Information
Resources
Latin American Resources
Alternative Media
Alternative Perspectives on Latin
American
Issues
Countries (work
in process)
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Cuba
Guatemala
Haiti
México
México/U.S. Border
Venezuela
Groups
and Communities
Chicanos/as and Latinos/as
Indigenous Peoples
Resistance Movements
Women
Afrolatinos
Sexuality
Organizations
Non-profit organizations working on
Latin
American issues
Human Rights
Academic Working Groups
Intergovernamental Organizations
Environmental
Organizations
Language Schools
This page is a work in progress. Please
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Information
Resources
Latin
American Resources
amelatine
http://www.amelatine.com
Monthly, free e-publication, in French. Focus on all
aspects of culture, all parts of Latin America. Also a great avenue for
exploring other web-sites.
La Insignia
http://www.lainsignia.org
Articles in Spanish and Portuguese covering a wide array of topics,
both international and regional. Includes up-to-date, independent
reporting on topics and countries receiving little press coverage (such
as Uruguay and Paraguay.)
Alternatives for the Americas
http://socrates.berkeley.edu:7001/Alternatives/
Web site dedicated to continuing the dialogue on trade in the Americas.
Transcript excerpts and photographs form the U.C. Berkeley conference
"Alternatives
for the Americas," held in December of 1998.
Eco Travels in Latin America
http://www.planeta.com
Planeta.com promotes environmental conservation, cultural understanding
and local economic development, particularly through responsible
tourism.
This informative site has reports and links on environmental issues,
sustainable
development and eco-tourism.
Globalizacion America Latina
http://www.globalizacion.org
Recursos, informacion y noticias en globalizacion, desarrollo y
sociedad
civil en America Latina.
Guía del Mundo/The World Guide: Una Visión
desde el
Sur
http://www.guiadelmundo.org.uy
Extraordinary World Almanac put together by the Instituto del Tercer
Mundo in Uruguay. Covers political and social movements world-wide,
including
struggles for women's and indigenous rights. Updated weekly. In Spanish
and English.
ILSA -- El Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales
Alternativos
http://www.ilsa.org.co/
Based in Colombia, ILSA is an NGO offering alternative legal services
to excluded social sectors across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Publishes
bulletin El Portavoz. Web site in Spanish.
Instituto Universitario de Opinion Publica
http://www.uca.edu.sv/publica/iudop
Surveys, polls, and an extraordinarily informative bulletin produced
by the Institute should be required reading for scholars and activists
interested in El Salvador. This web-site is in Spanish.
Internet Resources for Latin America
http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia
New Mexico State University database and resource information on Latin
America and U.S. Latino communities. Provides search guide aimed mainly
at scholarly research.
Latinamerica Press
http://www.latinamericapress.org
Independent information and analysis ffrom the heart of the region.
http://www.noticiasaliadas.org
Version en espanol.
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/
Comprehensive directory of links to Latin American countries and topics
from the University of Texas.
Latin American Newsletters
http://www.latinnews.com/
On-line publishing service on economy, politics and business
information.
Provides news coverage.
Latin American Newspapers
http://www.iadb.org
By the Felipe Herrera Library of the International Development Bank.
LatinWorld
http://www.latinworld.com/
A directory of Internet resources on Latin America and the Caribbean.
The National Security Archives
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/
An independent non-governmental research institute and library based
in Washington D.C., the Archives collects and publishes declassified
documents
acquired through the Freedom of Information Act. This web site contains
extensive documents on Chile, Cuba, Guatemala and México.
Newspapers and Journals
http://www.georgetown.edu/LatAmerPolitical/Misc/journals.html#col
Georgetown University's comprehensive links to Latin American news
sources.
Political Database of the Americas
http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/
"The Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies' Political
Database of the Americas was founded to fill a void in the electronic
informational
resources available to students, academics, policy analysts and
government
officials on Latin American politics." In English, Spanish, Portuguese
and French.
stratfor.com
http://www.stratfor.com
Conservative intelligence web site with extensive Latin America
coverage.
