Janelle Chanona, the Vice President of the Belize Committee of Oceana, speaks with the LMC about the extraordinary grassroots efforts to ban future oil drillings in Mesoamerican coral reef, the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Belize may be small, but it is front and center in the struggle for environmental justice in Latin America/West Indies.
Category Archives: Beyond Latinx
Jan 26th 2018: Migrating to Canada
Not everything is rosy with peace and love regarding the open arm of Canada towards immigration. In fact, for several years, the Canadian immigration system has become more in lockstep with the US regarding asylum seekers and the undocumented. So the LMC speaks with Patricia Martin, an associate professor of Geography at the Universite de Montreal, about the myths and harsh realities of migrating to Canada.
Best of 2017 w/ Latino Rebels Radio
On this special joint episode between the LMC and Latino Rebels Radio, Julio Ricardo Varela and LMC host Oscar Fernandez finally join forces to discuss the highs and lows of 2017 & how the struggle for social justice continues into 2018. Sigue la lucha & thanks to everyone for following us this year!!!!