The 40th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua (July 19, 1979) comes at a worrying time for that...
18/07/2019
Even the Rain
The film chosen this week was ‘Even the Rain’, directed by Icíar Bollaín. Taking place in the mountains of...
11/07/2019
Maria Full of Grace
The film chosen for this week was “Maria Full of Grace”, directed by Joshua Marston. Set in Columbia, this...
04/07/2019
City of God
The film chosen for this week is “City of God’, directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lundelles. Based on...
27/06/2019
“No”
The film chosen for this week was “No”, directed by Pablo Larraín starring Gael Garcia Bernal. Set in 1988,...
14/06/2019
Honduras in Revolt
In June 2009 center-left Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was removed from power in a military coup widely seen...
This year, LASC’s annual Latin America Week (LAW) was focused on Gender and Extractive Industries. Between April 6th and...
According to Mexican government figures, some 15 million of its citizens, more than 12% of the population, are indigenous....
09/04/2019
Sally
Sally O’Neill Sanchez was an Irish woman and long-time Trócaire aid worker who spent over 40 years in Latin...
06/04/2019
Solidaridad Con La Minga
Since March 12 in Colombia, there has been a very strong mobilization in the Cauca region (echoed in...