We’re in the modest headquarters of Untraflores, the Colombian union that flower workers pieced together ten years ago despite enormous odds. With only 400 mostly female members spread thinly on farms west of Bogota, the organization struggles every day to survive.
(IPS) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced the expropriation of a subsidiary of the British Vestey Group, and of Agroisleña, a major agricultural firm founded by Spaniards half a century ago, indicating that he is […]
Faced with an apparent attempt to oust Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Thursday, Ecuador received an outpouring of support from Honduras to the White House. Most Ecuadorian social organizations, many of whom have had serious differences with the Andean president in recent years, also condemned threats on the country’s democratic and constitutional order. […]
With the backing of large crowds of supporters in the streets and of statements from presidents throughout Latin America, the Ecuadorian government of Rafael Correa is attempting to quell a riot by hundreds of police protesting a cut in their benefits which has thrown the country into chaos. […]
Ecuador Solidarity Network: Attempted coup d’etat in Ecuador. Take Action. Following a coordinated protest by police across Ecuador earlier today, President Rafael Correa remains sequestered in the police hospital in the capital city of Ecuador. […]
A process of change, as weak as it may be, runs the risk of being overturned or overtaken by the right, old or new, if it does not establish alliances with organized social and popular sectors, and deepen progressively. The insubordination of the police, beyond their immediate demands, lays bare at least four substantial things.
There are currently reports of a possible attempted coup d’etat underway in Ecuador. There have been violent protests by police and some elements of the military, reports that President Correa has been injured, and reports that the air force has closed down a number of airports.
Click here to listen to this report from Ecuador by Sofia Jarrin from Democracy Now! Sofia Jarrin works with the Latin American Association for Radio Education.
(IPS) – “We are not going to the election in tents. We want housing before elections.” These words were chanted in Creole and held high on placards during a recent demonstration at Haiti’s crumpled National […]
(Via www.Nacla.org: Editor’s note — This is a republication of a press release issued on September 29, 2010. The document, which was signed by more than 150 scholars, asks Georgetown University to dismiss former Colombian president […]
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