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Ocos Despierta: a community in the shadow of agribusiness

August 5, 2014

On the southern coast of Guatemala, BANASA and Grupo HAME have disrupted the lives of campesino Ocos communities in order to grow palm oil and bananas for export. They cut down forests, diverted a major river, ...

ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress and the President to treat migrants from Central American with compassion

July 11, 2014

Action Alerts, Advocacy, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Migration

Please check out this important action alert from MCC Washington if you live in the United States. Children fleeing violence in Central America must be treated humanely. ...

Uprooted: Migration in Mexico and Central America

July 8, 2014

Advocacy, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Migration

In May, MCC Mexico helped host a group of eight young adults from across Canada. They started on the U.S./Mexico border, then travelled to Mexico City, and finally visited the Mexico/Guatemala border. Rachel Be...

Crossing Mexico’s Southern Border

June 24, 2014

Advocacy, Guatemala, Mexico, Migration

Rafts used to cross Rio Suchiate, the river that divides Mexico and Guatemala. Photo by Miriam Harder. Miriam Harder is the regional coordinator of MCC Latin America’s work in conservation agriculture and i...

Secrets from the non-famous and inspired

June 19, 2014

Advocacy, El Salvador, Guatemala

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Strategic politics in Colombia: today the real work begins

June 17, 2014

Advocacy, Colombia, Mining Justice, Rural Justice

By Rebekah Sears, Policy Educator and Advocacy Worker for MCC Colombia. The Colombian Presidential race of 2014 was one of the closest in recent history. In last night’s run-off vote, incumbent Juan Manuel S...

Acciones Justas = Buenas Relaciones

June 12, 2014

Advocacy, Honduras, MCC, Peace and Non-Violence

Just Actions = Good Relationships Acciones justas que nos llevan por buenas relaciones Después de hacer un devocional individual que nos inspirara a realizar acciones justas, cada integrante del equipo del CCM...

Colombian election excitement

June 12, 2014

Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence

By Anna Vogt, a service worker in MCC Colombia currently working with Justapaz, a Mennonite organization working for justice, peace and non-violent action in Colombia. Originally posted at: thellamadiaries.word...

Healing art for a wounded Perquin

May 16, 2014

Advocacy, El Salvador, Guatemala

By: Nancy SabasLocal women showing their weaving project ¨Women in the bible¨The department of Morazán in the Northeast side of El Salvador hides in it a small and picturesque town: Perquin. It is certainly a v...

Gun laws in the United States affect Mexico too

May 14, 2014

Advocacy, Mexico, Peace and Non-Violence

By Chris Hershberger-Esh, MCC’s Context Analyst for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Mexico City. Last October a police officer performing a traffic stop in Kingsville, Texas found 35 AK-47 rifles and...

The Food We Share

“Imagino un mundo … donde mujeres y [niñas] podamos caminar en las calles, trabajar, y convivir … sin miedo” (part 3)

“Yo quisiera que termine toda esa violencia” El Día de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer (part 2)

Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia Contra la Mujer (parte 1)