On Saturday the 13th of July, the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign (NSC) will hold an event to raise awareness of the people of South America, and give them the help they desperately need. The event aims to unite those people who were inspired by the Sandinista Revolution to travel to […]
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Central America… Scenes of trafficking women
It is considered as a new form of slavery in the 21s century, human trafficking has acquired special importance in the region. 64% of victims are women and children. Benjamin Serra Ana knew that her family’s economic situation was not good, so that as soon as a woman […]
The future of Venezuela
The Venezuela Solidarity Campaign will be holding a conference on Saturday April 27, 2013, in order to discuss progress and change in Venezuela. . The political, economic and social status of Venezuela has been under scrutiny for many years. The current president, Hugo Chavez, has been under fire from the […]
Exporting Latin American happiness
On 7th March University of Leicester will be hosting a conference entitled: “Well-being, Culture and Society: Cuban and UK Perspectives 2013”. Mental health spans a wide range of activities connected directly or indirectly to mental well-being, defined by the WHO [World Health Organisation] as: “a state of complete physical, […]
The image of the woman in Venezuela
On the 5th March a seminar will be held in order to analyse and discuss the recent reforms in Venezuela which have been brought about in order to achieve equality between the sexes. In recent years there have been advances in women’s rights laws and their position has been improved. […]