La Chapis dies
Maria David Espejo, a Mexican Catholic activist who supported the Lacandon indigenous groups and the Zapatistas in Chiapas, has died in Mexico City at the age of 81.
Memoria Abierta: Dictatorship and Memory on the Big Screen
A catalogue of over 400 films about Argentina's military dictatorship has been compiled by 'Memoria Abierta'.
First meeting of women banana workers
Women from Latin America, the Caribbean and West Africa are to meet in Ecuador
World Social Forum — Day of Action
The Assembly of Social Movements, held at the WSF in Porto Alegre in Brazil, has called on social movements throughout the world to take collective action on 5 June 2012.
Another Chile is Possible
Chilean students have long questioned the country's education system, decrying it for being commercial and elitist.
Uruguay: land occupations
Landless peasants have occupied an estate in the extreme north of Uruguay. The action is mainly intended to put pressure on the Broad Front government, says MercoPress.
Mexico: Building democracy
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the presidential candidate of a coalition of three left-of-centre parties in the general elections to be held in Mexico in July, is seeking out support from social movements.
Zapatistas: 18 Years of Rebellion and Resistance
At the end of 2011, activists and academics gathered in Chiapas in Mexico to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the Zapatista uprising.
How Mexico’s Guerrilla Army Stayed Clear of Organized Crime
Unlike the guerrillas in Colombia and Peru, the Zapatistas have not got involved in the drugs business. How have they managed it?
PARAGUAYAN PEOPLE’S ARMY
A small guerrilla group in Paraguay has become a headache for the government. Nick Caistor, from LAB, looks at the return of 'foquismo'. Nick Caistor, from LAB, reports