ADVISORY: Danbury, Nov 6th Communities Confront the Rise of Fascism and the War on Immigrants in Danbury Event
Carolina Bortolleto
For Immediate Release
Monday, Nov 3rd, 2025
Contact: Carolina Bortolleto | bortollet...@gmail.com | 203-942-3052
ADVISORY: Thursday, November 6th, 5:30pm
Communities Confront the Rise of Fascism and the War on Immigrants in Danbury Event
Documentary “Borderland: The Line Within” and Panel Discussion to Spotlight Resistance and Solidarity Amid Escalating Attacks
DANBURY, CT — As immigrant communities across Connecticut face mounting fear and state-sanctioned violence, Greater Danbury Area Unites for Immigrants will host Existing at the Crossroads of Fascism, a film screening and panel discussion on Thursday, November 6, from 5:30–9:00 PM at Western Connecticut State University’s Ives Concert Hall.
The event will feature a screening of the acclaimed documentary “Borderland: The Line Within,” which exposes the U.S. “border industrial complex”—a multi-billion-dollar system that profits from the detention and deportation of migrants. Following the film, a panel of journalists, advocates, and organizers will discuss the growing ties between policing, the courts, and deportation systems, and explore how communities can organize to fight back against authoritarianism and anti-immigrant violence. Tickets can be purchased here.
The evening will open with a community reception and Ofrenda exhibit — a traditional Mexican Day of the Dead altar — honoring the lives of individuals who have died while in ICE custody. The Ofrenda will serve as both a sacred memorial and a call to action for justice and compassion.
“We are witnessing an alarming escalation in the criminalization of immigrants,” said Juan Fonseca, organizer with Danbury Unites for Immigrants. “From raids in our neighborhoods to disappearances sanctioned by the state, this event is about coming together, understanding the systems that enable this violence, and strategizing for collective resistance. History has shown that no one is coming to save us. It’s up to us — the people — to resist, organize, and build a future where everyone can live with dignity and freedom.”
Existing At The Crossroads Of Fascism "Borderland: The Line Within"
When: Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025, Time: 5:30–9:00 PM
5:30–5:50 PM — Reception & Ofrenda Exhibit
5:55–7:40 PM — Film Screening: “Borderland: The Line Within
7:50–8:45 PM — Panel Discussion: Existing at the Crossroads of Fascism
Where: Western Connecticut State University, Ives Concert Hall
181 White Street, Danbury, CT
Panelists include:
John Moore – Senior Staff Photographer & Special Correspondent, Getty Images. With more than 70 countries and six continents to his credit, Moore has documented global conflict, immigration and human rights. His award-winning work includes the 2019 World Press Photo of the Year — an image of a two-year-old Honduran girl crying as her mother was taken into custody at the U.S.–Mexico border. Moore’s decade-long documentation of the border, the “border industrial complex,” detention and deportation, makes him a leading visual voice on immigration law, policy and lived experience.
Pamela Yates - "Borderland: The Line Within" Producer
James Eter – Director, Full Citizen Coalition
Erna Alic – CT Palestine Solidarity Coalition
Tabitha Sookdeo – CT Students for a Dream
John Moore, Getty Images photojournalist, said about his work in a: “For me, it’s both gratifying to make photographs that matter, and saddening to witness… I have always tried to humanise this broad and complex story that is often told with statistics.” (Guardian) and when describing the image of a two-year-old Honduran girl crying as her mother was searched by Border Patrol agents to Time Magazine, Moore said: “This one was tough for me… All I wanted to do was pick her up. But I couldn’t.”
The event is co-sponsored by WCSU UndocuAlly Task Force, Western Beyond Borders, CT Students for a Dream, CT Civil Liberties Defense, The Muslim Justice Center, Ridgefield Resistance, Act Local NWCT, CT DSA, REBS, and others.
About “Borderland: The Line Within”
The documentary examines how U.S. immigration enforcement agencies have constructed a “border industrial complex,” exploiting migrants for profit. Through deeply human storytelling, the film reveals the systemic injustices of detention and deportation while uplifting the movements of resistance and resilience emerging in response.
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Greater Danbury Area Unites for Immigrants is a collective of local immigrant community leaders, Danbury immigrant-led organizations, and allies who are committed to working together to build the power of and to protect Danbury’s immigrant community. Our work as a collective is grounded in building the power of the Danbury immigrant community.
