Earlham College Border Studies Program

SAVE THE DATE:
Though we are sad that the Border Studies Program is ending, we still want to celebrate the almost 30 years that it existed.  Join us for a farewell party on Sunday, May 25th in the patio of the Historic Y, 738 N. 5th Ave., Tucson. There will be food!  There will be music!  And there will be a time to connect and tell our favorite stories from our time with BSP.

GUARDE LA FECHA:
Aunque nos entristece que el Programa de Estudios Fronterizos llegue a su fin, aún queremos celebrar los casi 30 años que existió.  Únase a nosotros para una fiesta de despedida el domingo 25 de mayo en el patio del Historic Y, 738 N. 5th Ave., Tucson. ¡Habrá comida!  ¡Habrá música!  Y habrá tiempo para conectar y contar nuestras historias favoritas de nuestro tiempo con BSP.

More reflections on Bisbee, Naco, Patagonia:
This trip was a peeling back of layers, an exercise in seeing through revisionist history. Conversations about mining, the Bisbee Deportation of 1917, Buffalo Soldiers, and learning about the indigenous history of the region, highlighted so many ways in which extractivism and borders and (settler-)colonialism and labor struggle and white supremacy could not possibly be unentangled. We talked about how preservation (of history, of places and land) is not apolitical and reflected on the many layers of ghost stories that exist.
Big thank yous to Nellie Jo David and Raymond Daukei for making this trip happen and answering our questions!!

Slides, in order:
1- The “Lavender Pit”, the site of an open-pit copper mine; or, wounds in the land courtesy of the Phelps-Dodge corporation.
2- Students at the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum
3- in Laurie McKenna’s studio after talking to her and Fernando Serrano about their experiences being part of the documentary Bisbee ‘17
4- Camp Naco
5-This resilient desert
6-Baby agave plants courtesy of Borderlands Restoration Network
-not pictured: hearing from the Patagonia Area Resource Alliance about their work to mitigate harm done by mining.

caption by student Shay Cohen-Jones,
photos by Miyu Enomoto, Shay Cohen-Jones, and Laurie McKenna

Last week we went to Naco, Bisbee, and Patagonia!
We learned about Buffalo Soldiers at Camp Naco, the Bisbee deportation of 1917, and about environmental justice relating to mines in Patagonia. We deepened our knowledge through interacting with community and gained various perspectives which were thought-provoking and will enhance our studies more🌵
Thank you for everyone who made this trip a great experience!

- Caption and photos by .eno