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Mexico’s ‘Year of Revolution’ : Zapatista Silence is Deafening
Zapatistas. Art from radicalgraphics.org.Silence in Chiapas:Zapatista rebels ‘on vacation’ Is a new uprising on their agenda or does the Zapatista Army of National Liberation just want to be left alone? By John Ross / The Rag Blog / January 21, … Continue reading
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Tagged John Ross, Latin America, Liberation Movements, Mexican History, Mexico, Zapatistas
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Alice Embree : Remembering Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero
Mural at the National University of El Salvador depicting the late Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, assassinated in March 24, 1980. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Liberation theologian and advocate for the poor, El Salvador’s Romero was assassinated 30 … Continue reading
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Tagged El Salvador, History, Latin America, Liberation Movements, Liberation Theology, People
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Politics in El Salvador : Echos of Nicaragua
Special to The Rag Blog ‘The Salvadoran Right has capitalized on the chaos in Nicaragua to further their negative campaign to defame the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) party.’ By Leah Wilson / The Rag Blog / December … Continue reading
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Tagged El Salvador, Latin America, Liberation Movements, Nicaragua, Revolutionary Movements, Sandanistas, Socialism
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BOOKS : ‘The Art of Political Murder’
Activist Auxiliary Bishop Juan Girardi Conederal, murdered in April, 1988. Mourners gather with can candles to mourn the murder of Bishop Juan Girardi: “Enough!”The Novelist and the Murderers By Nathaniel Popper [This article first appeared in the July 7, 2008 … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Catholic Church, Guatemala, Latin America, Liberation Movements, Religion, Social Action
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Oaxaca’s Government Land Grab
Members of the Oaxaca People’s Popular Assembly (APPO) take part in a demonstration against Oaxaca’s governor Ulises Ruiz in Oaxaca on Nov. 5, 2006. At least a dozen people have been killed in the area since the protest movement began. … Continue reading
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Tagged Latin America, Liberation Movements, Mexico, Protest, Social Movements
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