By Becca Mohally Renk Becca lives with her husband Paul and their two children in Ciudad Sandino, and since 2001 has worked with the Jubilee House Community and its project the Center for Development in Central America. When we arrive at her home near the cemetery in Nicaragua’s northern city of Matagalpa, 91 year-old Dorothy…
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NicaNotes, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: Nicaragua Defangs US Regime Change Tactics by Renewing Partnership with China and Leaving the OAS
By Ben Gutman [This article was first published on January 20, 2022, by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) at https://www.coha.org/nicaragua-a-renewed-partnership-with-china-defangs-us-regime-change-tactics/] (Ben Gutman is an independent writer, researcher, and organizer. He is currently working on the outsourcing of US border militarization to Guatemala in collaboration with the Guatemala Solidarity Project and the Promoters of Migrant…
NicaNotes, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: Without Farming and Art, There is no Revolution
By MB Grimes (Grimes is a 2021 Friends of the ATC intern and delegation participant.) [Like many of you reading this, we know that participating in delegations to Nicaragua changes lives. The Friends of the ATC solidarity network in the past 5 years has hosted 10 delegations with a focus on incorporating young people into…
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Webinar Recording: Nicaragua Advances in Labor Relations
Alliance for Global Justice and Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign Action Group (NSCAG) invite you to a webinar “Nicaragua’s Advances in Labor Relations” Sunday, March 13 12 noon Pacific / 1 PM Nicaragua / 3 PM Eastern / 7 PM Greenwich UK (These times reflect the US change to Daylight Saving on March 13; the UK remains…
Cuba, Delegations & tours, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Venezuela & ALBA Weekly, Webinar
Venezuela & ALBA News 3.11.2022: ALBA Countries Recognize Ukraine War as US Empire’s Attempt to Maintain its World Domination
Evo Morales remembers Hugo Chavez We remember 9 years [died March 5, 2013] of the departure of our brother, comrade and commander, Hugo Chávez Frías, amidst the pain of millions of Venezuelans and Latin Americans who said goodbye to the great revolutionary leader who opened the path of Socialism of the XXI Century for the…
NicaNotes, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: Nicaragua vs. Costa Rica on Elections and Government
Please join us for a webinar in English and Spanish: Nicaragua’s Advances in Labor Relations; Sunday, March 13: 3pm ET, 1pm Nicaragua, and please spread the word, thanks! Read More Here Nicaragua vs. Costa Rica on Elections and Government By Fiorella Isabel [Fiorella Isabel is an independent journalist on Substack, and host of the news…
Alba countries, Cuba, Delegations & tours, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Venezuela & ALBA Weekly, Webinar
Venezuela & ALBA News #390 3.4.2022: ALBA Countries Statements on Ukraine; Upcoming Webinars and Delegations
Venezuela Venezuela’s Representative to the UN address to the UN General Assembly Emergency Special Session on Ukraine “We regret to note that the current escalation, with the painful and terrible loss of life that it has entailed, originates from the breach of the Minsk Agreements under the encouragement of the United States of America. The…
NicaNotes, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: The Gains of Nicaraguan Women during the Second Sandinista Government
By Stansfield Smith [Stan Smith was on delegations to Nicaragua in February 2020 and October 2021. He is editor of the Alliance for Global Justice’s “Venezuela & ALBA Weekly News” and https://chicagoalbasolidarity.org/.] Women, particularly those in the Third World, often find themselves with limited ability to participate in community organizations and political life because of…
#FreeAlexSaab, Alba countries, Alex Saab, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Venezuela & ALBA Weekly, Webinar
Venezuela & ALBA News 2.25.2022 Venezuela and Nicaragua Stand with Russia against US Provocations in Ukraine
Orinoco Tribune: Venezuela Gives Full Support to Putin & Criticizes US and NATO Militarism (This is before war broke out) President Maduro stated, “Venezuela announces its full support for President Vladimir Putin, in defense of peace in Russia and the region, and in the brave defense of his people and his homeland. All our support…
NicaNotes, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: ‘The mouse kills the cat’: Augusto Cesar Sandino’s rebellion against the US: How Sandino fought for Nicaragua’s independence, lost, and remained a hero for its people
By Dan Kovalik (Daniel Kovalik teaches International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and is author of the recently-released No More War: How the West Violates International Law by Using “Humanitarian” Intervention to Advance Economic and Strategic Interests.) [This article originally appeared on rt.com at https://www.rt.com/news/550092-augusto-cesar-sandino-nicaraguan/ on Feb. 21, the anniversary of Sandino’s…