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...
Housing and cholera in Haiti, four years later
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This Sunday marks four years since Haiti suffered a devastating earthquake that killed over 200,000 people. MCC Haiti has since worked with Haitian partners engaging in relief and development to stab...
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 in Honduras: a community perspective
By Megan Turley, the Connecting Peoples Coordinator in MCC Honduras.
The November elections in Honduras seemed to center around the theme of security, and the two leading political parties, the new party LIBRE...
Petro and the Challenges of Colombian Democracy
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. This post originally appeared on Anna’s pe...
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...
Residents of Haiti’s Vilaj Mozayik violently evicted
By Wawa Chege, Policy Analyst & Advocacy Coordinator for MCC Haiti.
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Residents of the Haitian camp Vilaj Mozayik were rudely awakened Saturday morning to the sounds of yelling and fighting outside...
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...