About 

WHAT IS IT?

El Cruce is a multimedia project and storytelling podcast created to document the human cost of forced migration across the southern U.S. border. It is a space for collective memory—through interviews, anonymous submissions and creative expression.

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​PURPOSE

To offer a place for people to be heard without being judged.To collect the fragments of what gets lost in translation, in detention, in silence.To preserve truth—raw, unfiltered, and deeply personal. 

MISSION

• To share stories rarely given a platform

• To archive voices and expressions that challenge dehumanization

• To invite people—migrants, allies, families—to participate, reflect, and connect

• To use audio and art as tools for truth, dignity, and healing

• Whether through a letter, a poem, or a whisper into a mic—El Cruce aims to hold what systems erase. 

WHAT WE BELIEVE 

• Storytelling is resistance.

• Borders may divide land, but they do not define humanity.

• Silence protects systems. Voice protects memory.

• We honor those who speak. And those who can’t.

• We believe in protecting the undocumented, the displaced, and the forgotten.

• Listening is an act of justice.

• Memory is power. And we refuse to let it disappear.

• A voice doesn’t need a name to be real.

• We honor grief, resilience, and everything in between.

• The journey doesn't end at the border. Trauma travels too.