The US-Mexico Borderlands have always been a beautiful mix of culture, language, cuisine, economies and people. It has also been a place of struggle, high and low temperatures, a fragile environment, and the push and pull of immigration. The Borderlands is the perfect place to explore the arts, touch the culture and have deeper conversations about the complicated issues that collide here.
January 16-18, 2025 OR January 14-21, 2025
ALL DAY + Evening Events
Good Shepherd UCC, Sahuarita, AZ
$125 for the 3-day conference; $1750 for the week-long trip
About Common Ground on the Border
January 16-18, 2025
(scroll down for information about the week-long trip to the Border)
Common Ground on the Border & Border Issues Fair features classes in art, music and a variety of lectures, as well as evening concerts. The US-Mexico Borderlands have always been a beautiful mix of culture, language, cuisine, economies and people. It has also been a place of struggle, high and low temperatures, a fragile environment, and the push and pull of immigration. The Borderlands is the perfect place to explore the arts, touch the culture and have deeper conversations about the complicated issues that collide here.
Common Ground on the Border is presented in cooperation and partnership with Common Ground on the Hill. For the past 30 years, Common Ground on the Hill has gathered in Westminster, Maryland, and other locations as a multicultural community of musicians, artists, writers, lecturers, actors, and dancers, sharing skills with students of all ages and with one another. In this way, we believe that we all can improve ourselves, our communities and our world as we meet, share and celebrate our arts and cultures on "common ground."
This year we are again combining two popular events - Common Ground on the Border and the Annual Santa Cruz Valley Border Issues Fair and Concert - giving space for people to participate in the entire experience or just parts of it.
We are delighted to offer this edition of Common Ground on the Border. Our planning team has energetically approached the work of stabilizing and growing this very important gathering. We hope to see you in January!
If you would like to view the Common Ground on the Hill catalog/brochure, please send us an email and we will send it to you via email: wmichael@mcdaniel.edu
registration deadline (week-long trip): friday, nov. 15 at midnight est
Join Common Ground on the Hill Executive Director Walt Michael on a trip to the Borderlands! Walk the desert, visit a migrant shelter, visit the border, meet the members of the Green Valley Samaritans, discover the art of the borderlands and immerse yourself in its culture. This land of beauty and struggle, with it's mix of food, language, economies and people, will leave you changed forever.
Cost includes:
airfare
hotel (double occupancy only)
transportation
admission to Common Ground on the Border (Jan. 16-18)
local excursions. Entrance fees and and meals (unless otherwise noted below) are not included.
all breakfasts
NOTE: When you have registered for the week-long trip, the Common Ground on the Hill office will follow up with additional details. You do NOT need to register on the Common Ground on the Border webpage - we will take care of that for you!
