Escuelita Zapatista
The Zapatistas, a revolutionary leftist group based in Chiapas went public twenty years ago on the day NAFTA went into effect. After a few violent confrontations early on, the Zapatistas have abstained from u...
What good is growth? Latin America in 2014
By Chris Hershberger-Esh, MCC’s Context Analyst for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Mexico City.
As we roll into the New Year, some economists and commentators are projecting rosy forecasts for Lati...
Coast to Coast begins!
The Cycling Learning Tour is a combination of a learning tour with a unique opportunity for cyclists to participate in a Honduran bicycling event called "Costa a Costa" (Coast-to-Coast), organized by Trans...
The Challenge of the Manger in Bethlehem
By Tobias Roberts, MCC Guatemala. This article was originally published by the Huffington Post on December 24, 2012.
From opulent shopping malls in the Unites States to corners of crumbling adobe houses in rur...
Military, Security, and Elections: a community perspective
The recent elections centered around the theme of security, with the "policia militar" being a key point of debate between the two leading parties. Everyone seems to agree that the police force needs reform, bu...
Standing with Haitian-Dominicans against statelessness
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By Chris Hershberger-Esh, MCC’s Context Analyst for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Mexico City. With reports from MCC Haiti and MCC Washington D.C.
For generations, Haitian immigrant famil...
Election Thoughts
(versión en español abajo)
By Charissa Zehr, Megan Turley and Elise Ditta. Charissa is the MCC Honduras Rep, Megan is a service worker, and Elise just finished a term in July.
The international community has ...
Arming the cartels: U.S. guns in Latin America
By Chris Hershberger-Esh, MCC’s Context Analyst for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Mexico City.
En route to Phoenix for the Mennonite Convention last summer, Fred Kauffman took a taxi from the airpo...
Haiti’s most vulnerable deserve better
Many outside observers assume Haiti's extreme level of poverty and instability is a random misfortune, but a basic understanding of Haiti's history tells a different story.
In a powerful article in the Mennoni...
Interview: On Conscientious Objection in Colombia
Interview with Maria Eugenia Leon, who runs the Nonviolence and Conscientious Objection Program at Justapaz in Colombia. Translated from Spanish.
Anna Vogt: What is the motivation of Justapaz to work in ...