A 'Green' President for Colombia?

Thursday 29th April 2010 - Javier Darío Restrepo - Inter Press Service

‘Crude’ and Chevron's Social Darwinism

Friday 4th September 2009, by Marshall Fine - The Huffington Post

Cochabamba, the Water Wars and Climate Change

Wednesday 21st April 2010 - Amy Goodman/Democracy Now!

[This November, Mexico will play host to the follow up to the Copenhagen climate talks. Activists around the country are already preparing for the 16th Conference of Parties summit, which will take place in Cancun. Gustavo Castro Soto, an activist, organiser based in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas offers his thoughts on climate justice organising in Mexico.]

Climate Justice Organising in Mexico (An Interview with Gustavo Castro Soto)

Tuesday 30 March 2010, by Dawn Paley (Upside Down World)

[In response to the aggressive corporate-led trade agenda of the EU, social movements from Latin America and Europe are mounting an Alternative Peoples’ Summit, the Enlazando Alternativas 4, which takes place from May 14-17 in Madrid.]

Latin America–Europe relations: Time for a New Era

April 2010, by Brid Brennan - Transnational Institute (TNI)

[Given the Venezuelan government's low public and foreign debt, the idea the country is facing an 'economic crisis' is plain wrong.]

Venezuela is Not Greece

Thursday 6th May 2010, by Mark Weisbrot - The Guardian (Comment is Free)

Venezuelan duo Bituaya perform their song Alerta

[The final declaration of the summit of presidents of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), held in Argentina on Tuesday 4 May, condemned the recent immigration law SB1070 passed by the U.S. state of Arizona on the grounds that it criminalises people on the basis of race.]

UNASUR Condemns Arizona Immigration Law, Elects General Secretary

Wednesday 5th May 2010, by Kirza Janicke - Venezuelanalysis.com

[The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China (known by the acronym BRIC) recently convened in Brasilia for their second BRIC summit. According to some, these four countries could - in around two decades - become the dominant powers in the world. Al Jazeera English's programme 'Empire' explores questions such as whether these emerging powers are changing the way the world works and what's the future for Brazil on the world stage.]

BRIC: The New World Order

Wednesday April 28th 2010, by Empire - Al Jazeera English

[Be it permanent or temporary, the UK has become home for many Latin American film professionals. One may think this is a land of passage but as new generations are born our roots get settled in the UK for real.]

Latin American Filmmakers in the UK

Thursday 22nd April 2010, by María Campaña Ramia - Latineos

Sergio León spreads conviction and enthusiasm in every thought that he shares with me. He arrived to the UK 35 years ago; he was 27 years old, he was married and had a son. Life was going normally for Sergio in Chile.