“The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you: they are unique manifestations of the human spirit.”
Pima Library Foundation
reading: a stranger at my door
Date: February 13, 2020
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Hacienda del Sol / 5501 N. Hacienda del Sol Road / Tucson, AZ
More information: https://www.pimalibraryfoundation.org/
Tucson Festival of Books
speaker on two panels —
*Chuck Bowden: America's Most Alarming Writer
*Views Through the Looking Glass
Date: March 15, 2020
Time: Chuck Bowden 11:30 - 12:30; Through the Looking Glass 1:00 - 2:00.
Location: The University of Arizona
More information: http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/
Book Reading
a stranger at my door
Music by Shuviel Ma’aravi. Tamales, hot chocolate, and adult beverages. Come celebrate on this day of the Virgen de Guadalupe! Books for sale and signing.
Date: December 12, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Global Arts Gallery / 315 McKeown Ave / Patagonia, AZ
More information: https://www.globalartsgallery.com/
Book Signing
a stranger at my door
Date: October 30, 2019
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Santa Cruz Chili and Spice Company / 1868 E. Frontage Road / Tumacacori, AZ
More information: https://santacruzchili.com
“The Other Side of the Fence”
Presentation on border issues
Peg Bowden shares stories and information about life in the borderlands. Open to the public.
Date: September 25, 2019
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: St. Francis In The Valley Episcopal Church, Green Valley AZ
Book Presentation and Reception
A Stranger at my door
Date: October 18, 2019
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Rock Corral Ranch, Tumacácori
More information: https://bca.z2systems.com/np/clients/bca/eventRegistration.jsp
Art: A Voice for Social Change
Lowe House Project
Three women, all from different artistic persuasions, will speak to their own creative processes as instruments of social change. Peg Bowden, author; Betty LaDuke, artist and faculty emeritus, Southern Oregon University; Isabella Tibbetts, Oregon water protector, activist for indigenous women.
Date: April 24, 2019
Time: 5 - 7 p.m.
Location: Lowe House Project, Tubac AZ
Border Immersion Experience
with academy of Holy angels High School, New Jersey
Students and faculty will spend time with asylum seekers in Nogales, Mexico, and participate in a desert search in the Sonoran desert. Coordinated by Peg Bowden and Sister Judy Bourg.
Date: June 14 - 16, 2019
Jose Antonio Elena-Rodriguez Vigil
Monthly memorial/protest
Attended by family and supporters, this monthly event commemorates the death of a 16-year-old young man shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent on the night of October 10, 2012. It’s held on the site of his shooting, where there is a memorial. Open to the public.
Date: June 10, 2019
Time: Evening (7 p.m. summer/ 6 p.m. winter)
Location: Nogales Sonora, Mexico (for more info click here)
Peg spends a sweet moment at el comedor with a bright-eyed baby.
Peering through the razor wire, steel mesh, and bollard fencing, the people of Mexico transcend the barriers with grace and tenacity.
Students from Holy Angels High School in New Jersey carry water into the desert.
A book reading at Global Arts Store in Patagonia with Shuviel Ma'aravi.