Government declares state of emergency after clashes between police and activists left four people dead and 21 injured Source: Al Jazeera At least four people have been killed and 21 injured after security forces clashed […]
You don’t need to have met Dario Santillán to know him. And you should know him. Though notorious for his death, it was his grassroots leadership and solidarity work in his short life that defined him—qualities that live on in the social movements he helped to build.
(Haiti Grassroots Watch) – Twenty billion dollars worth of gold, copper and silver hidden in the hills of the hemisphere’s poorest country. Investors in North America so convinced of the buried treasure, they have already […]
Ranchers are blocking roads, burning bridges, and threatening Brazilian Indians in protest against their impending eviction from tribal land. The violence began after the Brazilian courts ruled that the ranchers must be removed imminently from […]
Ottawa’s role in the permanent war against the people of Mexico Source: The Dominion CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO—The music is loud and the bar is well stocked. I sit timidly with a can of beer, eyes […]
During the annual June 30th observance of Guatemalan Armed Forces Day, thousands of people marched in San Juan Sacatepéquez from their rural communities to the central square in rejection to the newly assigned military brigade in the municipality. Solidarity groups from throughout the country supported their resistance against the militarization of their territory and the grave social conflicts created by the cement-mining license approved in 2007 for the powerful Guatemalan Cementos Progreso company.
(IPS) – A rise in drug trafficking in Honduras has resulted in a sharp increase in violence, leading some to question the United States’ influence in the country. Honduras, along with several other Central American […]
Source: Waging Nonviolence Mexico’s ongoing Yo Soy 132 movement continues to show a capacity for creativity and joy while opening new spaces for political participation. A case in point: On June 19, Yo Soy 132 organized […]
El 28 de junio de 2009, en horas de la madruga, el presidente constitucional de Honduras, era detenido por militares y destituido por procedimientos que fueron catalogados por la Comunidad Internacional de Golpistas, inaugurando el […]
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