Zona Latina
http://www.zonalatina.com/
Provides links to Latin American Media.
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Alternative
Media
Agencia Latinoamericana de Información (ALAI)
http://www.alainet.org
ALAI is an alternative communications organization for Latin America
based in Ecuador.
Brecha
http://www.brecha.com.uy/
Weekly newsmagazine from Uruguay.
Institute for Public Accuracy
http://www.accuracy.org
"As a nationwide consortium, the Institute for Public Accuracy
represents
an unprecedented effort to bring other voices to the mass-media table
often
dominated by a few major think tanks."
Making Contact Archive
http://www.vida.com/MakingContact/
The site has links to recent shows by the National Radio Project's
"Making Contact." Available in RealAudio, program coverage includes
Mexico
under NAFTA, Haiti's peasant movement, and a discussion on Cuba's
economy.
NACLA -- Report on the Americas
http://www.nacla.org
North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA). Progressive magazine
on Latin American politics and cultures. Web site in English, Spanish
and
Portuguese.
Proceso
http://www.proceso.com.mx/
Mexico's foremost political newsmagazine.
Sala de Prensa
http://www.saladeprensa.org
Discussion and information by independent Latin American journalists
in pursuit of free speech. Site in Spanish.
"Nuestra principal meta es impulsar la libertad de prensa, la libertad
de expresión y el derecho a la información en la
región,
mediante la promoción de la ética, la
investigación,
la precisión y el uso de nuevas tecnologías en el
ejercicio
periodístico iberoamericano, así como la
protección
de los periodistas."
The Weekly News Update on the Americas
http://home.earthlink.net/~dbwilson/wnuhome.html
A progressive news summary covering events throughout Latin American
and the Caribbean. Updates only through subscription, but web site has
useful
articles and links.
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Alternative
Perspectives on
Latin
American Issues
Central America Report
http://www.worldcom.nl/CAR
Produced in Guatemala by Inforpress Centroamericana, the weekly report
in English provides analysis of the region and its seven countries,
based
on contacts with local leaders, activists and analysts. Abstracts
online
free; full texts available only through subscription. Useful links to
Central
American newspapers.
Eduardo Galeano
http://spin.com.mx/~hvelarde/uruguay/Galeano/
La página del célebre escritor uruguayo Eduardo Galeano.
Contiene su biografía, crónicas, reseñas y
cuentos.
Envío
http://www.uca.edu.ni/revista/envio/
Journal with analyses of politics and economic issues in Nicargua and
Central America. Several articles are on Chiapas. In Spanish and
English.
NAFTA: The Harsh Reality
http://www.naftalawsuit.uswa.org/
Provides a critical examination of the adverse effects of NAFTA.
NAFTA report on first 5 years
http://www.citizen.org/pctrade/nafta/reports/5years.htm
Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch report on NAFTA. Provides a
critical
assessment of all aspects covered by the notorious trade agreement.
Vida.com
http://www.vida.com/
Vida.com is a collection of sites relating to economic rights and
international
solidarity with groups in Chiapas and El Salvador.
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Countries
Bolivia
Noticias Bolivianas
http://www.noticiasbolivianas.com
A clearinghouse for links to
a myriad of Bolvian publications.
Democracy Center's Cochababa
branch
http://www.democracyctr.org/bolivia
Information produced by the
Democracy Center's Cochabamba branch. Includes a Bolivia blog kept by
Jim Shultz. Insightful, in-depth articles on timely subjects plus
useful background information.
Brazil
Brazil Political Database
http://www.georgetown.edu/LatAmerPolitical/Countries/brazil.html
Georgetown University's useful database includes political parties,
government branches, electoral data, press links, and more.
Amanaka'a Amazon Network
http://www.amanakaa.org
Information on environmental activism.
Brazilink
http://www.brazilink.org
Connecting information, people and ideas on Brazil through electronic
research. Fabulous link section.
Brazil Facts
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~sergiok/brasil/brafacts.html#Government
Including geography, people, government, economy, communication.
