Central America

Long-Awaited Change Comes to El Salvador

Voter in El Salvador
Authors: Lisa Fuller

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This was unlike any other election since the end of the civil war in 1992: never before had the FMLN maintained such a steady lead in the opinion polls, and never before had the US government so thoroughly sought to remove its influence from Salvadoran internal politics.

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On Beyond Coffee: Fair Trade and Workers' Rights in a Changing Economy

El Salvador demonstration
Authors: Stephen Coats

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While Fair Trade certification is an important instrument for making positive change, the most fundamental issue for workers in the Global South is the rules of global trade.

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Safe Abortion in Latin America & the Caribbean: A Demand for Social Justice, Human Rights, and Democracy

Authors: Deborah Meachem

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Feminist Declaration: From the Americas Social Forum in Guatemala

Woman with microphone
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A good life must be based on an equal distribution of power.

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Justice is Served: Restaurant Workers Organize in the US and Around the World

New York City, April 10, 2008. Delivery workers protest low wages at the Saigon Grill in Union Square. Photo: Dan Melinger
Authors: Saru Jayaraman

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As long as you’re thinking about sustainable and local food, let’s talk about sustainable labor conditions too, because you’re never going to have a sustainable food system without sustainable labor conditions.

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SECURITY WITHOUT EMPIRE:A NATIONAL ORGANIZING CONFERENCE ON FOREIGN MILITARY BASES

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The Suchitoto 13: An Update from El Salvador

February, 2007. ''Women demand the repeal of the anti-terrorist law.'' Seven hundred Salvadorans made a three-day march from Suchitoto to San Salvador for the freedom of the "Suchitoto 13," political prisoners detained under an El Salvador law modeled on
Authors: Cristina Damon

Summary:In the year following the arrest of fourteen social movement activists in Suchitoto, there have been gains for the Salvadoran social movement; however, there have also been significant losses.

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The Logic of Solidarity: A Revitalized Vision of the UN

Monrovia, Liberia. An International Women's Day march from the center of Monrovia to the Liberian Supreme Court. Photo: UN/Eric Kanalstein
Authors: Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann

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Love prompts us to take action in the construction of a more just and nonviolent world, with solidarity as its most important feature.

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First Anniversary of the US Social Forum

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A Maine Activist Walks in Solidarity with the Undocumented

Maine activist and photographer Jim Harney, diagnosed with end-stage cancer, set out to walk from Boston, MA to New Haven, CT to show solidarity with undocumented workers and raise awareness of the need for immigration reform. He was joined at the beginni
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