El 31 de mayo del 2010, el ejército israelí atacó a la Flotilla de la Libertad, mientras esta trataba de llevar ayuda humanitaria a la Franja de Gaza, Palestina. Nueve Internacionalistas fueron asesinados y más de 54 heridos a bordo del buque insignia Mavi Marmara. Lara Lee filmó el ataque israelí contra el Mavi Marmara, y su video fue el único que escapo la confiscación por parte del ejército israelí. Este documental, narrado por un sobreviviente del asalto, esta basado enteramente de fragmentos de la filmacion de Iara Lee
[Agradecimientos especiales a MARCOS CASTANEDA de RadioChile FM - Radio Nuevo Mundo por la narracion]
Liliany Obando: Colombian political prisoner
Written by Doroteo Arango
Sunday, 14 August 2011 23:14
Liliany Obando
On August 8th 2008 Liliany Patricia Obando was detained by the Colombian authorities. She was dragged away in front of her two terrified children and her elderly mother. The Colombian regime has accused her of 'rebellion' and is currently holding her in appalling conditions in jail without having convicted her of any crime. Liliany is an academic, a human rights campaigner and a trade union consultant. In recent years she has worked in several Western countries, mainly Canada and Australia, in an effort to raise awareness of the situation faced by the Colombian trade union movement. This work is thought to have angered the Colombian regime, which is trying to present the international community with a false picture of what is occurring in Colombia and to cover-up the abuses. The detention of Liliany is yet another attempt to silence those who speak out against the Colombian regime. The international community needs to protest against the authoritarian and abusive policies of the Colombian regime and to campaign for the release of people such as Liliany.
St-Pierre, Éric with Emerson da Silva, Mathieu Lamarre, & Barbara Sandlands. Fair Trade: A Human Journey. 2009. Les Éditions de l’homme. Montreal, Canada
Review by Theresa Wolfwood with photos from the book
“Today neoliberalism and its Holy Trinity – deregulation, innovation and globalization – are facing a crisis, and we are finding out that the trendy notion of ‘sustainable development’ is... an oxymoron. The time is ripe to rethink our way of doing things and fight the spread of individualism and consumerism... Fair trade proposes an alternative based on the ideas of social justice, product quality and respect for the environment...Its aim is to encourage involvement and solidarity...This book is a sign of hope that another world is possible.” From the preface by D’Francisco Van der Hoff Boersma, an early founder of fair trade.
This beautiful publication is more than a coffee table book; it is all about the coffee we put on that table - and 11 other major agricultural products available in Canada that are sold as ‘fair trade.’ It also includes handicrafts and soccer balls in its stories. Every product is highlighted by its history and means of product, personal stories of farmers who grow fair trade and statistics giving the conventional and fair trade production, prices and importers; all illustrated by wonderful and vivid images of workers and their lives. My only regret about this very comprehensive and well presented book is that fair trade Palestinian olive oil and the role of conflict in agriculture were only mentioned in passing. Maybe in the next edition of this impressive work.
Book Review: Tina Modotti: Photographer and Revolutionary
Written by Theresa Wolfwood
Wednesday, 22 September 2010 21:36
Hooks, Margaret. Tina Modotti: Photographer and Revolutionary 1993. Pandora, HarperCollins Publications, London UK
Review by Theresa Wolfwood
Tina Modotti came from a poor family in Italy to the USA: her beauty and strong character lead her into a modelling and acting career. She became a model, mistress and assistant of USA photographer, Edward Weston. Together they went to Mexico; she fell in love with that country and stayed after he went home and became an amazing photographer in her own right – first with photos of flowers but soon her political convictions moved her to social documentary photography.
Stories and photos by Theresa Wolfwood I have been fortunate to meet and hear three strong Latin American women speak about their struggles; of course, they mean not their individual problems, but the struggles of women and everyone working for justice in their region. Behind every successful social and political transformation are hundreds of determined women, connected and committed to their work. And if there is anywhere in the world we can look for inspiration and example for our much needed social change, it is Latin America.
Miles Litvinoff and John Madeley.50 Reasons to Buy Fair Trade2007 Pluto Press.UK
“The mainstream trading system is failing the poor. Fair Trade offers partnership in place of exploitation.”
Theresa Wolfwood
Beyond the general response when people ask why one should support fair trade – something that I usually sum up as a better life for producers and an opportunity for consumers to challenge the bottom line mentality of ruthless global corporations, this useful volume offers some very specific reasons and specific details of more general reasons.
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Liliany Obando
Review by Theresa Wolfwood with photos from the book
