A Spark of Hope: The Ongoing Lessons of the Zapatista ... - NACLA
Dec 21, 2022 · January 1, 2019 marked 25 years since the Zapatistas captured the world’s imagination with their brief but audacious uprising to demand justice and democracy for Indigenous peasants in southern Mexico. While never formally laying down its weapons, the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (Zapatista Army of National Liberation, EZLN ...
Reconstructing Race: Racism, Culture and Mestizaje in Latin …
Reconstructing Race: Racism, Culture and Mestizaje in Latin America. Tweet. Marisol de la Cadena. September 25, 2007. One of the most puzzling, disconcerting phenomena that the non-native visitor confronts while traveling in Latin America is the relative ease with which pervasive and very visible discriminatory practices coexist with the denial ...
Portraits of Black Politics and Resistance in Brazil | NACLA
Translated to English by Joyce Silva Fernandes. Black people make up the majority in Brazil. Over half of the nation’s 215 million inhabitants—56 percent or about 120 million people—are Afro-Brazilian, making the country home to the largest Black population in the Americas. As a result, analysis of all political, economic, societal, and ...
Land Rights and Garífuna Identity | NACLA
The Garífuna originate from the 17th century when, on the windward Caribbean island of St. Vincent, the island’s indigenous Arawak-Caribs integrated runaway and shipwrecked African slaves into their communities. European colonists first referred to their progeny as “Black Caribs” and later “Garífuna,” as they are still known.
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Forward Ever: 40 Years on from the End of the Revolution and
Oct 24, 2023 · When an intra-party conflict broke out, leading to the killing of revolutionary leader Bishop and other victims on October 19, 1983, the Reagan administration seized the pretext to invade. On October 25, 1983, thousands of U.S. troops landed on the island. This year, Grenada commemorates both 50 years as an independent nation and 40 years since ...
Remembering the U.S. Invasion of Panama, 35 Years Later
Remembering the U.S. Invasion of Panama, 35 Years Later. The 1989 invasion left deep wounds in Panama, including an untold number of people killed. Locals continue to demand justice. September 4, 2024. Tweet. Michael Fox. On December 20, 1989, the United States invaded Panama with tens of thousands of troops.
The Legacy of Latin American Land Reform - NACLA
Land reform has been one of the most conflictive issues in twentieth- century Latin America. The reasons are simple. Effective reforms imply radical changes in economic and political relations both locally and nationally. And given Latin America’s role in the global economy, powerful transnational interests are frequently involved.
Clinton, NAFTA and the Politics of U.S. Trade | NACLA
Karen Hansen-Kuhn. September 25, 2007. Clinton has taken some small steps to mollify trade unionists and environmentalists, but the primary focus of his trade policy has been to facilitate investment by U.S. corporations overseas. As the wars in Central America drew to a close at the end of the 1980s, U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America ...
Taking Stock: A Hundred Years After Women’s Suffrage in Latin …
Mar 27, 2019 · Suffrage activism began in the late 19 th century and continued until the mid-20 th century, when all of Latin America had implemented women’s suffrage. As in the United States, suffrage was a hard-fought win in Latin America. In some countries such as Chile, women first won the right to participate in municipal elections in the 1930s.