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Norma Pimentel
Executive Director, Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley | Humanitarian Aid & Immigration Reform
Most recently at TEDWomen in 2019.
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Norma Pimentel is the Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, where she oversees the charitable organization's humanitarian response to the immigration crisis on the U. S.
-Mexico border. Pimentel has spent decades advocating for the rights and dignity of refugees and asylum seekers, providing food, shelter, and essential services to vulnerable populations.
Her tireless efforts to assist migrants have earned her national recognition, including the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom and the 2018 Laetare Medal from the University of Notre Dame. Pimentel's impassioned keynotes give audiences a firsthand look at the humanitarian realities of immigration, inspiring action and compassion.
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Restoring human dignity at the US southern border
After seeing the conditions in which children were held at a detention center on the US-Mexico border, Sister Norma Pimentel established a humanitarian respite center in Texas where people can get clean clothing, a warm shower and a hot meal. In this powerful talk, Sister Pimentel discusses her lifelong work restoring human dignity at the border -- and calls on us all to put aside prejudice and lead with compassion.
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