Mesoamerican ‘climate refugees’ on the rise
by Tomasz B. Falkowski, Ph.D. for the Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Adolfo Chankin, an indigenous Maya farmer, manages the same land in Chiapas, Mexico as his father before […]
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Venezuela, lest we forget
By Richard Gaunt For the Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) When it comes to Venezuela, the rich and powerful hope that we might have historical amnesia, that we might […]
Dominican Republic off to an ugly start in human rights violations in 2019
by Tim Shenk Coordinator, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Two serious human rights violations have marred the beginning of 2019 in Dominican Republic, both involving the arrest and harassment […]
Everybody’s got a right to live! CUSLAR reports on Poor People’s Campaign
Click here to view the full Summer/Fall 2018 CUSLAR Newsletter.
Enrique Morones: Border Angels, Border Realities
Border Angels, Border Realities and Immigration Today Enrique Morones President & Founder, Border Angels Tuesday, September 25, 6:00 PM Unitarian Church, 306 N. Aurora St., Ithaca, NY Welcome by Rev. […]
Las elecciones de 2018 en México: Recomposicion de fuerzas y escenarios de lucha
por Iván Martínez Zazueta El pasado 1ro de julio el pueblo de México se rebeló en las urnas. La ciudadanía salió masivamente a votar y le ganó a la maquinaria […]
Invisible no more: Lemus-Sanchez from Mexico to Ithaca, NY
On Februrary 15, Ithaca, NY resident Gloria Lemus-Sanchez, who was born in Mexico, shared her story with CUSLAR students. Lemus-Sanchez works at Cornell University, is enrolled the university’s employee degree […]
