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Casa Amiga: Leading the Fight to Protect Women in Ciudad Juárez

Posted 03 December 2002 | By | Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments

Citizen Action in the Americas Casa Amiga: Leading the Fight to Protect Women in Ciudad Juárez by Jonathan Treat | December 3, 2002   A major wave of layoffs in the once-thriving maquiladora industry of Ciudad Juárez has left thousands scrambling to make ends meet. Among the most vulnerable to this economic implosion are thousands [...]

Guatemala’s Landless Movement

Posted 25 November 2002 | By | Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments

| Citizen Action in the Americas | Push for land reform met with violence Guatemala’s Landless Movement by Jonathan Treat | November 25, 2002   In Guatemala, a country with an abundance of fertile farmland, poor farmers are being killed for demanding small plots where they can live, till, and sustain their families. Since April [...]