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Baguio Central University Celebrates the Culmination of Buwan ng Wika

by Arlene Agbasil Mintas and Genevieve Balance Kupang Baguio Central University (BCU), under the auspices of the College of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts (CTELA), marked the festive culmination of Buwan ng Wika (BnW: Language Month) at the BCU Function…

Third Malón of La Paz and the political power of women in Abya Yala

September 5th is International Indigenous Women’s Day, established in 1983, during the II Meeting of Organisations and Movements of America in Tiahuanacu, vindicating in the figure of Bartolina Sisa the struggle of indigenous women against all types of oppression. Bartolina…

Ecuador, block drilling in Yasuni Park

In a historic referendum, citizens of Ecuador voted to stop oil drilling in the land of uncontacted peoples, inside Yasuni National Park. “The Ecuadorian people, aware of the value of their lives, and in solidarity with our uncontacted brothers and…

“We are not going to let them sacrifice us so that others can drive electric cars”.

The Third Malón of Peace remains in the city of Buenos Aires with a vigil in front of the Supreme Court, where they denounce the irregularities of the constitutional reform in Jujuy. Verónica Chávez and Liliana López, indigenous women, stand…

Raúl Noro: the best of our people has left us

Raúl Noro’s heart stopped beating. Mistreated, persecuted, infused even on his own deathbed. They had no idea who they were messing with. They had no idea of the integrity and love Raúl was capable of. Of how loved and respected…

A Malón of Peace to challenge power and false progress

In times of elections and short-term promises, indigenous communities are raising fundamental and structural issues. As in 1946, the native peoples mobilised in a new Malón de la Paz to Buenos Aires. The arbitrary constitutional reform of Jujuy, the defence…

Argentina: In Jujuy, indigenous rights are not respected

August is the month of the Pachamama, a celebration that forces us to reflect on the demands of the indigenous peoples of Jujuy and their valuable Third Malón for Peace, which – passing through various parts of the country to…

Commemoration of the 184th anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery Act in the British Empire

Countries in both Africa and the Caribbean, which have been or remain British colonies, commemorate Emancipation Day every August 1st, remembering the passing in 1834 of the Act for the Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire and all its…

Guatemala: Why doesn’t Semilla support plurinationality in a multicultural country?

The Emperor of Rome, in order to keep Roman citizens and slaves distracted and demobilised, applied for a long time the imperial policy of “bread and circuses for the people”. By Ollantay Itzamná Bacchanalian festivals or circuses that lasted up…

How Morocco Assaults U.S. Citizens and Just How Much a U.S. Senator Does Not Care

Last year, following an invitation from some folks who lived there, I was in Western Sahara in northwestern Africa. By Tim Pluta, World BEYOND War, Some friends of mine from the U.S. took a trip to visit me and the…

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