Assembly of the Peoples of the Earth for the Amazon: movements launch collective letter with demands for heads of state
The document calls for concrete actions for the recovery of the Amazon biome and land titling for Indigenous and quilombola communities
“Brazil is back”: Lula’s speech at COP27
“Brazil is back. Brazil is coming out of that cocoon to which it has been subjected to for the last four years,” Lula stated.
“I am deeply sorry”: Pope Francis apologizes for the Church’s support of Canadian residential schools
Pope Francis begins “penitential pilgrimage” by visiting the site of a former residential school and apologizing for the Catholic Church’s sponsorship of forced assimilation
Latin America is moving towards Plurinationalism, slowly but definitely
In recent years, various progressive leaders across the region have presented proposals for a plurinational state to achieve true decolonization
Indigenous group intensifies opposition to dam project in north Philippines
The Isnag tribe in the Apayao province have declared senior officials of a national agency on Indigenous affairs as persona non grata on their ancestral lands, as the dispute over a major hydel power project intensifies
Indigenous and climate activists organize week of action in US capital
More than 300 arrests were made between in the first three days of a week-long action by a coalition of indigenous groups and climate activists, demanding an end to fossil fuel projects and other polluting industries
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
- Argentine unions call another general strike for May 9
