La lucha sigue three years after the assassination of Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes-husband and father of four-who was assassinated on August 22, 2006 by paramilitary troops under the orders of...
Neoliberalism
Anaylsis, news and reflections following the course of neoliberal policies in Latin America, including Plan Puebla Panama (PPP), the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), the aftermath of NAFTA, and CAFTA-DR (Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement).
National Human Rights Commission Reports Major Flaws in Attorney General´s Handling of Brad Will´s Murder Invetigation
Translation by Scott Campbell
Recommendation 050/2008
Communities in Chicomuselo Organize Against the Mining Industry
by Loren Guerriero
The foreign mining industry has been exploiting communities for their natural resources in Central America for decades now, principally in Guatemala, and the industry is rapidly expanding. Today, foreign companies, especially Canadian Linear Gold, are turning their attention to the mountain ranges in eastern Chiapas, which known to be rich in various mineral resources, of which the most valuable and sought-after is gold. The market price of gold has reached US $2,000 per ounce and is continuing to grow. Prospectors have estimated the Chiapan mountain ranges hold up to 1.2 million ounces of gold. In Guatemala, a single mining site makes US $50 million on average per year. With several mining companies maintaining about 15 sites at any given time, the owners are making a killing.
Community radios Fighting the New Conquest of the Americas
By ARK
Radio replaces telephone and newspaper in Oaxacan indigenous villages.
Alfredo Landa walks into a small room, the walls of which have been covered with egg cartons.
Landa sits in front of the microphone and chooses the same song he starts every morning with. At seven o’clock, the community radio of San Juan Guichicovi plays the Mexican national song in local Mixe indigenous language. Mixe is one of the many indigenous languages spoken in the state of Oaxaca.
Aunque Sea Tortilla Con Sal: Mexicans Rise Up In Defense of the Humble Tortilla
“We Want Tortillas, Not PAN!”
On January 31, 2007, tens of thousands of Mexicans filled the central plaza of the capital in the March for Food Sovereignty and In Defense of a Minimum Wage and Employment. This megamarcha in Mexico City was a mass expression of similar protests that have mobilized all over the country since the beginning of January when the price of tortillas increased drastically.
Citizens’ Initiative for Dialogue towards Peace, Democracy and Justice in Oaxaca
By Riccardo D'Emidio
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