Stephen Pitts SJ
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Fieldwork

Tijuana (Spring 2008)

As a Jesuit novice, in spring 2008, I worked at the Casa de los Pobres in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. There I began to learn Spanish as I served food to migrants every day and listened to their stories.

Casa de Los Pobres

The Dining Room

El Paso (2018-2020)

From 2018-2020, I was the Director of Religious Formation at Sacred Heart Church, which is four blocks from the US/Mexico border. A recent article gives more background about the Segundo Barrio Neighborhood.

Sacred Heart Church

View from Mexican Side of Border

Chiapas (2017-present)

Since 2017, I have worked with the Capeltic coffee cooperative in Chiapas, Mexico. We conducted two rounds of surveys described in Datasets.

Batsil Maya Coffee Plant

Presenting Research Results

Here are some Chiapas Fieldwork Photos from the fieldwork we did in 2022.

Over the years, various people have written articles about my relationship with Capeltic.

  • American Magazine article about Capeltic - May 2019
  • Initial story about visiting the coffee plant - July 2019
  • Recent visit to coffee plant - January 2024