In the center of a roundabout, benevolence triumphs over violence as birds charged with the history of a treacherous border region take flight. Margarita Cabrera, the artist whose work is being featured at the intersection of Country Club and Memory Lane, says she strives to harness the transformative power of art in all her pieces. An immigrant from Monterrey, Cabrera has lived in the United States from the age of 10 and her roots fuel her passion for the border region and her desire to create a conversation about the realities along the US- Mexico border. “Immigrants have a lot to give.

Join us on November 16, 2013 at the Museo de Juarez for the fifth community workshop for the Uplift project. Fore more information conatct Margarita Cabrera at margaritacabrera.artist@gmail.com

Join us at El Centro de Salud Familiar la Fe this November 4, 2013 for the third community workshop for the Uplift project

Join us on October 17, 2013 for the first community workshop for the Uplift project at the General Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, Texas

Margarita Cabrera invites the public in this video invitation to participate in the upcoming workshops for UPLIFT.