Year: 2008
Danger Ahead: Correa Gives Mining the Green Light in Ecuador
Band at anti-mining march
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has been celebrating a major victory since the new Ecuadorian constitution passed with 64% approval on Sept. 28. However, Correas says there is a "danger" to the realization of his plitical project. Remarkably, it’s not transnational corporations or the country’s oligarchy the president is worried about—it’s environmental, indigenous and leftist groups who are staunchly opposed to metal mining.
Police Repression and Presidential Promises: The Fight for Social Justice in Paraguay
Despite brutal police violence, on November 6, campesinos celebrated the victorious ending of a three day long mass mobilization. Some five thousands campesinos from all over Paraguay gathered in the capital city of Asuncion to celebrate what constitutes a first victory for the campesino and landless movement in Paraguay.
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Racism, Immigration and Profit
To recognize the immigration issue for what it is — a classic example of the divide and conquer tactic — is the first step toward approaching the topic with an informed perspective. Employers benefit from a divided workforce, with the categories of “legal” and “illegal” being especially useful. In the same vein, the mega corporations who control the government benefit from a divided society. […]
Ecuador Protests Colombian Paramilitary Incursion, Documents CIA Infiltration
Source: Indypendent.org he political aftershocks of Colombia’s March 1st attack on a FARC camp in Ecuador continue to reverberate. On the Thursday November 6th, Ecuador filed a formal note of protest after Colombian paramilitaries allegedly […]
Vinculando Luchas: Documentación del Foro Social Américas
El campus de la Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala, con una historia rica de movimientos estudiantil y juvenil, fue el sitio del Tercer Foro Social Américas, 7-12 de octubre 2008 en Ciudad Guatemala. Gente de […]