Resources and Contacts for Border Activism

Compiled by ISLA Information Services Latin America.
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Cross-Border Grassroots Organizing

Borderlinks
BorderLinks is an experiential education program whose mission is to build relationships and understanding between North and Latin Americans, encourage a shared analysis of the implications of the global economy, and capacitate leaders on both sides of the border who work together to foster healthy communities locally and internationally.
710 E. Speedway, Tucson, AZ, 85719
Tel. (520) 628-8263, fax (520) 740-0242
e-mail: borderlinks@igc.apc.org
website: http://www.igc.org/borderlinks
Main Contacts: Rick Ufford-Chase and Elizabeth Ohmann, OSF

Puentes en Amistad (Friendship Bridges)
Rt. 1 Box 666, Somerton, AZ, 85350, tel. (520) 627-4280


Environment

Border Ecology Project
P.O. Drawer CP, Bisbee, AZ, 85603,
(520) 432-7456, fax (520) 626-7248, e-mail: bep@primenet.com

Commission for Environmental Cooperation
393, rue St. Jacques Ouest, Bureau 200, Montreal Canada.
Tel. (514)350-4314, e-mail: ccastell@ccemtl.org.
Web-site: http//www.cec.org.

Educacion y Cultura Ecológica (Eco-Sol)
José Luis Morales Carmona, Rio Colorado #836, Col. Revolucion,
C.P. 22400 Tijuana, B.C. México.
Tel. (66) 86 36 87. E-mail: ecosol@telnor.net

Enlace Ecológico
Gildardo Acosta, 633-8-1981, Calle 4 Ave. 20, no. 1999,
Agua Prieta, Sonora, México.

Environmental Education Exchange
110 East Pennington Street, Suite 104A, P.O. Box 2630, Tucson, AZ 85702.
Tel. (520) 670-1442, web-site: http://www.eeexchange.org

Environmental Health Coalition
1717 Kettner Blvd. Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92101.
Tel. (619) 235-0281, web-site: http://www.environmentalhealth.org

Environmental Support Center
4420 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 2, Washington DC 20008-2301.
Tel. (202) 966-9834

Fundación Ensenada para Proteger al Ambiente (FEMA)
Calle Playa Alta No. 249, Ensenada, B.C., 22860, México,
Tel. (61) 74 51 49, e-mail: lizarra@cicese.mx

Grupo Ecologista Gaviotas
President Rodolfo Anguiano, Av. Del Pacífico 1115,
Tijuana B.C., 22200, México,
Tel. (66)80-6925

Movimiento Ecologista Mexicano en Baja California
4492 Camino de la Plaza #905, San Ysidro, CA 92173

Proyecto Fronterizo de Educación Ambiental,
Paseo Estrella del mar 1025-2A, Secc. Coronado, Playas,
Tijuana B.C. 22200, México.
Tel. (66) 30-05-90,
e-mail: pfea@mail.tij.cetys.mx

Proyecto 3000
Trinidad Acevedo Paredes, President. C.J. González Ortega No. 4311,
Col. Granjas, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, C.P. 31160., México.
Tel. 21-59-24.

Red de Acción sobre Plaguicidas y Alternativas en México (RAPAM)
Apartado postal 395, C.O. 56101, Texcoco, Edo de México, México.
Tel. 01(595) 4 77 44, e-mail: rapam@mpsnet.com.mx

Red Fronteriza de Salud y Ambiente, A.C.
(Border Health and Environment Network)
E. Beraud No. 6-A por Campodómico,
Col. Centenario, C.P. 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, México.
Tel. (62) 13-45-55, 12-69-20, e-mail: lared@rtn.uson.mx.
web site: www.laneta.apc.org/incitra/

Río Grande/Río Bravo Basin Coalition,
c/o Environmental Resource Management,
P.O. BOX 645, Burges Hall, Room 315, El Paso, TX 79968.
Tel. (915) 747-5720, e-mail: bmetcalf@utep.edu


Migrant Workers & Environmental Issues

Campesinos Sin Fronteras
P.O. Box 2693, Somerton, AZ 85350. Phone: (520)627-4280.