Brazzil magazine
http://www.brazzil.com/
A fun magazine covering "the Brazilian way of life, politics, economy,
culture, and soul."
"Brazil's IMF Sponsored Disaster"
http://wwwdb.ix.de/tp/english/special/eco/6373/1.html
This 1999 essay by Michel Chossudovsky offers a detailed analysis of
the Brazilian financial crisis.
Global Exchange's Brazil Campaign
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/brazil/
Focuses on human rights work in Brazil. The site includes a directory
of women's organizations.
Landless Workers Movement (MST)
http://www.mstbrazil.org
The MST is today the largest social movement in Latin America.
Informative
English-language site by the U.S.-based "Friends of the MST," with
background
information, special reports and action alerts.
Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST)
http://www.mst.org.br.
The original MST web site, in Portuguese.
Terra: Brazil's Landless Movement
http://www.nytimes.com/specials/salgado/home/
This beautiful web site has a photo gallery of Sebastião
Salgado's
powerful images. It includes articles from The New York Times'
archives.
Paulo Freire
http://nlu.nl.edu/ace/Resources/Freire.html
Profile of Brazil's foremost educator, with links and bibliography.
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Chile
Chile Political Database
http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/Countries/chile.html
Andén
http://www.eden.com/~carlos/anden.html
A link resource for Chilean culture and politics.
Human Rights in Chile: Then and Now
http://www.derechoschile.com
This web site that traces the history of human rights in Chile from
1973, the year of the military coup, through to the present. This site
brings you testimonies, documents, photographs, and other information
of
interest. Derechos Chile also offers an up to date news service on
human
rights in Chile. In English and Spanish.
Las Víctimas del General
http://www.ua.es/up/pinochet/documentos/victimas/chile1.htm
Testimonies written by some of Pinochet's victims, such as Hortensia
Bussio, widow of Salvador Allende. Put together by the Spanish
newspaper El
País.
Law Lords Decision in Pinochet Case
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld199899/ldjudgmt/jd990324/pino1.htm
Complete text of the March 1999 decisions from England's House of Lords
Parque Por la Paz Villa Grimaldi
http://members.xoom.com/grimaldi/
With the effort of ex-political prisoners and their friends, the former
torture/detention center Villa Grimaldi has been converted into a "Park
of Peace." The Park's objective is to keep alive the memory of the
human
rights violations during Pinochet's regime.
Punto Final
http://www.puntofinal.cl
Chilean newsmagazine with articles on Chilean and Latin American
politics
and culture.
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Colombia
ABColombia Group
Send email to colombia_this_week@hotmail.com
for an excellent weekly news summary. The ABC group based in London,
England provides this service.
Center for International Policy Colombia Project
http://www.ciponline.org/colombia
A primary site for information on Colombia. Contains information ,
news, analysis and events listings. Draws from both English and Spanish
sources touching such vital topics as U.S. policy, peace negotiations,
human rights, fumigation, etc...The oft quoted Adam Isaacson heads this
project.
Colombia Politica Database
http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/Countries/colombia.html
Colombia Report
http://www.colombiareport.org
An extremely informative site dedicated to analyzing the Colombian
civil war, the "drug war" and the escalating U.S. involvement in the
conflict.
Colombia Week
http://www.colombiaweek.org
Weekly e-newsletter available by contacting colombiaweek@mn.rr.com.
The newsletter is currently available on the site listed above as part
of their weekly newsletter. This may change in the future.
Cambio16
http://www.cambio16.com/
Magazine on Politics and culture directed by Gabriel García
Márquez.
Semana
http://www.semana.com/index.htm
Weekly newsmagazine on Colombia and the world
El Espectador
http://www.elespectador.com/
Daily newspaper
ILSA -- El Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales
Alternativos
http://www.ilsa.org.co/
ILSA is an NGO offering alternative legal services to excluded social
sectors across Latin America and the Caribbean. Publishes bulletin El
Portavoz. Web site in Spanish.
