Where We Mine: Resource Politics in Latin America
As the drive to expand renewable energy capacity speeds up, there is a rush for lithium and other materials around the world. What will the expansion of rare earth mining in Latin America mean for the indigenous communities and workers who have historically borne the harms of extractivism?
Blood River: the life and murder of Berta Cáceres
Honduran environmental defender Berta Cáceres was brutally murdered in 2016 because of her opposition to the construction of the Agua Zarca dam, which threatened indigenous Lenca communities. This podcast series examines her life and death.
Brazil: teachers protest against drive to reopen schools
LAB received this open letter from the Teachers of the EEB (State Basic Education School) Padre Anchieta, Florianópolis, to School Community, March 2021.
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Brazil: gunmen attack indigenous community in Porto Alegre
It is not only in the Amazon and remote rural areas that indigenous lands are coming under increased pressure as the new Bolsonaro government...
Brazil: letting the stampede rip
The Bolsonaro government's assault on regulations and indigenous rights has led to a stampede of land-grabbing by loggers, miners and cattle ranchers. They have let through the stampede (passar a boiada).
Argentina’s National Congress passes historic bill to legalise abortion
Feminist groups in Argentina and abroad greeted the New Year in celebration as the
country’s National Congress voted in favour of the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill, which will allow childbearing people in the country to access abortion for free in public hospitals up to 14 weeks pregnancy.
Bolsonaro won’t help us with coronavirus
Excellent video from The Guardian showing Brazil's favela-dwellers working hard to implement lock-downs and to supply food and essentials to their communities, while President...
Brazil’s 2013 protests against cuts and censorship
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In June of 2013, the Brazilian streets...
Ecuador: the Kichwa people of Sarayaku vs the government and the...
A few years ago, the Ecuadorian government gave an oil company permission to drill for oil on land belonging to the Sarayaku...
Voices of Latin America Webinar Series: A Celebration of Cultural Resistance
The Latin America Bureau (LAB) invites you to the fourth and final instalment of our Voices of Latin America webinar series: A Celebration of Cultural Resistance.