MEXICO SOLIDARITY BULLETIN — THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF THE MEXICO SOLIDARITY PROJECT — NO. 285 — AUGUST 19, 2026

Contents: When Children Aren’t Children — By Meizhu Lui, for the editorial team

Voices: What Awaits Migrant Kids “Al Otro Lado?” — Interview with Kathy Kruger Castro, Mexican attorney and human rights advocate currently at Al Otro Lado. Kruger supports migrants and displaced communities through legal advocacy and direct, community-based work. She particularly focuses on unaccompanied minors and Indigenous communities

Reflections: They Want Us At Home: We Take Over the Union Meeting! — By Fabiola Paulina Ramírez Ortiz, human rights defender with 17 years of experience designing political advocacy strategies with an intersectional approach. Ramírez addresses issues of union democracy, socio-environmental devastation, community organizing and support to victims of discrimination and gender-based violence

LEER MÁS:  THE PEOPLE'S MAÑANERA --- MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE --- AUGUST 19, 2026

Clicks: Recent news reports and commentaries, from progressive and mainstream media, on life and struggles on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Compiled by Samuel Martínez.

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*¡SOBERANÍA! (Sovereignty): For entertaining exposés of events in Mexico in English, catch our podcast with José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth.

*Sin Muros with English subtitles: José Luis and Kurt host a weekly TV show on Canal Once that analyzes Mexico-US relations with English subtitles.

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Bulletin Team: Courtney Childs, Heather Dashner, Pedro Gellert, Vicky Hamlin, Aggie Hinman, Bruce Hobson, Meizhu Lui, Samuel Martínez and Sebastián Ostria