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La Garganta Poderosa: Voice and dignity from below
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La Garganta Poderosa: Voice and dignity from below

Latin-American Affairs October 12, 2014 0Likes 0Comments

The villas of Buenos Aires–the poorest neighborhoods in the city, self-constructed, self-defended during decades of state harassment and real estate speculation–produce one of the best publications around: La Garganta Poderosa.

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Paraguay: the return of social conflict
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Paraguay: the return of social conflict

Food Sovereignty September 2, 2014 0Likes 1Comment

Two years after the fall of the Fernando Lugo government and one year after the rise of Horacio Cartes of the Colorado party, social movements show signs of rebuilding, with remarkable leadership of the campesino movement facing agribusiness and repression.

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Peru and Colombia: Community self-defense against megaminería
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Peru and Colombia: Community self-defense against megaminería

Land and Territory July 25, 2014 0Likes 1Comment

When governments facilitate the business of multinationals and leave communities unprotected– as with mining – those communities must defend themselves by their own means, through self-defense organizations, mobilizing affected communities, or creating new ways to prevent being evicted from their own territories.

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Mining and Post-conflict in Colombia
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Mining and Post-conflict in Colombia

Land and Territory July 3, 2014 0Likes 0Comments

A meeting in Popayán, capital of the Cauca department, was the excuse for learning about a complex and violent reality. The war between the military, paramilitaries, guerrillas, and drug traffickers is intertwined with savage extractivism, with illegal mining its worst expression.

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Mining and Colonialism in Brazil’s Giant Carajás Project
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Mining and Colonialism in Brazil’s Giant Carajás Project

Land and Territory May 31, 2014 0Likes 0Comments

Started during the military dictatorship, the Carajás Project has, in three decades, made ​​Brazil a mining power. Social movements, ecclesial groups and human rights institutions are assessing the impacts, while Vale, the second largest mining…

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Venezuela: Petro-‘Socialism’ in its Labyrinth
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Venezuela: Petro-‘Socialism’ in its Labyrinth

Uncategorized April 20, 2014 0Likes 3Comments

Economic crisis, product shortages, and polarization paint a scenario in which the continuity of the Bolivarian movement is at stake. So is the sovereignty of a country that dared to challenge dependence on the global superpower.

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National Congress of Brazil's Landless Movement: Reinvention in Motion
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National Congress of Brazil's Landless Movement: Reinvention in Motion

Food Sovereignty Land and Territory April 15, 2014 0Likes 0Comments

After three decades of struggle for agrarian reform, Brazil's Landless Movement paused during its 6th Congress to evaluate its experience and reflect on the new reality. The goal: to change while changing themselves.

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Brazil’s World Cup Security Turns Repressive
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Brazil’s World Cup Security Turns Repressive

Uncategorized April 1, 2014 0Likes 2Comments

The fear that mass demonstrations could take place during the World Cup – like those during the Confederations Cup last June – is leading the government to militarize against the protests, with incredibly repressive strategies. And half of the Brazilian population rejects the Cup.

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The Criminalization of Poverty in Brazil, a Global Power
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The Criminalization of Poverty in Brazil, a Global Power

Uncategorized January 25, 2014 0Likes 1Comment

In the year of elections and the FIFA World Cup, the country that aims to be a global military and energy power must face the challenges of popular sectors, who demand inclusion and access to the same goods and rights enjoyed by half of Brazilians.

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Colombia, a society tired of war
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Colombia, a society tired of war

Land and Territory January 13, 2014 0Likes 0Comments

The peace agreements are being boycotted by the far right though the FARC and the Santos government are moving towards the end of the conflict. But the main push for peace comes from the changes that come about in a society tired of war.

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