Peace Brigades International: Colombia Project
http://www.igc.apc.org/pbi/colombia.html
By invitation, PBI started to work in Colombia in 1994, and at present,
there is a team of about 12 people operating out of two offices in
Bogota
and Barrancabermeja. Regular reports on human rights in Colombia are
available
at this site.
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Cuba
Cuba Political Database
http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/Countries/cuba.html
ACLC/Social Science Research Council Working Group on Cuba
http://www.acls.org/pro-cuba.htm
"The purpose of this page is to facilitate collaboration and exchange
among scholars by informing the scholarly community of institutions and
resources on topics of relevance to Cuba, Cubans, and exchange and
relations
between the scholarly communities of Cuba and North America."
AfroCuba
http://www.afrocubaweb.com
Fun and informative, this web site explores all aspects of Afro Cuban
culture, politics and performing arts.
American Friends Service Committee
http://www.afsc.org/cubahome.htm
This site has articles by Cuban scholars that were presented at
UNESCO/AFSC/Centro
Félix Varela's 1998 conference on Sustainable Economy.
Business Tips on Cuba
http://www.tips.cu
For those seeking to invest in Cuba. In Spanish and English.
Cuba Handbook
http://www.cubabooks.com
Information on the popular travel guide books by Christopher P. Baker.
Cuba Megalinks
http://www.laker.net/nike/megalinks.html
The most comprehensive Cuban links site in the WWW.
The Cuba Project, Queens College, City University of NY
http://www.soc.qc.edu/procuba/index.html
The Cuba Project is a collaborative effort to study changes in Cuban
policy, economy, culture, society and polity. It focuses on the
relationship
between Cuban social change and development and their international
context.
Cuba Solidarity Web Site
http://www.igc.apc.org/cubasoli/
The site is put together by Project InfoMed USA/Cuba, a network of
medical workers from the U.S. and Cuba. USA/Cuba-InfoMed is dedicated
to
the support of public health development in the third world and the
Republic
of Cuba in particular through the Cuban medical information network
(InfoMed).
The web site offers useful links, action alerts, documents on Cuban
Health,
and news updates from Cuban news sources.
Cuba in Transition
http://lanic.utexas.edu:80/la/cb/cuba/asce/cuba8/
Papers and Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Association
for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE).
CubaWeb
http://www.cubaweb.cu
Official web site of the Republic of Cuba (in English & Spanish).
Cuban American Alliance Education Fund
http://www.cubamer.org
Sends humanitarian assistance to disabled children in Cuba, works for
family reunification, educates legislators on issues affecting the
welfare
of Cuban Americans.
Cultivating Havana:
Urban Agriculture and Food Security in the Years of Crisis
http://www.foodfirst.org/progs/global/cuba/murphy.html
Summary for the Food First report on the urban agriculture movement
in Havana, Cuba. This report is a must read for both Cuba policy and
sustainable
development professionals, and is ideal for educators and course
adoptions.
Global Exchange's Cuba Campaign
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/cuba/
Informative site dedicated to diverse aspects of the Global Exchange
campaign. Includes bacground information on Cuba, sustainable
development,
food and medicine campaign, Reality Tours, etc.
Granma
http://www.granma.cu/
Cuba's main newspaper. In Spanish, English, French, Portuguese and
Dutch.
HavanaJournal.com
http://www.havanajournal.com
Up-to-date news links on Cuba.
History of Cuba
http://historyofcuba.com/cuba.htm
A useful site that provides a timetable history of Cuba, a biographical
essay on José Martí, information on the US embargo, and
other
features. Its purpose is "to encourage an honest journey of Cuban
history,
and to feed the idea that Cuba can and should stand on its own."
Indochina and Cuba Interchange
http://www.usirp.org/
The US-Indochina Reconciliation Project (USIRP) is a non-profit,
non-governmental
organization based in New York City which since 1985 has been a leader
in bringing about normal relations with Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
Their
primary focus is on educational and cultural exchange. This web site
features
the Indochina and Cuba Interchange bulletin, with several articles
about
Cuba.
