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• Hiawatha: An Attempt To Understand Cultures And Peace

  By Patrick Daniels on April 15, 2008 • ( 0 )

  The publication of “The Song of Hiawatha” in 1855 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow marked an early attempt in Western literature to join native American concepts with a Finnish epic’s meter. On the Mountains of the Prairie,On the great Red Pipe-stone… Read More ›

• Guatemala Human Rights Commission: Report 4-10 April

  By Patrick Daniels on April 12, 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 =======================================Fuentes directas CDHG, Prensa Libre, Siglo Veintiuno, El… Read More ›

• Guatemalan Activist Norma Maldonado in London on 10th April

  By Patrick Daniels on April 7, 2008 • ( 0 )

  I just wanted to flag up the following event where Guatemalan human rights defender, Norma Maldonado, will be speaking 10 April 2008, from 7-9pm. Norma has worked for many years promoting women’s rights, respect for the environment and trade justice… Read More ›

• Guatemala Human Rights Commission: Report 28 March- 3 April

  By Patrick Daniels on April 6, 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 – Policías y soldados realizan allanamientos en San… Read More ›

• 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 ›

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