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Urban Gardens: Alternatives to Corporate Agriculture

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Kiado Cruz

Kiado Cruz, of the Autonomous Network for Food Sovereignty, Oaxaca, Mexico

DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE --- Twenty families with rooftop gardens may not sound like a lot, but when they are part of a rising social movement they can shake Mexico and the global corporate food system.  That was the message from Kiado Cruz, a community organizer from Oaxaca, Mexico, who finished his 3-week New England tour in Durham, New Hampshire on October 29.  

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Kiado Cruz

Kiado Cruz, of the Autonomous Network for Food Sovereignty, Oaxaca, Mexico

Below the Surface of the Immigration Debate

migrant shelter mural

dignity of migrants

"The migrant is not a statistic.  He has a face and dignity," froma mural at a shelter for Central American migrants in Oaxaca, Mexico.

You don’t even have to scratch the surface in Oaxaca, a sprawling state in southern Mexico, to learn something about Mexico-US migration.

Community Social Advocacy

Community Social Advocacy

Community Social Advocates rally against negative immigration reform.

June 2006, Community Social Advocates rally against negative immigration reform.

The Community Social Advocacy Program specifically targets Haitian and Latino communities but provides services to all who participate. The Program aims to broaden the base of immigrants' knowledge about their rights, collaborate with community leaders and organizations to promote the immigrant community's needs and rights, provide a public voice with regard to immigration reform, as well as provide necessary legal information and services.

The Community Social Advocates provide a variety of presentations and training for the community on topics including:

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