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 ...
Honduras election raises concerns
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 brought much attention to th...
Advocacy through solidarity in Colombia and Haiti
By Rebekah Sears with reports from MCC Haiti. Rebekah is the Policy Analyst and Educator for MCC Colombia.
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Since September MCC Colombia staff, Sembrandopaz and other partner organizations have bee...
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 ...
Letter from a Colombian Jail
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'...
Peace in the midst of war
By Ilich Aviles, a YAMENer living in Honduras, originally from Nicaragua.
Ilich reflects on finding hope and security in a country with the highest murder rate in the world, according to a 2011 study by...
Paz en medio de la guerra
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Este mapa muestra el equipo del CCM Honduras. Trabajamos con organizaciones locales que en su mayoría trabajan con poblaciones marginalizadas. Esta historia esta escrita por Ilich Avi...
“NAFTA on Steroids”: Mexico and the TPP
By Chris Hershberger-Esh, MCC’s Context Analyst for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Mexico City.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement would be the most significant event in internation...