Following this week’s UN Summit for Refugees & Migration, Laura Weiss talks with us about increased border enforcement on the Guatemala/Mexico border. Weiss is the web editor for the North American Congress on Latin America. (NACLA) You can learn more about her report on nacla.org/
Category Archives: Central America
August 26th 2016: LGBTQ Victory In Belize
Our long-neglected neighbors in Belize achieved a major court victory this month as the Belize courts overturned a colonial-era anti-gay law called Section 53. Caleb Orozco, the founder and executive director of United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) talks to us about this proud moment in his countries history. Learn more at unibam.org/
July 1st 2016: Nicaraguan Canal Project
Cultural Anthropologist Jennifer Goett joins us to discuss the future Nicaraguan Canal project. This “Zombie Megaproject” has major ramifications in Nicaragua regarding the environment, ownership of land, and cultural preservation of the indigenous and Afro-Nicaraguan communities in its path.
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