Supporting LGBTQ People in Immigration Detention
Please support our compe staying in Casa Mariposa by reading his story, sharing his gofundme, and donating if you can! 𝐏𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫, 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐲𝐚 𝐚 𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚ñ𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐣𝐚 𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐮 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐮 𝐠𝐨𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞 𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐢ó𝐧 𝐬𝐢 𝐩𝐮𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬. MSF is hosting this fundraiser for Angel Rafael Garcia Gonzalez, better…
End of Year Casa Mariposa report Informe fin de año de Casa Mariposa compiled by T.C. Tolbert // compilado por T.C. Tolbert English Version(Versión española abajo) We have had over 110 individual volunteers contribute over 1000 volunteer hours at Casa Mariposa since March 2022! Major accomplishments include: In terms of front house: Other activities: Versión…
Mariposas Sin Fronteras with Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement: Local trans rights organization marches Downtown Tucson Stages rally and march at library, Immigration Court as Pride Month ends By: Anne SimmonsPosted at 3:31 PM, Jul 01, 2022and last updated 3:31 PM, Jul 01, 2022 TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN — Leaders of the local transgender organization Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement organized…
November 2020 Update Over the past year, the Mariposas team has been in a process of organizational restructuring and developing a strategic plan for the sustainability and future of the organization. We have and will continue to do the work. We are continuing to lead critical advocacy initiatives and provide direct support for LGBTQI migrants…
Queridxs amigxs, Les invitamos a unirse con nosotros para apoyar a Mariposas Sin Fronteras, una organización local de personas queer y trans que apoya a personas LGBTQIJ+ afectadas por el sistema de detención de inmigrantes. Por cerca de seis años, Mariposas Sin Fronteras ha trabajado para poner fin a la detención de personas LGBTQIJ+. Hemos…
GoFundMe suspended our campaign! So please donate to our pay pal! Thank you! GoFundMe suspendio nuestra campaña! Por favor donen al pay pal! Gracias! https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=MARLY3CPY3FQ4 Help get Irving out of detention! I first met Irving in April 2016 after his partner, Luis Manuel, reached out to Mariposas Sin Fronteras for support. Irving had been detained and taken to…
“We need $1,500.00 to help a fine young man named Juan Sanchez Martinez. The $1,500.00 is the fee needed to let Juan be free from immigration pending his U-Visa application. Juan came to this country at a very young age brought by his mother who was a single mother raising her children on her…
**ESPAÑOL ABAJO** Summer Letter Writing with Las Mariposas Date: Thursday, June 23, 2016 Time: 6pm-9pm Location: Mariposas Sin Fronteras Office, 620 S. 6th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701 Due to a measles outbreak, we have been unable to visit with our friends in Eloy Detention Center. Join us as we write them much-needed letters of strength and…
**ESPAÑOL ABAJO** We are happy to invite you to our first ever art show by talented folks in immigration detention and the amazing artist Isela “Chela Meraz from Phoenix, AZ. “Te SoNe Libre” is an art show to celebrate the resistance of LGBTQ+ people in immigration detention. The opening reception will be June 18, 2016…