2014 – Page 29 – Upside Down World

Ecuador Pushes for Greater South-South Cooperation and Stronger Public Disability Assistance Policies

June 2, 2014 Nathan Singham 0

The most recent report published by the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) found that Ecuador was the largest recipient of bilateral south-south cooperation projects in Latin America. However, the report also noted that Ecuador has become an increasingly important provider in bilateral cooperation projects, specifically in the area of social assistance programs which accounted for 35 percent of all south-to-south projects carried out by the Ecuadorian government.

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Digging up the Dirt on Canadian Mining in Latin America

May 29, 2014 Sandra Cuffe 0

Goldcorp’s San Martin gold mine in Honduras is one of five emblematic cases in the spotlight at the Permanent People’s Tribunal, celebrating its 40th session in Montreal from May 29 to June 1. Goldcorp’s mine is also one of the case studies examined in a new report on Canadian mining in Latin America. Produced by a working group of Latin American organizations, the report draws on 22 case studies spanning nine Latin American countries to document a litany of harms, ranging from environmental and health impacts to forced displacement and criminalization.

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Adiós, Subcomandante

May 28, 2014 Alejandro Reyes 0

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Farewell, Subcomandante

May 28, 2014 Alejandro Reyes 0

Source: Radio Zapatista “Hey, it’s very dark here, I need a little light.” Then he stopped talking and straightened the papers on the table. The lights went out. In the penumbra, illuminated just by the […]

Copa 2014: Seguridad privada ‘made in EU’

May 28, 2014 Santiago Navarro F. y Renata Bessi 0

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Brazil’s World Cup 2014: Private Security “Made in the USA”

May 28, 2014 Santiago Navarro F. and Renata Bessi 0

Source: Americas Program As the World Cup nears, the Brazilian press has reported that the American company Academi, formerly Blackwater, carried out training of Brazilian military personnel and federal police in April. The training is […]

Seasonal Agricultural Workers Left Out of Chilean Boom

May 28, 2014 Marianela Jarroud 0

(IPS) – Tens of thousands of women employed as seasonal workers in rural areas of Chile suffer high levels of poverty and poor working conditions, even though their labour generates huge profits for agricultural exporters. […]

Colombia’s U’was Say No to Gas Drilling in Their Territory

May 28, 2014 David Hill 0

Plans by Colombia’s state-owned firm Ecopetrol to drill for gas in the north of the country have been suspended following opposition from the indigenous U’wa people. An organization representing 17 U´wa communities, Asou’wa, raised the alarm about the drilling in late February reporting the arrival of “an avalanche of heavy machinery” and an increasing army presence.

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Subcomandante Marcos Is No More

May 26, 2014 Desinformemonos 0

Translated by Danica Jorden Source: Desinformemonos.org For audio recording of Marcos’ goodbye, click here. “We believe that it is necessary for one of us to die so that Galeano may live on. So we have […]

Ecuador’s Tribes Declare ‘National Mobilization’ against Oil and Mining

May 26, 2014 David Dene 0

Ecuador is facing an unprecedented confrontation between a ‘progressive’ left-leaning government and a national coalition of indigenous peoples determined to stop vast oil and mining projects taking place on their community land and villages. Source: […]