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 update on what happened see Anna Vogt's blog http://thellamad...
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 the city’s best markets, Paloquemao. We sipped hot café ...
“A Humble Pope” – Latin Americans Celebrate
The selection of a Cardinal from Argentina as the new Pope has filled the news here in Latin America. In this post, MCCer Kevin Zonnefeld describes the reactions in Nicaragua, where he and his wife Cassie are w...
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 shattered countless lives, we join with our Colombian sisters ...
Unlikely Friendships
By Adrienne Wiebe, Policy Analyst, MCC Latin America, Mexico City
Lectionary Reflection for March 10, 2013 - Lk. 15:1-3, 11-32
Olivia* and Miriam sit in the shade behind a cement-block building, drinking pop...
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 complex legacy of standing up for what he thought was right, ...
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 standing up for what he thought was right, not caring about who h...
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. An ethno-botanist and anthropologist, his writing serves a...
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’ capacity to provide affordable access for domestic consumers...
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 Agriculture Organization as well as the government of Bolivia, in ...