Shanti is an activist with Tucson-based No More Deaths. Along with fellow activist Daniel Strauss, she is also facing two felony counts for transporting undocumented immigrants and conspiracy.
This last summer, Shanti and Daniel offered humanitarian aid to three migrants crossing through Arizona's southern deserts and in need of medical attention. A Border Patrol agent stopped the car, arrested Daniel and Shanti and immediately deported two of the three crossers. The third remained in detention as a material witness for Daniel and Shanti's upcoming case and was deported after two months.
Shanti is twenty-three, and her trial begins in late April.
The countext of our encounter: we met for coffee and, later, a trip to a local food Co-op and B.I.C.A.S., a local bicycle restoration cooperative and community arts center. Shanti, you see, is carless. The Border Patrol impounded her vehicle when she was arrested, leaving her without not only a car but also a Brazillain music CD that she loved. She bought a used thirty-dollar bike to get around town, and it needed a tune-up. Sounds familiar.
This clip comes during a talk and walk, on the way to meet a friend who was going to pick me up.
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