Tuesday, June 14, 2016. 8220;Cuando despertó, el monstruo todavía estaba allí. El conflicto de las Empresas de Banano y Palma de aceite en el municipio de la Blanca, Guatemala. 191;Secar las lagunas se llama desarrollo? 191;Fumigar las comunidades se llama desarrollo? Yo que no soy estudiado, sé que eso no es desarrollo.

Reflections on Serving and Learning in El Salvador. Reflections on the Christmas Holidays and Life After SALT. It has been about 16 months that I have been home after my year with the MCC SALT program in Guatemala and El Salvador. These months have gone by fast, at times, and drudgingly slow at other times. Just like my year of SALT, I guess.

Thursday, September 22, 2011. If you do nothing else with this blog post - do yourself a giant favour and read the full story here.

Advocacy for justice, peace and human dignity. Canada and Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. I was less than 3 months old at the time, so I have no recollection of that day or the man when he lived. But at some point, I became aware of his work for civil rights and his untimely and tragic death. However, in the summer of 1967.

MCC Palestine and Israel Home Page. On January 1, Israel announced. There are around 34,700.

Ahora en Chiapas! Rick, Jacquie, Ezra and Hilary sharing their journey with MCC Mexico. San Cristobal de Las Casas.

Uncovering Trafficking of Persons and Drugs in the Americas. The Guatemalan Anti-Trafficking Network Information Site. US Offers Reward for El Chapo. The escape has been terrible for the image of the Mexican authorities and it has strained relations between U. and Mexican law enforcement since the two countries cooperated to capture Guzma n in 2014. The head of the prison was fired soon after the escape and dozens of prison employees were questioned.

Stories from Adam and Marisa in Nicaragua. I think of you, Nicaragua. Posted July 29, 2014 by theclanks. Today marks 1 year since we left Nicaragua and began to reintegrate ourselves to life in the States. I find that writing poetry from time to time helps me process events in my life. I think of you, Nicaragua. From my comfortable, overstuffed La-Z-Boy,. I think of your hard plastic chairs.

Notes and reflections about our life in Bogota, Colombia. Posted by Elizabeth under Uncategorized. Today on the way home from work we bought some eucalyptus branches from a man who sells them in our neighborhood in the evenings. It reminded me of a something I wrote a few weeks ago to be shared with our congregation in the U. , and I thought I might as well share it in this space as well. We have often struggled with fear tha.

Written by SALTer, Benjamin Kreider, working with the Comisión de Acción Social Menonita in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Posted on March 8, 2016 on his personal blog. Community members helping distribute rolls of plastic to construct temporary shelters. After the land was cleared it was guarded by police and security guards. I had an interesting conver.