Since the time when the creator god Kakua Serankua put the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in their hands and gave them the task of respecting it, the Koguis – Older Brothers of the Human Race – began to fulfill his plans. Mónica del Pilar Uribe Marin And […]
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Squatting: under the cover of occupation
In the English-speaking world they are known as ‘squatters’, in Spain ‘okupas’, and in certain Latin American countries as ‘paracaidistas’ (‘parachutists’). These are some of the terms that refer to those people throughout the world who lead lives based on occupying abandoned buildings or abandoned housing. Juan Galbete […]
In the land of Tango
Our journey to Buenos Aires from London began on a stuffy British Airways flight lasting fifteen very long hours. However almost as soon as we stepped foot on to Argentinean soil our acidic moods evaporated and we were captivated by the enveloping passion of what I consider to be the […]
Fernando Garavito dies: The departure of ‘Juan Mosca’
The early hours of Thursday the 28th brought terribly sad news regarding one of Colombia’s best-known journalists. Mónica del Pilar Uribe Marín Only a few weeks earlier on October 4th, he had travelled to a small town in Southern United States, because the Lannan Foundation had granted him […]
Kurdistan, an ethnic genocide
2000 marked the beginning of a new era. After the consideration of admitting Turkey to the EU, they were obliged to respect the rights of the national minorities of Turkey. Daniel Fernández “There is not only one nation in Turkey; there is also the Kurdish nation”. Those are […]