{"id":4120,"date":"2020-03-16T17:50:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T22:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/?p=4120"},"modified":"2022-01-25T18:32:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T00:32:56","slug":"art-workshop-tent-city-on-the-us-mexico-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/art-workshop-tent-city-on-the-us-mexico-border\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day Painting New Beginnings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“A person’s a person, no matter how small.”
-Dr. Seuss<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Early March found us at the border between the US and Mexico.  We knew that it was a stretch to go so far south, given that our goal is to reach Alaska this summer.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But our schedule didn\u2019t allow us to move west yet, giving us a large swath of time in the region.  We knew exactly where we wanted to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Tent City”, a migrant camp on the US-Mexico border<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We went to \u201cTent City\u201d, a migrant camp that has built up in the Mexican town of Matamoros, just across the river from Brownsville, Texas.  The camp is a direct result of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), which requires many individuals – including asylum seekers – to stay in Mexico throughout their court proceedings.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The camp is filled with families seeking asylum, and the children have been out of school for months.  UNICEF does activities, and other organizations have tried to step in with mini-lessons and enrichment activities.  But it\u2019s no substitute for full-time school, and the damage is being done.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Art Workshop<\/h3>\n\n\n