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Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle and the General Consulate of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in New Orleans invited you to see the documentary “Growing Change” and to have a talk about food sovereignty in Venezuela as part of Latin American integration bodies, such as ALBA, CELAC, UNASUR and MERCOSUR. Come to Learn about the Food … Continue reading
El Circulo Bolivariano Alberto Lovera de Nueva York invita a la comunidad de Nueva Orleans y Jackson Missisipi a ver la película “Cultivando el Cambio” y a su vez tener una charla sobre soberanía alimentaria en Venezuela en el marco de los órganos de integración Latino Americana, tales como: ALBA, CELAC, UNASUR y MERCOSUR. conozcan … Continue reading
Climate change exposes New York’s deep class divide Posted on November 9, 2012 Hurricane Sandy and the suffering it has caused are intimately related to the business that the dark towers of Lower Manhattan symbolize. In the hardest hit areas, Occupy activists are organizing grassroots relief efforts. by Peter Rugh On Tuesday morning, as New … Continue reading
Frankenstorms and climate change: How the 1% created a monster Posted on November 2, 2012 by Chris Williams “If the study to which you apply yourself has a tendency to weaken your affections, and to destroy your taste for those simple pleasures in which no alloy can possibly mix, then that study is certainly unlawful, … Continue reading
Corporate giants reap billions from hunger by Simon Butler Green Left Weekly, October 21, 2012 The United Nations has warned that world grain reserves have fallen to critically low levels as world food prices have risen to levels close to that of 2008 — a year in which food riots took place in more than … Continue reading
January Delegation to Venezuela: Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, and Community Power January 27/February-5. With Hugo Chavez’s historic win this October, the Venezuelan people have committed to carry forward the Bolivarian Revolution, with its advances in social equality, human rights, community power, and more. One of the focuses of this trip will be food sovereignty, or … Continue reading
Caracas, 16 Oct. AVN.- Venezuelans consume about 25.7 million tons of food per year, representing an increase of 60 per cent during the last 10 years, informed Tuesday the vice-president of the economic productive area, Ricardo Menendez. In a press conference, Menendez informed that the increase has a positive impact on the average life expectancy … Continue reading
WEDNESDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER, 2012 Behind Bolivia’s nationalization of Canadian mine For the Financial Post, the actions of the Bolivian government in nationalizing a Canadian mine this summer, confirmed the country’s status as an “outlaw nation” (Grace, 2012). But for less biased observers, the reality was a little different. Responding to pressure from local indigenous communities … Continue reading
the Agencia Boliviana de Información (ABI) July 10, 2012. Translated by Bolivia Rising President Evo Morales applauded on Tuesday the agreement struck with indigenous peoples from the mining town of Mallku Khota, in the north of Potosi, because it assures the state will be able to continue recuperating natural resources to benefit the Bolivian people. … Continue reading
Can we feed earth’s growing population without destroying the environment? Every time there’s a discussion of population growth, someone says the answer is definitely no. Agriculture is a major source of green house gas emissions, so more agriculture will cause more global warming. What’s more, agriculture both uses huge amounts of water and poisons water … Continue reading
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