Volunteers with the Mariposas Collective prepare sandwiches to share with migrants traveling through Memphis from detention sites at the U.S./Mexico border. (Mariposas Collective) 
 
 
 
 
             
            
            
            
            
In S2E1 of the On The Ground podcast, Federico Gomez and Brigitte Billeaudeaux speak about the Mariposas Collective, a grassroots group of Memphians who provide supplies and support to asylum seekers who are traveling across the U.S. in Greyhound buses. 
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Listen on The OAM Network, Spotify, Stitcher and iTunes. The On The Ground podcast is powered by the Daily Memphian.
 
            
             
            
            
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