Humanity Over Hate

Lucinda Yrene also known as La Morena

Humanity Over Hate

Alex E. Navidad, PLC, 1401 W Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85007

This "End Familia Separation" mural is on the side of a Criminal and Immigration Law office building. It is the first in a series of six mural by the artist, focusing on the need to put humanity before hate. This artwork is 12 feet high, and the artist, Lucinda Yrene, says "The girl represents the immigrant minors in detention centers . . . the butterflies coming through the open door symbolize children being set free, and the hummingbirds are the guards". The series was aimed to be finished on April 22, 2020, a date marking ten years since Arizona's SB1070, the first law to allow questioning about immigration status and paperwork to anyone who agents might think was not in Arizona legally.

Artist: Lucinda Yrene also known as La Morena

Photographer: Kathleen Arola-Johnson

Urban Art Mapping Research Project

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