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Bodies, Borders & Boundaries | Illegal?
After a horrible raid by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in New Bedford, Massachusetts, we talked with our colleagues at the Center to Support Immigrant Organizing (CSIO). One of the things that they found shocking was that folks within the nonprofit sector, from a variety of political perspectives said to them, “This is horrible how people were treated, but you know they were illegal.” Our colleagues at CSIO asked us, "How can we be comfortable referring to people as illegal?" Which instantly gave birth to Bodies Borders and Boundaries.
In this project we are asking that question, how it is that people can imagine others as illegal? We ultimately want to figure out how do we intervene in this particular description of particular bodies.
To get a flavor of how this project is moving along, please read our notes.
[PDF of notes coming soon.]
We are also still looking for your ideas, feelings and participation. You are welcome to jump into the conversation on the BBB discussion forum...
Come join us
...and you are invited to join us for our next round of face to face converstion and experimentation -
Saturday, May 26th
at ds4si global headquarters:
Design Studio for Social Intervention
@Oak Terrace Project
888 Washington Street, Suite 102
Boston, MA 02111
Just one block from the MBTA Orange line New England Medical Center stop.
Links:
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [Wikipedia entry, official site]
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