Radical Solidarity: From St. Louis to Honduras
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Category: Latin America
The Right to Remember
“The right to remember is not among the human rights consecrated by the United Nations, but now more than ever we must insist on it and act on it. Not to repeat the past but…
Modern Crucifixion in Central America
Every day during the years of conflict in Central America, tortured bodies were found along roadsides—as in Jesus’ day the crucified victims of the Roman Empire were displayed on the side of the road—to instill…
Porque El Amor Es Mas Fuerte Que La Muerte
From Marty King’s kitchen, during Be in Love with Yr Life class
No Hatred … Archbishop Oscar Romero
I ask you faithful people who listen to me with love and devotion to pardon me for saying this, but it gives me more pleasure that my enemies listen to me. I know that the…
Share the Wealth This Sunday: El Salvador and Spoken Word with Te Martin
This Sunday, I’ll be sharing writing and reflections from my semester in El Salvador. I’ll read some of my poems and stories and share how Salvadorans have encouraged me to work for justice here in…
Nicaraguan Slogans from Yesteryear
“Che lives in our consciences” “Long live Father Camilo Torres” “Free Homeland or Death” “Sandino means liberty forever” –from Marc Zimmerman et al., Nicaragua in Revolution: The Poets Speak
On Romero, Angelica & Ann, the Day to Day, Faith, Love, Community and Interbeing: A Facebook Message from Lindsey Weston
With all of the talk of Romero becoming a martyr… Officially, “killed in the hatred of faith” I can’t help but think… well duh You and I already knew that Angelica knew that Ann knew…
Compromismo, 1983
I came across this excerpt from a 1983 statement from Brazilian Bishop Pedro Casaldáliga in response to a request from the Salvadoran Human Rights Commission on behalf of Salvadoran refugee children. This statement reminds me of the commitment of…
The Power of Photography: Salgado’s Terra
Sebastião Salgado. Terra: Struggle of the Landless. Phaidon. $55.00. 143 pages. For Cami Several years ago at a conference on liberation theology at Maryknoll, my wife, Mev Puleo, asked the noted Salvadoran theologian Jon Sobrino how…