Latin America Activism

GMO Soy Assassination

2011-11-19T12:32:00.002-03:00

Campesino murdered in Argentina(photo: The man holding the gun was identified as Javier Juarez, employee of the Ciccioli agrobusiness firm)Argentina’s genetically modified soy production model has spurred the nation’s economic recovery, but it has resulted in violent land disputes. A campesino was murdered during an eviction attempt this week. FSRN’s Marie Trigona reports from Buenos

Justice Out of Argentina’s Dark Past: Dictatorship Era Torturers Sentenced

2011-11-09T20:18:00.001-03:00

Justice Out of Argentina’s Dark Past: Dictatorship Era Torturers SentencedWednesday, 09 November 2011 22:45 Marie TrigonaToward FreedomShareListening while verdict is announced at court case on abuse at EMSA. All photos: Marie TrigonaA federal court in Argentina recently sentenced 12 former military officers to life in prison for crimes against humanity carried out at the ESMA Navy Mechanics

Argentina court sentences military officers for roles in notorious torture center

2011-10-27T18:30:00.003-03:00

Listen to storyIn Argentina, a federal court sentenced 12 former military officers to life in prison for crimes against humanity carried out at the ESMA Navy Mechanics School, which became one of Latin America’s most notorious torture-centers. More than 30,000 people were secretly imprisoned and executed during Argentina’s bloody dictatorship from 1976 to 1983. FSRN’s Marie Trigona reports from

Argentina re-elects Cristina Kirchner for second term

2011-10-25T21:10:00.001-03:00

Listen to Radio StoryArgentina re-elected President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in the South American nation’s presidential elections on Sunday. The president has ridden a wave of support driven by a strong economy and public sympathy after the death of her husband, and former president, last year. But at times her style of leadership has come under criticism. FSRN’s Marie Trigona reports from

Abortion debate erupts in Argentina as election nears

2011-09-29T22:51:00.002-03:00

Listen to radio storyIn Argentina, reproductive rights advocates are pushing lawmakers to ease restrictions on abortion. Most countries in Latin America have made abortion illegal, as is the case in Argentina. But Human rights groups say the ban is harming women. They point to illegal abortions as the leading cause of maternal death in the country. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s is a

Anti-Capitalism: New Book Out

2011-06-25T13:55:00.003-03:00

Anti-Capitalism: The New Generation of Emancipatory Movements by Ezequiel Adomovsky has been released by Seven Stories Books. This book is a useful and fun to read resource for learning more about how to resist capitalism. I translated this book and it is great to see it in print. From Marx and Bakunin to the Battle of Seattle, the Global Days of Action, and beyond, Adamovsky traces the beliefs

La Pelea entre Wall Street y la Democracia

2011-04-30T13:57:00.002-03:00

Por Marie Trigona28 de Abril, 2011Noam Chomsky en un artículo reciente, encuentra una conexión entre los levantamientos populares en Egipto, Tunes y Líbano con las movilizaciones en Madison, Wisconsin y otras ciudades de los Estados Unidos. En ambos conflictos se lucha por la democracia, en el este contra regímenes dictatoriales y en Madison en defensa de derechos que fueron ganados con luchas

Argentina’s Qom-Toba community call for an end to repression and discrimination of indigenous people

2011-04-28T19:01:00.002-03:00

Listen to Radio StoryFSRN.ORGAs Argentine lawmakers prepare to vote on a bill that would limit foreign ownership of farm land, the nation’s indigenous face forced displacement, extreme poverty and violent attacks as the result of land issues. A land conflict in the northern rural province of Formosa led to the killing last year of an indigenous leader from the Qom-Toba community during a forced

Argentina probes role of US financial institutions in dirty war

2011-03-24T19:38:00.005-03:00

Tens of thousands will march in Argentina to mark what they now call the National Day of Memory. Today marks 35 years since Argentina’s military launched a coup that overthrew Isabel Peron, and escalated that country’s “Dirty War.” Ongoing human rights trials have led to the arrest of over 200 former military officers for participation in torture, murder and the forced disappearance of up to

Forced Sterilization: Oppressing Latin America’s Womb

2010-12-01T15:02:00.002-03:00

I just finished up an inspiring week speaking to women from throughout Latin America who use community radio to promote gender equality. As I spoke to women from rural areas in Latin America about communication rights, they drew the connection between their voices, reproductive rights and human rights. So why has it taken so long for reproductive rights to be treated as human rights? Women in

Argentina’s Mothers of Plaza de Mayo: A living legacy of hope and human rights

2010-10-31T21:26:00.001-03:00

Marie Trigona One of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo on the recent 34th anniversary of Argentina's 1976 military coup. She holds images of her son and daughter-in-law who became part of 'the disappeared' on July 29, 1976. Image: Marie Trigona/WNN Buenos Aires, Argentina: Buenos Aires city center, known as Plaza de Mayo, has been a site of protest for decades. It is here that the Mothers of

Grassroots Unionism Under Attack in Argentina: Killing of Activist Sparks Protests

2010-10-28T13:13:00.001-03:00

Toward FreedomWednesday, 27 October 2010Wherever union representation is democratic, combative or revolutionary, we must defend it. Wherever rank and file are attacked by the union bureaucracy we must defend them. Union bureaucracy is the use of union posts with the objective of curtailing unionist activity. Union bureaucracy seeks to squash any insubordination, even the most just of strikes. –

National day of protest for Mariano Ferreyra, victim of corrupt union organizing

2010-10-22T16:07:00.017-03:00

Photos and text by Marie TrigonaA labor activist was shot dead on October 20 in Argentina in a union dispute along Buenos Aires train lines. Outraged residents protested the violence with marches throughout the nation.The victim was Mariano Ferreyra, a 23-year old activist from Argentina’s Workers Party. He was marching in solidarity with subcontracted employees fired for attempting to blockade

Supporters rally for Mapuche in Argentina on day that marks indigenous rights

2010-10-14T12:00:00.003-03:00

Listen to Radio StoryFree Speech Radio NewsToday marks the International Day of Solidarity with Indigenous People — a day that also marks the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. Activists and indigenous representatives held festivals throughout Latin America to celebrate aboriginal cultures. In Argentina, people marched in support of prisoners who are Mapuche — the native people of

Argentina’s supreme court nears ruling on media law

2010-09-30T13:20:00.000-03:00

Listen to Radio StoryFree Speech Radio NewsArgentina's high court is poised to rule on the country’s new media law, parts of which have already gone into effect. The law will radically transform media ownership regulations, allowing more access to and diversity of broadcast content. But media corporations have been fighting it through the courts. Tuesday, tens of thousands of supporters of the

Long Standing Impunity Challenges Argentina: 4 Years Without Julio Lopez

2010-09-28T13:31:00.003-03:00

Written by Marie Trigona Monday, 27 September 2010 Upside Down World