Author Archives: Steve
Campesinos Shut Down Highways Across Guatemala
November 30, 2012Guatemalan farmers’ organizations, including the Campesino Committee of the Highlands (CCDA) producers of CoDev’s Café Ético Guatemalan coffee, mobilized across the country today after the long awaited Rural Development bill was blocked by manouevres of the Guatemalan business elite.
Posted in Guatemala | 1 Comment“Technical Coup” in Paraguay
June 26, 2012In what is being described as a “technical coup”, the Paraguayan senate deposed progressive president Fernando Lugo, after a five hour show trial on June 22nd. The hastily arranged impeachment procedures were initiated following an armed clash last week between … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Paraguay | 1 CommentOpponent of Vancouver Mining Transnational Gunned Down in Guatemala
June 14, 2012On June 13th, 2012, after a month of receiving death threats regarding her opposition to a mine in her community, Yolanda Oquely Veliz, 33, was shot three times last night by gunmen on a motorcycle as she left a community … Continue reading
Posted in Guatemala, Human Rights, Urgent Action | 7 CommentsTeaching for Transformation
April 2, 2012International Forum on Liberating Pedagogies and Resistance to Neo-liberalism Educator and student activists from 20 countries will gather in Vancouver April 12-13 to participate in the “Teaching for Transformation” (T4T) Forum on Liberating Pedagogies.
Posted in Delegations/Solidarity Tours, Education, Events, Partnership | 3 CommentsIndeed the Pedagogy of the Oppressed
February 9, 2012In December 2011, CoDev coordinated a Canadian teachers’ delegation to Colombia. In the following article BC Teachers’ Federation provincial executive member Rick Guenther writes of his experiences during the delegation. I can only begin to imagine life as a union … Continue reading
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