February 2nd - The Women of Juarez

I am so done.

I am not even sure I have words to write about this.

I learned of the hundreds of women who have been murdered after sexual assult in Juarez, Mexico when there were only 300 women killed. Now there are 420 killed AND 400 missing.

Here are some videos for your information:








This to me is utterly unconscionable - do we as Americans allow this to happen because they are poor Mexican women? Because they are a stone's throw from the border and therefore not Americans? Is it because they are cheap labor supplying our passion for electronics and computers?

Can you imagine the outrage and uproar if these were American women?

I am currently looking for a way to help these women, however I do not speak Spanish at all so I am limited in what I can find and what I can read.

I will be working on this this weekend and in the near future. Please stay tuned if you would be interested in assisting with this project as I will most assuredly need help.

On a more personal note I am off to the nursing home this weekend to help with a cook out for the superbowl and I have a mess of letters I've written but need mailed and I have Feb.'s cards to get ready and mail.

Please check back for more Juarez resources and if you are currently doing something there and need assistance, please contact me via this blog.

UPDATE:
I currently have two people willing to translate for me - woo hoo thank you Jesus!!!! By phone even, but I'll have to get a phone card I guess.