Change through art: Latin America’s other revolution
Source: Al Jazeera Art is being used as a tool to overcome trauma and displacement and to forge a new Latin American identity. There was once a Mexican woman whose spine was crushed by a […]
Month: June 2015
Ni Una Menos: The Cry Against ‘Femicides’ Finally Heard in Argentina
In the wake of the massive response to their call to protest violence against women in Argentina, the organizers of last week’s demonstrations are starting to plan the steps to be taken to get results for their demand “Ni Una Menos” (not one less), taking advantage of the strength in numbers shown to obtain political support for public policies aimed at protecting women.
Violence and Protests Derail Mexican Elections, as Left Divided
Mexico’s latest elections are threatened by drug cartel violence, social protests, and the mass resignation of election officials. The left, which in the past has succeeded in rallying a third or more of the nation’s voters for a […]
An Ecovillage Survives as a Haven for Deep Ecology in Mexico’s Central Mountains
About an hour south of Mexico City, nestled in an extraordinary range of mountains called the Sierra del Tepozteco, whose fantastical rock formations studded with forest resemble those in ancient Chinese painted scrolls, an experiment in alternative living has been unfolding for more than 30 years now.
Fighting a Low-Intensity War, Indigenous Tupinamba Recover Their Land in Brazil
Source: Truthout The extreme south of the state of Bahia in northeastern Brazil is a region of intense conflict over indigenous lands. A judge asked Rosivaldo Ferreira da Silva, a leader from the indigenous Babau […]
Argentina: Inter-ethnic summit brings together 25 Indigenous nations to strengthen resistance
Source: Intercontinental Cry From May 27-29, 2014, Indigenous leaders from across Argentina’s 17 provinces met in Buenos Aires and presented dramatic testimonies of human rights violations and dispossession from their ancestral lands. In all corners […]
Defending Life in Ecuadorian Resource Politics
Source: NACLA Report on the Americas Efforts to secure water rights and resist extractivism united campesino and indigenous organizers. Since his presidential inauguration in 2007, Rafael Correa has faced deepening criticism from indigenous and environmental […]
Film: Costa Rica Abolished Its Military, Never Regretted It
The forthcoming film, A Bold Peace: Costa Rica’s Path of Demilitarization, should be given every possible means of support and promotion. After all, it documents the blatant violation of laws of physics, human nature, and […]
Sexual Violence as a War Crime in Guatemala: Mayan Women Struggle for Justice
Interview with Gabriela Rivera, Lawyer with Mujeres Transformando el Mundo (MTM, or Women Transforming the World) in Guatemala, on the Sepur Zarco sexual violence and sexual slavery case.