He would have been 97 years of age a few days ago, and although he was not a protagonist in his own land, he is remembered in Cuba for his undeniable contribution to popular music. Wilfredo Alayón Even now, musical experts argue about the creator of the […]
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Manuel Galich: Word vs. oppression
His ability to teach history to the student in such an enjoyable way through the use of fine irony, humor and profuse anecdotes were some of the features that defined the character of the Guatemalan intellectual. Randy Saborit Mora He was baptized as The Voice of the Guatemalan […]
Recognition of Latin Americans: a process acquiring local variations
A Latin-American is someone who belongs to, or is descended from Latin America, the conjunction of countries which mostly speak Spanish or Portuguese, without excluding the indigenous languages. Claudio Chipana We are Latin-Americans because we come from that great region south of the Rio Bravo, that region which […]
The discipline of silence: Narcissistic escape, or healing for the nations?
In the recent TV series, “The big silence” (BBC 2, 2010), it emerged that people are both addicted to noise and consumerism, and yet desperate for an escape from it. Nigel Pocock Gordon Brown promised more consumption in order to escape the banking crisis; more consumption drives wage […]
Our right to the city and the streets
On the 7th of November, an event will take place to discuss the provision and enjoyment of the urban environment by the citizens. A proposal will be discussed together with a photographic exhibition inspired by the fight to reclaim of the streets that shape cities. War on Want is […]