Colombian attorney to use paint, senses to inform McAllen Respite Center immigrants
Carolina Rubio-Macwright, a Colombian immigration attorney and artist, is planning a mural that will be painted inside the center to welcome different communities and cultures who pass through. The mural is only one of several creative projects Rubio-Macwright is working on as part of the nonprofit organization she founded, Touching Land, or Tocando Tierra. As a Colombian immigrant herself, Rubio-Macwright believes in reaching out to other immigrants, providing education, and building welcoming environments. “You’re sort of thrown into the thrust of America with no information,” Rubio-Macwright said. They’re also planning to come back for an artist ‘happening’ where immigrants will be able to use ceramic clay while they absorb immigrant rights information.
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