Vision in Action, Juárez, Mexico
by Morgan Smith In late 2010, a friend from El Paso contacted me to suggest that I read the book, Murder City, Ciudad Juárez and the Global Economy’s New Killing Field by Charles Bowden (1945-2014). I had been documenting and assisting several humanitarian organizations in that area, read the book and was immediately fascinated by…
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