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Tahrir Square: Remembrance through street art.
Egypt. A country in turmoil with a youth in revolt of the injustices inflicted upon them by their own government. This April, things have been relatively quiet in Tarhir Square in downtown Cairo, whereas clashes have occurred with police in Port Said and Alexandria. Despite this, there is an energy in the air that is … Continue reading
Scotland Go Bragh! Digging into the Scottish Independence Movement.
Many in London have scoffed at the idea of an independent Scotland. Even within the northern reaches of the United Kingdom, Scots have felt that it would be economic suicide to separate given the current financial climate. But this is a real movement, isn’t new and as a result should not be ignored by any … Continue reading
Former Guatemalan Dictator to Stand Trial
Photograph: Saul Martinez/EPA Former Guatemalan dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt will stand trial on charges he ordered the murder, torture and displacement of thousands of Mayans while presiding over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala’s civil war (1982-1983). He is the first former president to be charged with genocide by a Latin American court. Ríos Montt … Continue reading
Nepali Friendship Peace Awards
Last week, Kathmandu based Youth Foundation Nepal (YFN) showed what can be accomplished through assembling individuals driven by dedication and compassion, offering recognition to human rights and political activists from outside of Nepal. Among the recipients of the Peace Award were Mark Galpin, Executive Director of United Mission to Nepal and Claire Naylor of Women Lead’s … Continue reading
Zinn’s Call to Journalists, Citizens
The late Howard Zinn had a major role as a public intellectual that moved against the grain and asked the tough questions that others of his day sought to ignore. In his work A Power Governments Cannot Suppress, he gives journalists and citizens-anyone and everyone who seeks truth-the sound instruction to do so through identifying … Continue reading
NPR Examines the Drug War’s Effect on Mexican Children
Bullying is nothing new in elementary and middle schools worldwide. But in Mexico, that bullying is starting to take on a different face in some places, resembling less like the playground taunts and hurtful sayings of yore, and more like the organized crime and overt violence that at present, has overtaken parts of Mexico. According … Continue reading
The Vagabrothers’ present two part series “Anarchism in Barcelona”
Economic crises in Europe, particularly in Spain and Greece have been at the front of the mainstream media’s attention. But what is really happening? Are people just responding to this crisis with complacency? Independent journalists Alex and Mark–the Vagabrothers–tell the story of Okupa and the long standing history of this unique twist on classic anarchism in Spain. What … Continue reading
Drugs, Poverty, and Tacos: How Americans Perceive Mexico
With a meeting between Mexican president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto and U.S. president Barack Obama less than a week away, Mexico’s leader is looking to shore up his country’s international image and grow Mexico’s partnership with the U.S. and expand it beyond a security focus to include economic, trade and energy issues. However, this is looking more … Continue reading
Women’s-Only Transportation: A band-aid for a deep wound?
Standing on a crowded metro platform in busy Guadalajara, I anxiously looked around trying to guess which car was likely to have the fewest people, the most free seats, and the least creepy fellow passengers. I love traveling, and public transportation is often the way to go, but sometimes one must admit to the fact … Continue reading
#Yo Soy 132
No longer hidden from the public eye, a recent controversy has brought Mexico’s #YoSoy132 movement back into the headlines. Where once they rallied against the dominant news media outlets, some of 132′s most visible spokespersons are set to participate in a new talk show on Televisa, a conservative television network accused of being aligned with the PRI … Continue reading
