Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-26 Thread Yosem Companys
Thanks, Tim. We've created a grassroots group called HelpFind.Us that is turning into a movement of volunteers wanting to help reunite families. Would you be interested in joining? If so, please send an email to subscribe-helpfin...@riseup.net or just let me know, and I can add you. It's

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-26 Thread Tim Schwartz
Hi All, I’ve been organizing the Missing Persons Community of Interest since after Haiti. We work on bringing together partners from govt (national/state/local/city…), tech, and humanitarian orgs to share lessons learned and strategies to approach reunification after disasters. We have a call

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-26 Thread Yosem Companys
Awesome. Thanks, Catherine. On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 11:42 PM, Catherine Forsman wrote: > Received an email back from a friend at the Red Cross. I asked him how they > setup coordination efforts to reunite families during and after disasters. I > wanted to see if there was any way to put all of

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-26 Thread Catherine Forsman
Received an email back from a friend at the Red Cross. I asked him how they setup coordination efforts to reunite families during and after disasters. I wanted to see if there was any way to put all of us together to try to help. however, he says the Red Cross already volunteered to help and

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-21 Thread Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
Yes! They’re subject to many perils en route through Mexico and at the border, and many cross just what they have on. Having their data securely in the cloud and accessible up them or authorized advocates/family members would be very beneficial to them. Regards / Saludos / Grato Andrés

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-21 Thread Yosem Companys
Sounds as though you're stating the need for a digital identity for immigrants BEFORE they leave their homeland or at least BEFORE they're detained. On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 9:13 PM, Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes < alps6...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually I’ve been thinking off and on with

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-20 Thread Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
Medecins Sans Frontieres http://www.msf.org/ are very active in MX migrant shelters Regards / Saludos / Grato Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes > On Jun 20, 2018, at 4:37 PM, jeffrey wishnie wrote: > > I also recommend reaching out to ASAP: > https://asylumadvocacy.org/ > > -- > Jeff

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-20 Thread Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
Actually I’ve been thinking off and on with others, and submitted very high level proposals for funding in a few places, for a combo refugee family / volunteer information management system, mostly mobile-cloud. Mobile: most refugee families’ only Internet is via mobile+free WiFi They share a

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-20 Thread jeffrey wishnie
I also recommend reaching out to ASAP: https://asylumadvocacy.org/ -- Jeff Wishnie On June 20, 2018 at 1:11:02 PM, Yosem Companys (ycompa...@gmail.com) wrote: Note that I'm doing this in a personal capacity and NOT representing or speaking for Stanford in any way. This is just to kickoff a

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-20 Thread Yosem Companys
Interesting. Thanks for the info, Andrés. Please keep us posted, should you hear any updates. I've already reached out but have yet to receive a response. That said, I'm sure they're getting swamped with more important emails than mine (e.g., the families affected). On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 2:57

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-20 Thread Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
It’s apparently flooded, so you might as well call them at San Antonio hq ‭+1 (210) 226-7722 Regards / Saludos / Grato Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes > On Jun 20, 2018, at 4:57 PM, Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes > wrote: > > You can contact the following organization: > > RAICES >

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-20 Thread Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
You can contact the following organization: RAICES https://www.raicestexas.org/ They were actually working on an “intake app” not sure how far they went, with the permanent state of emergency we’re in in Texas regarding refugee families.. Regards / Saludos / Grato Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-20 Thread Yosem Companys
That would be awesome! Thanks, Catherine. On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Catherine Forsman wrote: > Thank you for doing this! Let me contact someone I worked with > volunteering after Karina and who has a lot of knowledge about the > difficulties of coordinating separated families. The

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-20 Thread Catherine Forsman
Thank you for doing this! Let me contact someone I worked with volunteering after Karina and who has a lot of knowledge about the difficulties of coordinating separated families. The coordination effort is quite difficult, but perhaps, even if one child finds their parent, it is worth everything.

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

2018-06-20 Thread Yosem Companys
P.S. Suzanne just informed me that the domain is Helpfind.us... On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 1:10 PM, Yosem Companys wrote: > Note that I'm doing this in a personal capacity and NOT representing or > speaking for Stanford in any way. > > This is just to kickoff a conversation... > > Suzanne has