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Cuba: Innovation Gives Boost to Small Farmers

January 9, 2008 Dalia Acosta 0

Farmer Mario García

Cuban small farmers are strengthening their traditional ties with the land through a farming project that links scientific know-how with ancestral techniques and encourages greater local autonomy in decision-making on food production. […]

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Fear and Loathing in Bolivia: New Constitution, Polarization

January 3, 2008 Benjamin Dangl 0

Right & Left Confront at Blockade

"Let’s go unblock the road, compañeros!" a man in an old baseball cap yells as he joins a group of people hauling rocks and tires from a central intersection in Cochabamba. This group of students and union activists are mobilizing against a civic strike led by middle class foot soldiers of the Bolivian right. These actions in the street are part of a political roller coaster which is dramatically changing Bolivia as it enters the new year. […]

Guatemala: H.I.J.O.S. Reject Impunity

By handing complete impunity to the high-ranking military officials  responsible for Genocide between 1978 and 1985, the Guatemalan Judiciary system has stricken a severe blow against Justice. The children and family members of the hundreds of thousands of victims forcibly disappeared, tortured, and massacred, are speaking out to reject the current Guatemalan judiciary system and demand an end to impunity.

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Argentina – Un símbolo: Brukman 2007

January 3, 2008 LaVaca 0

Fuente: Lavaca Se quedaron dentro de la fábrica un 18 de diciembre de 2001 esperando al patrón. Desde entonces, recorrieron un largo camino que incluyó desalojos, represión y tironeos políticos, cuyas heridas todavía se sienten. […]

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