URGENT: Government Repression of the Mayan Ixil People of Nebaj, Guatemala
May 2, 2013 - Tobias Roberts, an MCC service worker in Nebaj, is accompanying this community in this tense situation. The community is asking for int...
Who owns the Wind?
By Adrienne Wiebe, MCC Latin America
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I was confused. - Isn’t wind energy a GOOD thing?!
An indigenous leader was passionately ...
March for Rural Justice in Colombia
By Larisa Zehr, MCC Colombia
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Note: The march halted on Sunday, April 7 after negotiations with government authorities. For an u...
Undermining
Photos by Larisa Zehr, Macayepo , Colombia
By Larisa Zehr, MCC Colombia
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One Sunday morning in Bogota, we headed for one of th...
Colombia: Days of Prayer and Action 2013
By Rebekah Sears, MCC Colombia
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After fifty years of internal armed conflict which has displaced over five million people and sh...
The Death of Hugo Chavez: A Perspective from Nicaragua
By Adam Shank and Marisa Clymer Shank. MCC Nicaragua
Hugo Chavez was buried this weekend in Venezuela. Chavez leaves behind a complex legacy of stand...
The Death of Hugo Chavez: A Perspective from Nicaragua
By Adam Shank and Marisa Clymer Shank. MCC Nicaragua
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Hugo Chavez was buried this weekend in Venezuela. Chavez leaves behind a c...
Being Human, Living Culture: Reflections from Colombia
Montes de Maria, near Macayepo, in northern Colombia
By Anna Vogt, MCC Colombia
I have been delighted to discover the writing of Wade Davis this year...
The Quinoa Question Part 3: Justice
By Kyle Navis, MCC Bolivia
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With the rising price of quinoa a reality and concerns over its effects on the producing countries’ ...
The Quinoa Question Part 2: Digging Deeper
By Kyle Navis, MCC Bolivia
As we discussed in this space last week, 2013 has been declared International Year of the Quinoa by the UN Food and Agricu...