“Nobody deserves to die in the desert for lack of a cup of water.” Native American humanitarian Mike Wilson was stirred into action by the growing number of migrant deaths occurring on the Tohono O’odham Reservation of southern Arizona. Each Saturday since the summer of 2002 he drives to his reservation from his home in Tucson to replenish the life saving water stations he maintains on his tribal land, despite the tribal government’s opposition to humanitarian aid. For Wilson, politics and policy are as arbitrary as the border itself, his line-in-the-sand is life vs. death. Featured in the documentary, “Man in the Maze.” This talk is encompassed in the four-part Class of ’71 Public Affairs Forum to Explore Humanitarian Issues and Action.
Date: November 1
Time: 7:30PM
Place: Griffin Hall, Room 3
Co Sponsors:
This talk is organized by the Williams College Center for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures with co sponsorship from the Multicultural Center, Students for Social Justice, the Gaudino Fund, the Departments of History, Political Science and Romance Languages and the Lecture Committee.
