What are the remedies to the cruel spectacle of a trumped up military presence on our southern border and the laws and policies which rip families apart and put children in cages? Unremitting political activism and moral rebukes are essential. And so is art.
San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP) has launched a fundraising campaign to construct a monument on the US-Mexico boarder that is based upon the Statue of Liberty and reflects the current immigrant experience. Lady Liberty takes the form of Mary, the mother of Jesus in the New Testament and Quran. Illuminated from within, she will be visible for miles.
