Day 162

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“They told us that we could only have one layer of clothing, and they threw away the rest of our clothes in the garbage. They took our shoelaces, the drawstrings from K’s pants, and all of our belongings.”

-R (16, sister), B (14, brother), K (16, male cousin), Ecuador

My name is Amanda and I’ve been painting a quote from a person detained at the border every day since July 18th, 2019. I’m a regular person who was sick of doing nothing about kids in cages. If that’s you, join me.

is a crowd-driven project to raise awareness of the conditions of child detention camps on the U.S. border through arts, music, & media. We truly believe that if the American public understands the scope & severity of the conditions we can create change.

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