Letters

Letters

Human Rights in Chile Marjorie Agosin's claim ["Patchwork of Memory," May/June, 1994] that the arpillera (testimonial tapestry) workshops ended because ...
The Evolution of Latin American NGOs

The Evolution of Latin American NGOs

In Latin America, NGOs have historical roots in the Catholic Church's fear of social unrest. In the 1950s, the Church ...
Parks, People and Power: The Shifting Terrain of Environmentalism

Parks, People and Power: The Shifting Terrain of Environmentalism

In the wake of the 1988 assassination of Chico Mendes, the way Northern environmentalists talk about Latin American environmental problems ...
A Mixed Blessing: The NGO Boom in Latin America

A Mixed Blessing: The NGO Boom in Latin America

It is often assumed that the growth of NGOs in Latin America reflects a strengthening of civil society. But in ...
Toward a New Internationalism: Lessons from the Guatemalan Labor Movement

Toward a New Internationalism: Lessons from the Guatemalan Labor Movement

Labor solidarity in the 1990s must move beyond fantasies. The exhortation, "workers of the world unite, you have nothing to ...
REINVENTING SOLIDARITY

REINVENTING SOLIDARITY

Over its 28-year history, NACLA has been absorbed by the question of how progressive activists in North America can act ...
A Typology of Activism

A Typology of Activism

Solidarity has been a core value for religious, leftist and labor groups, signifying support for the struggles of people who, ...
IN WHOSE INTERESTS?

IN WHOSE INTERESTS?

The most intriguing and still-unanswered ques- Ition regarding the Central America solidarity movement has to do with its private allies ...