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Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno is Free part 2

In this clip, Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno shares with us words of hope upon recently being release from prison. He was imprisoned for over 16 months for being wrongfully accused for the murder of Bradley Will, Indymedia journalist, who was documenting...

Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno is Free

In this clip, a community member shares with us some words while waiting for the release of Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno. Juan Manuel was imprisoned for over 16 months for being wrongly accused for the assassination of Bradley Will, Indymedia reporter...

Honoring the life of Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes during Day of the Dead

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...

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Opinion

San Antonio del Burro, Zacatecas

For a week starting 11th December 2009, Casa Chapulin was invited to become involved in a project initiated by two compañeros of the Casa in a small community called Emiliano Zapata in the desert lying an hour north of the city of Zacatecas. The main aim of the project was the construction of a park in order to provide a communal and public space for the members of the community to meet, play and pass time together.
By: 
Leonie Harvey-Rolfe

Zacatecas:

“We want to fly like kites and not be kicked around like footballs”

Women´s Intervention in Foro de la Milpa, Santa Gertrudis, February 7 and 8 2010
By: 
Leonie Harvey

 “We want to fly like kites and not be kicked around like footballs”

Microcredit, Community Credit Unions and the Foundations of Capitalism

This article explores the potential of microcredit, and specifically, community-based credit unions,as temporary efforts to alleviate poverty within the confines of capitalism.
By: 
David Sudar

As I see it there are three fundamental issues underlying capitalism that make it both unsustainable and irresponsible.