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Canada’s Idle No More Indigenous Movement Sets Stage for Latin American Involvement

Posted 09 March 2013 | By | Categories: Biodiversity & Sustainable Development, Citizen Action, Climate Change, Democracy, Environment, Gender, Human Rights, Indigenous People | No Comments

Idle No More (INM), started in late 2012 as an aboriginal movement to block regressive legislation threatening indigenous, territorial and treaty claims in Canada, has quickly become a worldwide vehicle for indigenous peoples’ rights and environmental complaints. By early 2013 It has attracted significant attention from Latin American quarters.

Rio de Janeiro: From the City of Wonder to the City of Business

Posted 26 February 2013 | By | Categories: Citizen Action, Democracy, Environment, Human Rights, Indigenous People, Regular Columnists, South America | 1 Comment

“They come and mark the houses like the Nazis did.” The story flows from Inalva’s mouth with gentle fluidity, as if speaking of something far removed from her. “They mark three letters—SMH [1] and a number, and you know which ones they are going to demolish.” At a glance, one in three or four houses of Vila Autódromo are marked.