Chileans of the North
Chileans of the North is an exceptional documentary which charts the experiences of Chilean refugees who arrived in Sheffield in the 1970s, their reception by and impact on the local labour movement and the importance of solidarity for refugee resettlement.
El Salvador’s double bind: toxic masculinity in ‘Imperdonable’
Imperdonable is a compelling short film that condemns the hegemonic model of masculinity in El Salvador.
Narratives of migration through film
Lia Gomez-Lang takes a close look at Fernanda Valadez’s poignant feature film Sin Señas Particulares (Identifying Features), a tender portrayal of disappearances of migrants on the Mexico-United States border, and LAB recommends other important films presenting narratives of migration.
Colombia: Petrol fuels instability on the border
Brigadier General Gustavo Moreno is sitting behind a wide desk in his air-conditioned office. It overlooks the parade ground of the police compound which...
Colombia: commemorating the Mulatos massacre
For the national peace process to succeed, local communities need to make sense of their past and keep alive historical memory.
Chile dominates the news, forty years on
A round-up of articles, books, films and photography covering the military coup.
Rosa: first anniversary of a remarkable book
Rosa of the Wild Grass: the Story of a Nicaraguan Family, by Fiona Macintosh, was published by LAB just over a year ago. To...
Paraguay – storms ahead
President Cartes has called for Brazilian investors to "use and abuse" the country so it is scarcely surprising that Paraguayan peasants, driven off their land by Brazilian farmers, are feeling angry.
‘Sex work’ in Colombia: the other side of the coin
The challenges of creating a collaborative mural in Bogota to represent the perspective of women forced into prostitution by the armed conflict.
Colombia: land inequality and historic memory
Main image: Aerial photo of agricultural land near Ipiales, Colombia. Photo by Luis Eduardo Bernal M. 2009.
In February 2019, Darío Acevedo was appointed president...