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#SOSColombia in Times Square in Photos

Rally taking place in Times Square, New York to demand an end to the horrific state violence being committed by the Duque’s government. This protest is part of a global movement in solidarity with the Colombian people all over the…

Overfishing, Conservation, Sustainability, and Farmed Fish

As with many other aspects of government policy, overfishing, and other fishing-related environmental issues are real problems, but it’s not clear that government intervention is the solution. Indeed, it might be one of the main drivers of overfishing and other…

Face 2 Face with Angelo Cardona

On this show we are speaking with Angelo Cardona about the First Youth Summit Against NATO. Angelo is Co-founder & President Ibero-American Alliance for Peace, Council member of the International Peace Bureau, and member of the No to War –…

NYC Rally in Solidarity with Colombia

May 5 2021 Manhattan, New York – over a hundred people have gathered in NYC in Solidarity with Colombia, as at least 19 people are dead in Colombia as protesters oppose tax increase and inequality. Photos by Helena La Rota…

Students, professors, researchers, human rights activists, graduates, Colombian citizens, and foreigners oppose the visit of former President Álvaro Uribe to New York University – NYU.

As students, professors, researchers and human rights activists, alumni, we strongly oppose this invitation for former president Alvaro Uribe to engage in this academic webinar. As a known violator to human rights and environmental rights, Uribe is a questionable person…

Statement from Ambassador Katherine Tai on the Vaccine Manufacturing

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today released a statement announcing the Biden-Harris Administration’s support for waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. “This is a global health crisis, and the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary…

Government Report Documents US Responsibility for Venezuela’s Humanitarian Dilemma

Venezuela was once one of the most prosperous countries in Latin America. The popular classes enjoyed major advances from the Bolivarian Revolution initiated by Hugo Chávez. Today Venezuela is experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis with severe humanitarian consequences. By Roger…

Face 2 Face with Michael Beer

On this show we are speaking with Michael Beer about his new book Civil Resistance Tactics in the 21st Century, published by the International Center for Nonviolent Conflict. Michael is the director of the organization Nonviolence International, who advocates for…

Homage to Professor Lewis Warsh

LITERARY         by Jhon Sanchez Unlike John Casquarelli, my dear friend and classmate of the MFA program, I don’t like taking pictures very much. I don’t even use my phone camera and rarely take selfies. But I…

Homage to Lewis Warsh: Collage Prose Poems

LITERARY         by Andrea Clark Libin       About the Poet:  Andrea Clark Libin is a Brooklyn-based writer, teacher, and the author & artist of the novella, Orphan of the Moon—Notebook of a Girl in a Moscow…

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