Carpe Locus Collective

"Houston's political economy and geography needs to be understood if we are to understand the social impact of Hurricane Harvey. Houston is a "boomtown", leading in petrochemical, technology, medicine and shipping; in the abstract, certain economic trends such as recession have sometimes not affected Houston as greatly, multinational capital continues to pour into the city, while it's being pulled out of older Midwestern states, all as a part of a slow but very noticeable process. However, this doesn't prevent Houston's prosperity from being concentrated in one class; with some of the cheapest housing and lowest wages, calls for Houston to be emptied as "uninhabitable" leaves locals wondering where else even those who are making decent wages could afford to go. In a lot of places, the water has nowhere to go, and neither does the poverty."

REPORTBACK: HURRICANE HARVEY | redneckrevolt Houston's political economy and geography needs to be understood if we are to understand the social impact of Hurricane Harvey. Houston is a "boomtown", leading

Support The Restoration Project, Phoenix, they're doing incredibly important material support for migrant families!

AUGUST 5TH // 9-11AM - PRP DONATION DROP OFF POINTS DOUBLE CLICK MARKER ON INTERACTIVE MAP FOR LOCATIONS OF DROP OFF POINTS IN THE VALLEY. CALL SHARON KOPINA 815-252-2528 IF ONE IS NOT CLOSE ENOUGH AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE.

"'The total cost is 1,300,' he wrote in a text message sent to Valdez’s phone on March 30 at 1:31 p.m, one week after her son was killed. The next day, Maupin pressed her, saying he had already fronted the money by dipping into his own pocket. 'Let me know when you might be able to get the funds,' he wrote.

To get the money, Valdez borrowed from friends and neighbors. For Valdez, who cleans houses during 10- to 12-hour workdays, the money represented approximately one month’s earnings. Maupin said the money he received from Valdez was not for himself. He said that Valdez had demanded he hire a private investigator and a photographer and that the money was going to them.

'The things the Valdez woman paid for were things she wanted that were outside of the normal scope of advocacy,' Maupin said in an interview with The Arizona Republic.

Valdez said Maupin had been a regular visitor to her trailer until he got the money. Then, she said, he stopped coming around.

'He’s not a man of God,' Valdez said. 'He’s an impostor.'"

As Jarrett Maupin sought justice for a Phoenix family, he also asked them for cash Some who have worked with civil-rights activist Jarrett Maupin describe big talk followed by broken promises. Two say they were squeezed for cash.

CALL TO ACTION: Border Patrol continues to surveil the No More Deaths humanitarian aid camp, even as temperatures are forecasted to reach 120° for the days to come.

PLEASE CALL:
520-748-3000 (Tucson Sector Border Patrol)
520-761-2400 (Nogales Border Patrol Station)
and/or file an anonymous complaint at this link:
(Select Land Border -> Arizona -> Tucson)
help.cbp.gov/app/forms/anonymous_complaint

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We demand that Border Patrol agents stop surveilling the No More Deaths medical facility and interfering with humanitarian aid. Targeting humanitarian aid efforts during the hottest part of the year is deadly and must stop immediately.
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Llamado a la acción: Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza siguen vigilando la estación de ayuda humanitaria del grupo No Más Muertes, aún mientras la temperatura va a llegar a los 120 grados, lo cual pone en muy alto riesgo a todos quienes están cruzando la frontera.

Por favor, llamen:
520-748-3000 (Patrulla Fronteriza de Tucson)
520-761-2400 (Patrulla Fronteriza de Nogales)
o suban sus quejas anónimas através de este enlace:
(Escoge Land Border -> Arizona -> Tucson)
help.cbp.gov/app/forms/anonymous_complaint

Una guión sugerida: Exigimos que los agentes se aparten de la estación de ayuda humanitaria y paren su interrupción de la ayuda humanitaria. El hostigamiento de los esfuerzos humanitarios durante estos meses con altas temperaturas pone a los inmigrantes en riesgo de muerte, y deben de parar inmediatemante.