TASO SDSU

A farewell from the founder and former president of the Transfronterizx Alliance Student Organization,

Dear TASO Community,

It has been an honor to serve as founder and president of the Transfronterizx Alliance Student Organization these last four years. I have grown immensely with all of you, as a scholar, activist and individual; from implementing the participatory action research study that founded TASO in 2015 to formally serving as president since 2017. Together, through student-led grassroots initiatives, we have changed and reshaped the campus climate at San Diego State University for Transfronterizx students by creating awareness, inclusion and community for this student population.

Together we are more than a student organization, we are a movement towards social justice for Transfronterizx students along the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. This is evident in TASO’s forthcoming expansion through the efforts of student leaders who are working on becoming recognized student organizations by establishing TASO chapters at the University of California, Los Angeles and San Diego City College.

Although my term as TASO president has come to an end, my research and service for Transfronterizx students is a lifelong mission. This year, in collaboration with TASO, I have launched the Transborder Student Ally Program at SDSU, with the mission of raising awareness and providing education about the Transfronterizx student population on campus. Like in this initiative, I look forward to continuing to collaborate with TASO for many years to come.

Noteworthy is the labor of love, passion and dedication that many transfronterizx student members have invested in TASO throughout the years, making TASO both an institutionalized student organization and a student-led movement for the equity and inclusion of Transfronterizx students in higher education. I am proud for everything that we have accomplished and excited for TASO’s future.

I am also honored to pass on the leadership role of president to Andrea Morin who has been voted by TASO members to serve as president for the spring and fall, of 2019 and spring of 2020 academic years at SDSU. Please take a moment to welcome and congratulate her at taso.sdsu@gmail.

Sincerely,

Vannessa Falcón Orta

I hope you are all well!
The time has arrived for me to step-down from my Co-Vice-president role at TASO. As I have graduated, I'm bringing a greater focus to my career as a Biologist. It has been a unique honor to help lead this organization, and I take many valuable skills and experiences with me. I'm certain we have made great advancements in bringing recognition to the transborder community and in supporting our transborder students. I congratulate our new generation of leaders at TASO and for stepping up and driving forth TASO's mission. They are exceptional student leaders and
I'm certain TASO is in great hands. All the best!

Join The AjA Project, San Diego Art Institute, and the United Women of East Africa for the opening evening of Collective Voices: The Power of Empathy!

This exhibition is a FREE event for the community!

The mission of the Collective Voices program is to express the pride we have in ourselves, give young Muslim girls a voice, and connect with others to eliminate misconceptions.

About the Program:
This exhibition is a culmination of Collective Voices’ third year of participatory photography programming as a collaboration between The AjA Project and The United Women of East Africa. This program aims to provide East African youth arts programming, provide outlets for creative self-expression, and offer an opportunity to ignite critical conversations around culture and social justice.

About the Exhibition:
This round of workshops focused on youth-organized programming centering around solidarity building, health equity, and a critical examination of mental health as it relates to lived experience and community. Collective Voices partnered with the City Heights Youth for Change of the Somali Bantu Community of San Diego of San Diego and San Diego State University’s Transfronterizo Alliance Student Organization (TASO) presenting three collaborative pieces.

Participant Artist Names:
Salma, Suad, Sumaya, Halima, Mona, Isha, Amina, Hajia, Sahra, Gedya, Vanessa, Vannessa, Sara, Jesus, + Lisa







We are in need of volunteers for this event, if you're interested just email Cat Cooper at [email protected].

Join us live today at 4:30PM!
For a screening of a participatory, online salon examining photographic representation of the US/Mexico border wall in the media!
Register here: 👇🏼
REGISTRATION LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDaB3xi5PoLWxNZjH0o0S7PsLyoqjCnd_UjpO97XiiJa-vyQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Dear San Diego folk, if you are interested in helping with refugee support efforts in Tijuana by donating in San Diego stop by the to help with donations. Checkout our flyer for info.

Join us for a screening of a participatory, online salon examining photographic representation of the US/Mexico border wall in the media. Live screening presented by Magnum Foundation and Reading the Pictures. Community dialogue to follow as a collaboration between The AjA Project, BorderClick, and TASO SDSU.
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Acompañanos a una proyección de un salón participativo en línea que examina la representación fotográfica del muro fronterizo de los Estados Unidos y México en los medios de comunicación. Proyección en vivo presentada por la Fundación Magnum y Reading the Pictures. Diálogo comunitario a seguir como una colaboración entre The AjA Project, BorderClick y TASO SDSU.

Date / Fecha: Thursday, December 6th, 2018
Time / Horario: 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location / Dirección: The AjA Project

REGISTRATION LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDaB3xi5PoLWxNZjH0o0S7PsLyoqjCnd_UjpO97XiiJa-vyQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

The AjA Project -
BorderClick -
TASO SDSU -
Magnum Foundation -
Reading the Pictures -

Email [email protected] with any questions. / Dudas o preguntas a [email protected]

Dear San Diego folk, if you are interested in supporting refugee support efforts in Tijuana by volunteering in San Diego donate or help out at the Centro Cultural de la Raza. Help spread the word and share this post. For more info, checkout the flyer below 👇🏼: Refugee Caravan Relief Drive. To volunteer sign up here: https://www.otaymesadetentionresistance.org/direct-support-of-members-of-exodo

FWD: Support for Students, Employees Living in Tijuana Offered

Join us tomorrow for de SDSU’s High School Conference, where we will be presenting the panel workshop presentation titled: The Makings of a Transborder Movement: Creating Change in Higher Education Through Student-Led Grassroots Initiatives.

This panel presentation will be focused on the participatory action research, institutionalization and expansion process of the Transfronterizx Alliance Student Organization.

For more info click here 👇👇👇
https://www.facebook.com/events/513568059072556/

Join TASO’s Orientation Meeting and learn about our mission, events and how you can get involved through our leadership opportunities!!! 📚 RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/328075471314023/?ti=icl