And he told me how frustrated he is to talk to journalists that come to write only about the problems. How all they want to do is write about the violence. And the cartels. And the war on drugs. About the corpses hanging from bridges in broad daylight. And he tells me what he really hopes for: A new story about his home town. That Juarez would become the city of peace

How can acupuncture help communities affected by war, violence and displacement?

Since 2006, the population the Valley of Juarez, a rural area outside Cd Juarez, Mexico, has dwindleed by 90% due to drug trafficking and human rights abuses. In response, local community workers have been offering Barefoot Clinics for survivors.

Las Cruces’ local National Public Radio station featured Crossroads’ Barefoot Acupuncture Movement’s disaster response efforts in August, 2019, at the first responder site outside of the Wal Mart where the shooting occurred.

In their story airing on KRWG Friday August 16th entitled El Paso Community, Volunteers Come Together To Mourn And Try To Heal, Reporter Anthony Moreno interviewed people receiving care at our Barefoot Clinics, with treatments like NADA ear acupuncture (Acudetox) groups.