Author: Jessica Isla

A March 8th in Honduras: a Breath of Justice

We, feminists, celebrate, because however, we took another step, we advanced and with us, generations, hundreds of women and men, who will have ways out of the violence and will know that

The Suspect Word of Women and the Masters’ Fears

The truth that’s known and accepted, as Humpty Dumpty would say, will always be power’s truth, and we will always be like Alice asking questions, breaking the molds, ignoring the admonitions to

A Day Like Today, Now.

On a day like today five years ago, I woke up with the noise of military planes crisscrossing the skies, and without light, without water, without news. It was June 28, 2009

Outrage

In Honduras, there is an institutional crisis and society lives in an atmosphere of panic. Isn’t it ironic that we’re being attacked by the same forces the government says are responsible for

Honduras’ Walk for Dignity

For ten days, men and women walked many kilometers toward the capital of Honduras, making stops along the way, accompanied by people who joined in solidarity. Called “Step by Step for Dignity

Lost and Found

  Yesterday I lost my son. My son will be turning two and has a beautiful name that means message or word. Born into a period of violence because of the coup

A Chronicle of Hell, Women and Hope

“Hágase justicia aunque el mundo perezca” (“Let justice be served, even as the world perishes”) was the motto written above the entrance to the penitentiary that burnt to the ground in Honduras,