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“We’re like Romeo and Juliet. We have lands that are totally in conflict… but despite that, we connect and find common ground.”

In September 2024, over 80 roller skaters and skateboarders from Tucson and Sonora gathered in San Carlos, Guaymas for the first large-scale binational roller skate event in the region, organized by the three women-led groups: , , and .

What started as a University of Arizona art project in April 2024 grew into a full-fledged binational sisterhood. A cash-per-trick competition, bioluminescent beach swims, cumbia dancing, and a whole lot of encouragement echoing across a skate park, proof that the Sonoran Desert belongs to one connected community, no matter what a 20-foot steel wall tries to say.

“I believe our binational community makes us stronger on both sides. We are like two organisms working together, helping each other and becoming stronger.”

Unlike Romeo and Juliet, this love story doesn’t end in tragedy. 🌵🛼

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