“Perspectives on Nicaragua: Two progressive viewpoints on current Nicaraguan reality” Wednesday, September 5th at 7:00 PM Downtown United Presbyterian Church 121 North Fitzhugh St., Rochester Our September program will examine the recent anti-government protests...
Wal-Mart de Mexico was an aggressive and creative corrupter, offering large payoffs to get what the law otherwise prohibited, an examination by The New York Times found. By DAVID BARSTOW and ALEJANDRA XANIC von BERTRAB Published: December 17, 2012 679 Comments...
On October 4, 2012, Maya K’iche’ communities carried out a peaceful protest organized by the Alcaldía Indígena (Indigenous authority) of the 48 Cantones of Totonicapán, in the regions of Alaska, Xecanchavox and Cuatro Caminos in the highlands in Guatemala. The...
from ThinkMexican.org "Exactly nine years ago, in August 2003, EZLN’s support bases announced the organization of 38 autonomous municipalities in rebellion. The process of the new geography of the Zapatista territory had gotten started 10 years ago, on December 19,...