Up with the People, Down with the Muro!!

Students, Teachers, Grandparents, Leaders, Parents, everyone who attended the action against the border wall on the border Dec. 10, International Humans Rights Day, has a connection to someone who has been impacted by the wall of death.

With the constant threat of rain lurking around, 25-30 community leaders stood by each other to protest the wall of death. The building of the border wall will cause extensive damage to the diverse ecosystems that exists on the Texas/Mexico Border. The wall is posed to divide farmers from their ranches, animals from a source of water and people from their businesses.


In addition to causing environmental damage, the wall is a violation of human rights. Thousands have died and thousands more have been separated from their families due to the militarization of the border. This number will only keep growing if the wall is built. Chalk art was also drawn by the youth in significance to the number of people who have died in every state bordering Mexico since 1994. Thank You everyone who attended the action.

SWU also supported an action in McAllen, TX. The 'rally to oppsose the border wall' opened with a 'fighting band' from a local High School. More than 1,000 people attended the 'oppose the wall' rally. A huge banner was at center stage with barded wire twisted around a sign reading NO BORDER WALL.