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The Juarez Project
juarezproject@yahoo.com

whats buried deeper? the bodies of the victims or the files for their investigations?

The situation in Juarez!
Femicide in Juarez and Chihuahua: For more than a decade, the cities of Chihuahua and Juarez, near the US-Mexico border, have been killing fields for young women, the site of over 400 unsolved femicides. Despite the horrific nature of these crimes, authorities at all levels exhibit indifference, and there is strong evidence that some officials may be involved. Impunity and corruption has permitted the criminals, whoever they are, to continue committing these acts, knowing there will be no consequences. A significant number of victims work in the maquiladora sector - sweatshops that produce for export, with 90% destined for the United States. The maquiladoras employ mainly young women, at poverty level wages. In combination with lax environmental regulations and low tariffs under the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the maquiladoras are amassing tremendous wealth. Yet despite the crime wave, they offer almost no protection for their workers. High profile government campaigns such as Ponte Vista (Be Aware), a self defense program, and supplying women with whistles have been ineffective and are carried out mainly for public relations purposes.

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What is the Juarez Project?
The Juarez Project is a local grassroots organization that has been supporting the women of Juárez since 2002. We have helped the families by providing emotional and financial support to their groups through fundraising efforts, donations, and outreach. We have organized local events on numerous occasions and have been featured in many media outlets. To date, we have raised thousands of dollars for murdered family advocacy groups in Juárez. If you would like to get involved in the juarez project and ending the violence against these women please contact us either through this page or our email address is juarezproject@yahoo.com--Tanisha founder, The Juarez Project

Resource List for Taking Action to Assist Women Maquiladora Workers

This entry was posted on 3/28/2007 2:05 PM and is filed under uncategorized.

Resource List for Taking Action to Assist Women Maquiladora Workers

FAMILY ORGANIZATIONS:
Justicia Para Nuestras Hijas
Rio Soto La Marina 8204
Colonia Alfredo Chavez/ Chihuahua , Mexico (614) 411-0960
http://espanol.geocities.com/justhijas/justiciapara_nuestrashijas@yahoo.com
This organization consists of family members of murdered/missing women, their lawyers and a group
of volunteers taking investigation of the murders into their own hands. They gather and comb over
the sites where bodies have been found for further evidence, organize public events about the issue, and t
ake legal actions to seek justice.

WOMEN’S VIOLENCE CENTERS:
Casa Amiga (Women’s Crisis Center) www.casa-amiga.org casaamiga@prodigy.net
Peru Norte 878/Ciudad Juarez , Chihuhua (656) 15 3850
Casa Amiga handles rape and domestic violence issues for women and children. It has assisted hundreds of women in the past few years. They are a leading organization in the struggle for justice for the murdered and missing women.

WORKERS ORGANIZATIONS:
Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras www.cjm@igc.apc.org
530 Bandera Rd /. San Antonio , TX 78228 (210) 732-8957
CJM is a tri-nation organization working for labor rights for maquiladora workers. For 20 years, it has been fighting for worker health and safety issues, and building connection between Mexican activist groups and US activist groups.

Comite Fronterizo de Obreras (Border Committee of Women Workers) www.afsc.org
(Contact American Friends Service Committee-for further information)
AFSC-Latin Project-Richard Erstad
1501 Cherry St. / Philadelphia , PA 99102 (215) 241-7146
This organization works to teach women how to organize to protect their rights in the workplace. Women learn how to strategize legally, and build strong unions, and mobilize for safer, healthier working conditions and a living wage.

NATIONAL COALITION BUILDING :
Mexico Solidarity Network
www.mexicosolidarity.org msn@mexicosolidarity.org
Chicago : (773) 583-7728 DC: (202) 544-9355
This organization organizes a national grassroots campaign in support of maquila workers and murdered women. The work of MSN includes taking delegations of US activists to Mexico to learn about the situation and organizing speaking tours in the US with women from the border. MSN is making the link between the murders of women and economic globalization.

Amnesty International www.amnestyusa.org
Amnesty has an international campaign to demand justice for the murdered and missing women. They have sample postcards and petitions you can order.

Amigos de la Mujeres de Juarez http://www.amigosdemujeres.org
This US organization in Las Cruces , New Mexico is a group of volunteers working directly with families in Juarez to demand justice. They gather and comb over the sites where bodies have been found for further evidence, organize public events about the issue and are currently organizing for independent DNA testing for some of the families.