This week, “Speaking Truth to Power” was really about individuals groups speaking up against government powers. These people had to find new ways to protest and resist in a time of great violence. We see that especially through the work of the Madres, who campaigned for their missing children that were taken during the militaryContinue reading “Week 12: Speaking Truth to Power”
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Through this week’s reading and videos, it was very powerful to see how las madres de plaza de mayo used…
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When reading about the perils of Latin America, I sometimes sit back and think to myself, “how do we end this?” There are so many layers of trauma, corruption, and power imbalance that it seems an impossible struggle to fix. … Continue reading →
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I was unfamiliar with the term “dirty war” before this week’s readings. But it does make sense that if there are vague terms, a lack of cohesion, and if the enemy is within your own nation, that the only way … Continue reading →
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At a time when Latin America found itself defenceless in the face of an abusing government, the people turned to the new media in the hopes of getting the attention of an international audience. The age of new technologies truly benefited the people of Latin America, for it enabled the Latin American citizens to not … Continue reading “WEEK 12: Speaking Truth to Power”
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