Juventud rebelde
http://www.jrebelde.cubaweb.cu/
Daily news.
Kennedy and Castro
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB18/index.html
Document by Peter Kornbluh of the National Security Archives that
details
secret conversations between John F. Kennedy and Fidel Castro during
1963
on a possible U.S.-Cuba reapproachement.
Radio Habana Cuba
http://www.radiohc.org
Daily news from Cuba, in Spanish, English, Portuguese and French.
U.S. Department of State Cuba Web Site
http://www.state.gov/www/regions/wha/cuba/index.html
Presents information on U.S. policy towards Cuba, including travel
restrictions.
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Guatemala
Guatemala Political Database
http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/Countries/guate.html
Centro de Estudios de Guatemala
http://www.c.net.gt/ceg
The Guatemala Studies Center is a non-profit organization dedicated
to the study of Guatemalan politics, society and economy. They offer
independent
and alternative analyses of contemporary Guatemala, and monitor
mainstream
press. Site in Spanish.
CONADEGUA
(National Coordination of Human Rights in Guatemala)
http://www.c.net.gt/conadehgua
CONADEGUA is a coalition of five major human rights organizations in
Guatemala. They work actively to promote a strong civil society to
participate
in Guatemalan decision-making. Site in Spanish.
COPMAGUA
(Coordination of Mayan Peoples' Organizations of Guatemala)
http://www2.comune.bologna.it/bologna/asssolbg/copmagua.html
COPMAGUA is a broad-based coalition of Mayan and Civil Society groups
that work for the implementation of the Indigenous Rights Accord within
the Guatemalan Peace Accords of 1996. Site in Spanish.
FDNG (New Guatemala Democratic Front)
http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/usr/h93/h9309593/fdng.html
Web page of Guatemala's new progressive political party formed by a
popular movement that includes a strong women and indigenous
membership.
Guatemala Scholars Network (GSN)
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/Anthro/GSN/
This homepage is presented as part of the GSN mission to foster
communication
among scholars; to share information and stay informed about the
situation
in Guatemala; to provide a forum for Guatemalan voices to be heard in
North
America; and to support the renaissance of Mayan intellectual and
academic
activity taking place in Guatemala.
La Hora
http://www.lahora.com.gt/dia/lahora.htm
Guatemalan newspaper online.
MINGUA
http://www.un.org/Depts/minugua/
MINGUA is the United Nation's Mission for the verification of human
rights in Guatemala. Features full texts of the Peace Process
documents,
in Spanish and English, as well as a photo-journalistic archive.
NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of
Guatemala)
http://www.scruz.net/~goyo/nisgua/home.html
NISGUA links over 150 North American committees and individuals that
support the Guatemalan people in their struggle for justice, human
rights,
and self-determination. The web site includes news updates and reports
by the Guatemala News and Information Bureau (GNIB).
Prensa Libre
http://www.prensalibre.com/
Guatemalan newspaper online
Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca, URNG
http://www.urng.com/bienvenida.html
Web page of Guatemala's former guerrilla organization, now constituted
into a legal political party. Information in Spanish on Guatemala's
peace
process.
U.S. Policy in Guatemala, 1966-96
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB11/docs/
Documents from the National Security Archive.
Violencia Institucional en Guatemala 1960-1996:
Una Reflexión Cuantitativa
http://hrdata.aaas.org/ciidh/qr/spanish/index.html
Abstracts in Spanish from a recently published study on State-sponsored
violence in Guatemala.
A War Called Peace: Images of Guatemala
http://www.searchlight.com/warpeace/index.htm
Powerful photographs by photojournalist and Peace Brigades
International
member Piet van Lier.
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Haiti
Haiti Political Database
http://data.georgetown.edu/pdba/Countries/countries.cfm
FONKOZE
http://www.greatidea.com/fonkoze/default.htm
Haiti's alternative bank for the organized poor aimed at grassroots
economic development.
Windows on Haiti
http://windowsonhaiti.com
Beautiful and informative website, with essays, pictures and art
gallery.
