at the same time raise awareness in the community about the realities of migrants. Espacio Migrante has a shelter for migrant families, as well as a cultural and community center where migrants living in Tijuana can participate in community activities, educational programs, cultural events, and health and legal services. Learn more about Espacio Migrante by EspacioMigrante.org or sending an email to EspacioMigrante@gmail.com and asistente@EspacioMigrante.org.
ABOUT Sarah Soto 🎬
I am an Internationalist from the Autonomous University of Baja California, I was born and raised in Tijuana. Committed to the protection of human rights, I have collaborated in various social projects in Tijuana and Mexico City, related to the Right to Health, Labor Rights, Sexual and Reproductive Rights. I am co-founder of Espacio Migrante A.C., and I am currently co-director of the Shelter and Community and Cultural Center of Espacio Migrante. Contact Sarah at sarah@EspacioMigrante.org.
ABOUT Jessica Valcin 🎬
I am Haitian, I am 27 years old, I work at Espacio Migrante, where I support the community in activities related to their needs, such as providing information, assistance and contacting them with legal assistance; whose objective is to make migration visible, intercultural promotion and listen to them. Part of my job is to know more about the person or people that make up the migrant community, to have that empathy with their culture and how they are adapting to their receiving country. Becoming a more supportive person, knowing how to listen, serving the community, respecting their culture and their way of being. Contact Jessica at kominote@EspacioMigrante.org.
LINKS Referenced in Interview 🎬
Reclaiming the Border Narrative / Reclamando la narrativa fronteriza
Cultural Festival Miradas Fronterizas / Festival Cultural Miradas Fronterizas
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