Mexico – Page 9

Mexican Day of the Dead: Cause of Death?

November 4, 2011

Country Programs, Mexico, Urban Peacebuilding

Wednesday, November 2nd was “Day of the Dead” here in Mexico. This national holiday is a unique combination of Pre-Hispanic and Catholic traditions in which families remember deceased family members. Linked wi...

Peace: A Gift to be Received

October 27, 2011

Country Programs, Mexico, Urban Peacebuilding

Jacqueline Block, MCC Service Worker in Chiapas Mexico, continues her reflections on a compilation of Henri Nouwen’s writings entitled: The Road to Peace. Are we for peace? Are we at peace? These are good ques...

Community Evolution – Not Community Development

September 7, 2011

Country Programs, Mexico, Rural Justice

Bruce, Ziko, Jaime, Hizee, and Zam Friesen-Pankratz, Photo by Luke Roth-Mullet Bruce Friesen-Pankratz writes about his experience as an MCC service-worker in Zacango, Mexico, utilizing a biological metaphor t...

Voices from the Americas: A Friend to Migrant Women caught in the Sex Trade

August 7, 2011

Country Programs, Honduras, Mexico, Migration

Gloria, a vivacious young woman in a tight top and short skirt, tells Maria and me that she would love to go for a day-trip to San Cristobal with us, but her “man” will not let her go. She laughs: “ He’s thinks...

New Border Wall in Nogales: Metal, Murals, & Music

July 18, 2011

Country Programs, Mexico, Migration

Since last week, the old wall dividing the city of Nogales on the border between Arizona, USA and Sonora, Mexico is being replaced by a new one. The US government is tearing down 2.8 miles of old metal fence an...

A Shared Song: Argentinian Folk-Singer Facundo Cabral Killed Yesterday

July 11, 2011

Country Programs, Guatemala, Mexico, Urban Peacebuilding

Facundo Cabral, Argentinian singer-songwriter, aged 74, was killed in Guatemala City early Saturday morning, July 9, by gunmen. He was on his way to the airport after giving several concerts. It is still unclea...

Voices from the Americas: A Mennonite Pastor in Ciudad Juarez

June 27, 2011

Country Programs, Mexico, Migration, Urban Peacebuilding

“How can we be a church of peace and hope in a context of overwhelming violence?” asks Pastor Carlos Martinez, in an interview in April, 2011. Martinez is the pastor of the Iglesia Evangelica Misionera Nuevo Pa...

Mexico: Peasant Massacres and Peace Marches

May 18, 2011

Country Programs, Mexico, Urban Peacebuilding

May 17, 2011 Peasant Massacres and Peace Marches: ...

The Food We Share

Lluvia Esperada: Más Allá del Agua, Una Reflexión Sobre Incendios y Esperanza

5-Part Series: International Day of Peace and Nonviolence (part 5)

5-Part Series: International Day of Peace and Nonviolence (part 4)

Mexican Day of the Dead: Cause of Death?

Peace: A Gift to be Received

Community Evolution – Not Community Development

Voices from the Americas: A Friend to Migrant Women caught in the Sex Trade

New Border Wall in Nogales: Metal, Murals, & Music

A Shared Song: Argentinian Folk-Singer Facundo Cabral Killed Yesterday

Voices from the Americas: A Mennonite Pastor in Ciudad Juarez

Mexico: Peasant Massacres and Peace Marches

Cuba: A case study on sanctions

A Call for Hope and Continued Peacebuilding from Colombia

A Transformative Agenda on Migration