THE BORDERLANDS RAVE EXHIBIT  

See the exhibit and captions at the website of our printer and conservation partner Art for Conservation .

The images in this exhibit were taken primarily during the three and a half week Borderlands RAVE, where 13 photographers traveled 2000 miles documenting the land, wildlife and people of the borderlands, and the impact the wall is having on them. The exhibit debuted on April 29 on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Our goal with this exhibit is to broaden the understanding of the public and policy makers about the borderlands, and to ensure the environmental issues and the needs of local people are considered before the construction of future infrastructure.

 The debut of the exhibit  was well attended --including by many members of Congress, seven of whom addressed the crowd. Many of those members reported  that before seeing the exhibit they did not realize how much beauty, and biodiversity was down there. We also had members of the Bureau of Land Management and Department of Interior at the exhibit--many of whom reported that they did not realize the extent of the destruction. This was important, because these are the people responsible for making decisions about much of the borderlands and we need their voices to be well informed about  what is going on.

During the exhibit  a group of 40+ people from around the country flew in to lobby on behalf of the borderlands.  The group visited about 120 Representatives and Senators over three days, asking them to require adherance to environmental law in the borderlands, and to support monitoring and mitigation of wall impacts on wildlife and ecosystems.

Congressman Raul Grijalva, Photo by Krista Schlyer

LOCATIONS:

February 22-March 26

University of California at Riverside

Orbach Science Library

Pre-exhibit colloquium February 22

Featuring: Ernesto Enkerlin of the National Commission on

Natural Protected Areas of Mexico, Exequiel Ezcurra of UC Mexus, Robert G. Varady of the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, and Borderlands Project director Krista Schlyer.

Event will be held in the Highlander Union Building, room 379 from 3:30-5pm

Exhibit reception February 23

Orbach Science Library

3:30-5pm

                                                                     Photo: ©Krista Schlyer

 NEXT STOPS:

April - Yale University

PREVIOUS LOCATIONS:

Southern Arizona Tour

Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC

Jackson, Wyoming

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Brentwood, Maryland

Greenwood, South Carolina

Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC

ACTION: Help us with this effort!

Call your representative and senator and ask them to restore environmental law to the borderlands and support mitigation of damages caused by construction of border infrastructure.

Donate: We are now working to raise money to move the exhibit around the country and perhaps internationally. Please help us fund this important traveling exhibit! Visit our donations page , and specify that you want to support the travel of the Borderlands RAVE exhibit.