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• Tackling Racism in Guatemala

  By Patrick Daniels on April 6, 2008 • ( 0 )

  There’s an interesting interview with Marta Casaus (cousin of ex-President Alvaro Arzu) on the BBC Mundo website about the issue of racism in Guatemala. Marta Casaus, author of ‘Guatemala: Linaje y Racismo‘, an academic in American history based in Madrid… Read More ›

• Francisco Goldman in London

  By Patrick Daniels on April 6, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Francisco Goldman has been featured here on the GSN blog. As part of the International PEN literary festival in London, ‘Free the Word’, the author will be appearing in London on Sunday, 13th April.   A Short History of Sedition… Read More ›

• Crisis along the Rio Dulce in Guatemala: the death of Mario Caal

  By kevodell on April 5, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Photo of Mario Caal’s body as he was found: Anti-Imperialist Block “The imposing Rio Dulce (SweetRiver), a spectacular body of water which connects LakeIzabal with the Caribbean port city of Livingston, measures approximately 35 kilometers (or 22 miles) in length…. Read More ›

• Guatemalan author Ronald Flores to launch book in London

  By Patrick Daniels on April 3, 2008 • ( 0 )

  The Guatemalan author Ronald Flores will talk about torture and reconciliation during his country’s civil war when he launches his book, Final Silence, at HOUSMANS BOOKSHOP in London. Wednesday 16 April, 7pm Housmans Bookshop, 5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX… Read More ›

• United by our traditions across the water

  By Patrick Daniels on April 1, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Traditional dancing is massive in Guatemala and other countries in Central America such El Salvador where the above documentary clip is from (El Salvador,”La Huella Prehispánica”, Documental). The more I discover about folkloric or traditional dancing, the more you see… Read More ›

• Information Society or Society of Knowledge?

  By Patrick Daniels on April 1, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Interesting presentation (by Cesar Hernandez M.) making the point, if I can paraphrase it, that a society that shares  information is one thing- but information is the product of technical impersonal processes. The next step is moving towards becoming a… Read More ›

• Guatemala Human Rights Commission: Report 15-27 March

  By Patrick Daniels on March 30, 2008 • ( 0 )

  This excellent weekly report can’t be found on the web- we publish it here with kind permission from CDHG on this blog. INFORME SEMANAL SOBRE DERECHOS HUMANOSComision de Derechos Humanos de Guatemala– CC deniega amparo a Efraín Ríos Montt –… Read More ›

• Belize-Guatemala border conflict mentioned in UK Parliament

  By Patrick Daniels on March 27, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Chris Ruane (PPS (Rt Hon Caroline Flint, Minister of State), Department for Communities and Local Government, Vale of Clwyd, Labour) | Hansard source To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on the… Read More ›

• Maite Rico Up To Old Tricks

  By Patrick Daniels on March 20, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Interesting to see Maite Rico (Co-author of Quien Mato al Obispo? with Bertrand de la Grange) continuing to court controversy and continuing as before in Guatemala and Mexico the now familiar habit of taking on popular political figures on the… Read More ›

• Debating Safe Water in Westminster Hall

  By Patrick Daniels on March 20, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Mark Lancaster (MP for North East Milton Keynes, Conservative) Link to this | Hansard source “Last week, I was in Guatemala—as an aside, I must tell the Minister that many non-governmental organisations there fear that DFID is turning its back… Read More ›

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