Theater of the Oppressed

A short clip of our image theater interactive performance at the University of Texas Medical Branch.

The Structure of Violence

AN ART AND HEALTH JUSTICE COMMUNITY PROJECT

Data Indicate There is No Immigration Crisis

Is there an “immigration crisis” on the U.S.-Mexico border? Not according to an examination of historical immigration data, according to a new study. The paper examines historical immigration data, the “push” and “pull” factors currently motivating Mexicans and Central Americans to migrate to the United States and attempts to explain why current undocumented immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border has been perceived as a crisis.

Texas’ Other Death Penalty

A Galveston medical student at the University of Texas Medical Branch and PhD student at the Institute for the Medical Humanities, Rachel Pearson, describes life and death in the so-called safety net.

Disease Threat From Immigrant Children Wildly Overstated

Rachel Pearson is an MD/PhD student at the Institute for the Medical Humanities and the University of Texas Medical Branch published an article “Disease Threat From Immigrant Children Wildly Overstated” in The Texas Observer about Central American kids arriving in Texas who are likely to be better-vaccinated than children in Texas.

Child Migrants at the Border

Child Migrants at the Border is a brief article by Lourdes Torres.

Myths About Central American Migrant Children

Myths vs Facts: Central American migrant children

Hear Our Voice

A video produced in Galveston, Texas that documents the stories of struggle after Hurricane Ike.