Africa’s Frankenfoods
In the sprawling hills of the Kangundo district in Kenya’s Eastern Province, just a few hours outside of capital city Nairobi, Fred Kiambaa has been farming the same small, steep plot of land for more than 20 years.
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Join us for Toward Freedom’s 60th Anniversary Celebration Concert
Toward Freedom is celebrating its 60th anniversary! Join us for a free concert in Burlington, VT on Saturday, September 1st. Dance to Rick Davies and Salsa Norteña, featuring Alejandro Torrens salsa and Latin jazz, Joe Hanzsum of Azi Fellas, progressive hip-hop from Philadelphia and Cambodia, and AFRI-VT, high energy drum and dance from the African Diaspora.
Colombia’s Invisible War: An Interview with Jesus Emilio Tuberquia
Jesus Emilio Tuberquia’s life is at risk every time he leaves his home. As the legal representative and a founding member of the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartado in northern Colombia, he suffers constant death threats and has survived several attempts on his life. Here he talks about the Colombian state's war on his community.
New Orleans and Haiti, Post-Catastrophe: The Things That Are the Richest Are the Least Valued
Tomorrow, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina dodged New Orleans, the city will be venturing out to assess Hurricane Isaac’s overnight imprint on its neighborhoods. At the same time, it mourns the ongoing effects of the major flood that has left many parts of the city – especially low-income, African-American parts – devastated.
Not on Our Land: Land Recovery Campaign Kicks Off in Honduras
In Honduras, 300 leaders of the Afro-Indigenous Garífuna people are saying, “Not on our land.” On Monday, they and their allies around the world launched the Land Recovery Campaign in the village of Vallecito which, with 2,500 acres, is the largest single landholding of the Garífuna people. There, they are occupying land that has been taken from them to build mega-tourism projects.
Does the Non-Aligned Movement Still Matter?
With Iran taking over the three-year term of the presidency of the Non-Aligned Movement (N.A.M.) at the end of August 2012, the question arises: does the Non-Aligned Movement still matter in world politics and how will Iran use the presidency?