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Here, LAB contributors reflect on books, films, photography, music and artwork speaking up for social and environmental justice in Latin America.

The Congress of the Disappeared: An exploration of a nation’s ghosts

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'What The Congress of the Disappeared ultimately shows us is that Brazil is a nation that has never truly reconciled with its past. Now...

Unravelling the thread from colonial England to Uruguay in Monica Perez’s...

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In her latest project COST, Monica Perez unravels the thread between England and Uruguay, exploring the raw wool trade and the displacement and erasure of Indigenous communities. 

‘Amazon, oh beautiful Amazon’ – Dom Phillips

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How to Save The Amazon: This testimony book by the assassinated journalist lays bare the tragedy of Amazônia – of which he himself came to be one of the most painful examples – but also its uniquely marvelous nature.

Britain and South America’s shared histories in Shafik Meghji’s ‘Small Earthquakes’

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From the author of LAB's bestselling 'Crossed Off the Map' comes the brand new 'Small Earthquakes', which uncovers the fascinating story of Britain’s forgotten...

The Amazon in Times of War, an urgent call to action

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‘The Amazon in Times of War’ is a powerful indictment of institutional violence against the Amazon and a tribute to the resilience and defiance...

‘Open Fire’ exhibition in UK

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In September 2022, LAB described a new photo exhibition, created by the Brazilian photographer and film-maker Marilene Cardoso Ribeiro. Now that exhibition has come to...

La Casa del Frente

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A graphic novel by Adam Policzer describes his experience as a Jewish child in wartime Hungary and, decades later, his arrest in Pinochet's Chile. In each case he was saved by the courage and humanity of individuals who dared to resist: a quality the book celebrates.

‘Chile Estyle’ uses street art to tell the stories of a...

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This review of Pablo Aravena's documentary 'Chile Estyle' was originally published by our partner Sounds & Colours. A busy street in Antofagasta, a city in...

Abrázame como antes: Queer love as care and compassion towards society’s...

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Costa Rica is a relatively safe haven in the region for migrants fleeing the North Triangle, including LGBTQ+ people. Costa Rican film Abrázame como...

What the FARC?

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'Leonor: The Story of a Lost Childhood' is not a simple story of bad left-wing guerrillas, good right-wing army—it is one in which the dehumanisation of women forms a prevailing undercurrent of the pursuit or exercise of power by men of all stripes in even the most quotidian circumstances.

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