Written by J. Tadeo · Translated by Elizabeth he explosion of a gas tanker has left at least 19 people dead and 36 injured, according to the latest reports [1]. The blast occurred in Ecatepec de Morelos County (State of Mexico [2]) early in the morning of May 7, 2013. Ecatepec is part of Greater […]
Guinea-Bissau: Women’s Groups and Citizenship
By Sara Moreira In a country which has experienced constant political instability, how can civil society mobilise itself to prevent further coups d’état and to build a participative democracy based upon its communities? Some possible ways forward were suggested [1] [pt] by a group of 70 young people at a meeting promoted by the Movimento Ação […]
Brazil: ‘Hands That Cure, Words That Heal’
Written by Paula Góes With their herbs, gestures, prayers and comforting words, the “doctors of the people” are an important element of Brazilian popular culture and religious syncretism. Folk healers are found throughout the country, but play a special role in remote areas, where medical professionals are scarce and allopathic medicine is inaccessible. In a […]
Brazil: Amplified conversations to fight the Digital Crimes Bill
On May 14th a protest [pt] against the Digital Crimes Bill proposed by Senator Azeredo to typify crimes on the Internet took place in São Paulo to promote debate. On May 25th, it was time for a demonstration in Porto Alegre. On June 1st, a similar protest happened in Minas Gerais and a new one […]
Luis Donaldo Colosio: el escenario de su muerte.
1994 era el año de la revancha priísta. Luego del descalabro sufrido en 1988, todo parecía indicar que el equipo tricolor había recuperado la cancha. El presidente Carlos Salinas de Gortari tenía un índice de aceptación envidiable, tan así que el eterno líder obrero, Fidel Velázquez se animó a declarar: "Salinas se merece todo, inclusive […]
Miguel Angel Granados Chapa, maestro y periodista.
Ese es el título del libro-homenaje que coordinaron Rosalba Cruz Soto, Yolanda Zamora Casillas y Juan Romeo Rojas Rojas, y que será presentado el próximo jueves, 19 de febrero, a las 17:00 en la sala Bernardo Quintana del Palacio de Minería, en el marco de la XXX Feria Internacional del Libro del Palacio de Minería. […]