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#waterstation #waterstations wanted to give a huge

#waterstation #waterstations wanted to give a huge #shoutout to Guillermo Galindo from #bordercantos. We were recently invited to an exhibition of his at the #lux gallery in San Diego. Guillermo takes found objects left behind by migrants and others near our #borders in order to recontextualize them. In our pictures you can see a border patrol night stick which they call a "tonk" because of the noise it makes when it strikes people, turned into a horn/trumpet; a quilt stitched up of articles left over from an immigrant detention center; water station flags with maps stitched into them--maps of migrant paths, drone flight paths, spiritual paths. Experiencing these items repurposed this way felt surreal, unnerving, and even playful, but strong reminder of issues forever happening at our borders.

Content Warning: Death ********** This weekend w

Content Warning: Death

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This weekend while putting out water on one of our routes, me (Nikolai) and Julio came across a recently deceased person. Before we started our route that day volunteers met up as early as we could in order to avoid the heat; me and Julio had discussed two recent reports regarding migrant heat-related deaths that occurred less than two weeks ago; and throughout our route, going from station to station replacing water, I was thinking what I believe a lot of other volunteers have expressed: "I hope this helps someone" and "I hope I'm doing enough." We immediately called law enforcement once we found the body, and alerted Water Station volunteers who ended up staying extra hours searching nearby areas in case others in need might be found. It was a grim reminder of both a major and decades' long issue occurring near our desert border. But at the same time it was a reminder about the need for organizations like ours, and the inherent goodness of people who volunteer.

Just wanted to say thank you to all of our #volunt

Just wanted to say thank you to all of our #volunteers that have came out for the past couple of weeks to maintain #waterstations in temperatures that have reached 118 degrees!

Since 2000 our organization has left #water out in our #desert border areas for anyone who may find themselves unprepared for the effects of the heat: migrants/immigrants, hikers, campers, motorists, anyone!

One of our favorite artists and close friend Guill

One of our favorite artists and close friend Guillermo Galindo recently had his installation "Fountain of Tears" exhibited at the High Line in New York. His work uses one of our Water Station barrels that had been vandalized: shot and full of bullet holes. Guillermo used the barrel to create a installation where water is released out of the bullet holes in order to make sound, something rain like, transforming the vandalized barrel which was once a reminder of something hateful, into something positive, or beautiful. My summary definitely does not do his work justice, so please check it out if you are in the New York area, or search "Guillermo Galindo High Line Fountain of Tears"

Thank you to all #waterstation #waterstations volu

Thank you to all #waterstation #waterstations volunteers last week that refilled, repaired and set up new stations in the #Ocotillo and surrounding areas of the Anza-Borrego #Desert.

As temperatures in our region continue to reach 100+ daily, and as migrant/immigrant rescues and death rates continue to double compared to last year, Water Station volunteers will continue our mission to help stop heat related deaths that occur near our borders.

Water Station is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has been in operation for over 20 years. Organizations like ours continue to exist through community support. So we thank all of our volunteers, we thank those who are able to financially donate, and we thank our followers here who have a invested intrest in our mission 🙏 ❤

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