Frente Indígena Oaxaqueño Binacional (FIOB)
Rufino Domínguez, Vice Coordinator General, e-mail: fiob@igc.org
P.O BOX 106 Fresno, CA 93707-0106
Tel. (559) 499-1178 FAX: (559) 499-1178*51 E-mail: fiob@igc.apc.org.
FIOB/Oaxaca, Arturo Pimentel, Cuauhtemoc s/n (esq. carret. Juxtña-Putla)
Santiago Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca CP 69700.
Tel/fax: (955) 404-30 e-mail: fiob@laneta.apc.org.
FIOB/Frontera, Sergio Mendez Palma,
603 Seagaze Dr., P.O. Box 408, Oceanside CA 92054,
Tel/Fax: 011-52-66-83-31-98 (Tijuana)

Northern California Coalition for Immigrant Rights
San Francisco, CA. Tel. (415) 243-8215


Maquiladoras (including Women and Labor Rights)

Casa de la Mujer/Grupo Factor X
Carmen Valadez, Coordinator of the labor and gender defense program.
Junípero Serra No. 14364, Int. 1, Fracc. Reynoso, Tijuana, BC C.P. 22460.
Tel/Fax 22-42-17, e-mail: factorx@mall.tij.cetys.mx

Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras
Martha Ojeda, Executive Director. 530 Bandera Road, San Antonio, TX 78228.
Tel. (210) 732-8957, fax (210) 732-8324, e-mail: cjm@igc.apc.org

Support Committee for Maquiladora Workers
Contact: Mary Tong. 3909 Centre Street, Suite 210, San Diego, CA 92103.
Tel. (619) 542-8026

Yeuani
Address: Ave. Batopilas 2336, Col. Cacho, 22150 Tijuana, B.C. México;
or P.O. Box 432122, San Ysidro, CA, 92143-2122
Tel. (011-526) 684-9069 and 684-1443.
e-mail: yeuani@telnor.net, Web-site: http://www.yeuani.org.mx.


Native American Rights

Indigenous Council of Chihuahua
C. 79 No. 1214 Ranchería Juárez Chihuahua, Chihuahua, 31090, tel. 355351;
or c/o Susan Smith, 18 Sunset Trail, Silver city, NM, 88061

International Sonoran Desert Alliance
201 Esperanza, P.O. Box 687, Ajo, AZ 85321. Tel: (520)387-6823,
e-mail: AlianzaSon@aol.com.

Tohono O'Odham Nation, Cultural Affairs Dept.
Contact: Joe Joaquin, P.O. Box 837, Sells, AZ 85634.

Tribu Yaqui
Nainari #18, Vicam, Sonora, 85510. Tel. (01-643) 80-320, fax 12 26 12


Sustainable Development

Sustainable Futures
Opeongo Line, R.R. #2, Eganville, Ontario, Canada K0J 1T0.
Tel. (613) 754-2559, e-mail: imurray@renc.igs.net


Academic Research

Center for US-Mexican Studies, UCSD
9342 Goyette Place, Santee, CA, 92071
Tel. (619) 561-2278, fax (619) 594-7302

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
Paseo Estrella del Mar 924, Playas de Tijuana, México, 22200.
Tel. 30-92-81


Art and Activism

Border Arts Workshop/Taller de Arte Fronterizo, at San Diego.
Contact: Michael Schnorr. tel. (619) 575-6987, e-mail: mschnorr@clubi.net


General Information

InfoMexus
Plutarco Elías Calles #744 Nte., Col. Progresista C.P. 32310,
Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, México.
Tel. (16) 11 05 77, e-mail: infomexus@infolnk.net.

Interhemispheric Resource Center (Borderlands Project)

P.O. Box 2178, Silver City, NM 88062. Tel: (505) 388-0208,
fax (505) 388-0619, e-mail: irc1@zianet.com
Borderlines and BIOS (Border Information and Outreach Service) are the two main components of the IRC's Border Project. Borderlines is their primary publication, consisting of a monthly print edition focusing on one specific border topic. BIOS's mission is to function as a clearinghouse of information and resources related to sustainable development issues in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Sites are in English and Spanish.
Borderlines on-line: http://www.zianet.com/irc1/bordline
BIOS on-line: http://www.irc-online.org/bios/

ISLA - Information Services Latin America
DataCenter, 1904 Franklin St. Suite 900, Oakland, CA 94612.
Tel. (510) 835-4692 x 306, e-mail: isla@datacenter.org.

LaNeta
Alberto Zamora 126, C.P. 04100, Coyoacán, México, D.F. Tel. 5-541-2980,
e-mail: soporte@laneta.apc.org. Web-site: http//www.laneta.apc.org.

Resource Center of the Americas
317 17th Ave. SE Minneapolis, MN 55414-2077. Tel. (612) 627-9445,
fax (612) 627-9450, e-mail: info@americas.org, Web-site: www.americas.org


Strategic Research

Impact Research
Provides information for use in campaigns, education and policy-making. Works with several environmental justice and labor groups at the border.
DataCenter, 1904 Franklin St. Suite 900, Oakland CA 94612.
Tel. (510)835-4692 x 313, e-mail: impact@datacenter.org


Tours

Global Exchange, Exploring California Border Program
2017 Mission St., Rm. 303, San Francisco, CA 94110.
Tel. (415) 255-7296 x 228, Fax: (415) 255.7498,
e-mail: gx-info@globalexchange.org.


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