Voluntour 1951 is my attempt to learn about and create greater awareness of social justice issues along the U.S./Mexico border. I plan to ride my mountain bike across the 1951 miles of the border, working with social service and activist organizations and compiling narratives of the people with whom I come into contact for a future book.
September 21st - 22nd: traveled to Austin, TX
September 23rd - 25th: attended the Austin City Limits Music Festival
September 26th - October 4th: met with faculty at UT-Austin
October 5th: cycled 85 miles south of Austin past Nixon, TX
October 6th: bike was stolen, caught a ride with a friend back to Austin
October 7th - October 13th: working day labor, building "Frankenbike" at the Yellow Bike Project
October 14th: taking a bus to Houston, TX
October 15th: attending the Chicano-Latino Leadership & Unity Conference
October 16th: meetings with local activists
October 17th - 20th: cycling to Boca Chica Island
October 21st: cycling to Brownsville/Matamoros, meeting with contact from the Brownsville ACLU
October 22nd - 23rd: volunteering with volunteering with SW Key and the Good Neighbor Settlement home
October 24th - 31st: working with the Brownsville ACLU
November 1st - 3rd: meetings in San Benito, Harlingen, Welasco, San Juan, McAllen and Mission
November 4th - 5th: cycling to El Cenizo and Laredo/Nuevo Laredo
November 6th - 9th: meetings in El Cenizo and Laredo/Nuevo Laredo
November 10th - 16th: cycling to El Paso/Ciudad Juarez
November 17th - November 22nd: meeting with El Paso ACLU, Mujeres de Juarez and faculty at UT-EP
November 23rd - December 2: traveling back to Chandler, AZ via bus, meetings and volunteering with local nonprofit organizations
December 3rd: returning to El Paso via bus
December 4th - December 8th: meetings with El Paso ACLU, Mujeres de Juarez and faculty at UT-EP
December 9th to 10th: cycling to Las Cruces, NM, meetings at NMSU, volunteering at a location yet to be determined
December 11th - 13th: cycling to Douglas/Agua Prieta
December 14th - 22nd: volunteering with Just Coffee, Grupo Beta and Casa YMCA de Menores Migrantes
December 23rd: traveling to Chandler, AZ via bus
December 24th - 27th: home for the holidays
December 28th: returning to Douglas/Agua Prieta by bus
December 29th - 30th: cycling to Nogales, AZ
December 31st - January 2nd: New Year's with family
January (6 days): volunteering with Casa de Miseriacordia and Borderlands Food Bank
January (6 days): meetings at the Southside Tucson Presbyterian Church, volunteering with Humane Borders and Borderlinks
January (4 days): cycling to Yuma/San Luis, AZ
January (2 days): meetings with friends
January (1 day): cycling to Mexicalli
January (4 days): volunteering with orphanage
January (day): cycling to San Diego/Tijuana from Mexicalli
January - February (2 weeks): meetings with the AFSC, Habitat for Humanity Tijuana and YMCA Borderview, volunteering with Casa YMCA de Menores Migrantes
All travel plans are subject to change
