South American heart-throb Leandro Simozza has put his inimitable talent on display over the last decade in a plethora of films, television shows and high profile theatrical productions, and with several new projects in the works on both the stage and screen, it’s a sure thing that we will be seeing a whole […]
We Will Always Be!
Before you book anything “Brazil” this summer: Read and digest and internalize the following report and realize that any visitor to the “games” will contribute to the ongoing genocide and ecocide in Brazil. – – pls distribute wide and far. Nothing Expected from Government, but “We Will Always Be!” – Report from the Lands of […]
Argentina: Flooding Leaves Thousands Homeless
Written by Laura Schneider · Translated by Amy Gulvin The heavy rains that hit the province of Buenos Aires have left at least 35 people dead [es] [1] and thousands homeless. The blog EA2CPG [2] tells us [es] [3] about the climate phenomenon which hit Argentina on April 2, 2013, coinciding with the Veteran’s Day […]
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 […]
Mexico: Netizens and Journalists React to the Murder of Regina MartÃnez
Written by Written by J. Tadeo and Translated by Georgi McCarthy The body of journalist and correspondent Regina Martínez, from the weekly investigative news magazine Proceso, was found in her home in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, on April 28. According to an initial statement released by the local government [1], her body showed signs of heavy […]
In Chile, Nurse Expedites Organ Transport Using Twitter
Written by Elizabeth Rivera · Translated by Stephen Cairns Cristina Bizama (@cristi_enf), a nurse at Talca hospital in Chile, has devised a way to speed up the transport of organs for transplant from Talca to the capital, Santiago, some 260 kilometers away (162 miles). It all started with a tweet sent the night of April […]
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