About Us
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 was founded in Tucson by a group of volunteers who work arduously to sustain the lives of migrants who cross the border with little water, food or aide in the Sonoran Desert. We are a cooperative of like minded environmentalist, humanitarians, social justice advocates, artists, seamstresses, quilters and individuals who care deeply about the injustice of migration in a global economy. |
Since late 2007, the group has cleaned up numerous lay-up sites, where migrants
leave behind all their possessions, e.g. backpacks, clothes, photos, bibles and
other bits and pieces of their belongings, before they continue onto their next
leg of their journey. These campsites are scattered throughout the vast deserts
between California and Texas all along the US/Mexico border. Los Desconocidos recycles
the items such as water bottles, plastic bags, food containers, clothing, shoes
and socks.
Many volunteers clean the desert while others sew and create a funky but chic clothing
and purse line. Other volunteers embroider quilt patches for The International Migrant
Quilt Project.
Become a vital part of our organization by helping to reduce, reuse, recycle and
restore the desert and the many families afflicted by globalization and poverty. |
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