México
México Political Database
http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/Countries/mexico.html
Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos
http://www.unam.mx/amdh/index.html
The Mexican Academy of Human Rights web site features current reports,
publications and other news. In Spanish and English.
Acción Zapatista
http://www.utexas.edu/students/nave/
A useful web site for those seeking more information on the Zapatista
movement in Chiapas and around the world.
CLON
http://alebrije.uam.mx/revistas/clon/clon.htm
CLON is a multimedia cyberzine that focuses on Mexican alternative
art and culture by means of original essays, poetry, music and
photography.
First issue on Chiapas. Produced by Mexico's Metropolitan Autonomous
University
(UAM).
Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de
los Derechos
Humanos. A.C.
http://www.laneta.apc.org/cmdpdh/cmdpdh.htm
This site has recent statistical information on human rights
violations,
news reports on Chiapas and the rest of México. In Spanish.
Congreso Nacional Indígena
http://www.laneta.apc.org/cni/
"El Congreso Nacional Indígena es el espacio de
participación
activa de las comunidades, pueblos y organizaciones indígenas
que
buscan una nueva relación con Estado mexicano y con la sociedad
nacional, para construir una paz con justicia y dignidad entre todos
los
mexicanos".
Consejo General de Huelga -- UNAM
http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Mesa/9813/
Web site of the UNAM's General Strike Council, with updates of the
negotiating process and complete documents of the students' demands.
Documents on Mexican Politics
http://www.cs.unb.ca/~alopez-o/polind.html
A repository of documents and statistics of relevance to the current
political discussion. Both in English and in Spanish, top Mexican
analysts,
politicians and cultural figures write.
Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional,
EZLN
http://www.ezln.org/
Web site of the Zapatista National Liberation Army of Chiapas. In
Spanish
and English.
Environmental Contacts
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/mexico/contactsmx.html
List of Government Agencies, Non Governmental Organizations, Research
Centers and Universities, etc.
Instituto Nacional de Ecología
http://www.ine.gob.mx/
Mexico's National Ecology Institute is a government-afiliated
environmental
policy center. Site in Spanish.
La Jornada
http://serpiente.dgsca.unam.mx/jornada/index.html
Mexico's progressive newspaper.
Mexico Bibliography
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/reviews/bibmex.html
An extensive list of books, including reviews, by Ron Mader of
Planeta.com.
Topics include travel, environment, culture, food and language schools.
Mexico Solidarity Network
http://www.mexicosolidarity.org
Coalition of organizations from the U.S., Canada and Mexico, focusing
on human rights in the state of Chiapas.
Proceso
http://www.proceso.com.mx/
Mexico's foremost political newsmagazine.
Sincronía
http://fuentes.csh.udg.mx/CUCSH/Sincronia/index.html
A Journal of culture studies from the University of Guadalajara,
México.
Essays in Spanish and English.
SIPAZ (Chiapas Human Rights)
http://www.sipaz.org/
International Service for Peace (Servicio Internacional para la Paz
or SIPAZ) is a response from the international community to the shared
sense among many Mexican sectors that international opinion can
contribute
to the search for peaceful solutions, through dialogue, to the
conflict.
Tepoztlán: History of the Struggle
http://www.red-mat.unam.mx/~ma/Tepoztlan.html
History, documents and photos of the struggle undergone by the people
of Tepoztlán, Morelos, to keep the control of their land. In
Spanish.
Tlatelolco Massacre:
Declassified U.S. Documents on Mexico and the Events of 1968
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB10/cover.htm
Documents from the National Security Archives
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
(UNAM)
http://serpiente.dgsca.unam.mx/
Web site of the oldest university in the Americas. In Spanish and
English.
Women in Contemporary Mexican Politics http://lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/mexcenter/women/
Proceedings of a bi-national conference sponsored by the University
of Texas at Austin in 1995.
WWW en México
http://serpiente.dgsca.unam.mx/rectoria/htm/mexico.html
The UNAM's useful link directory to web sites in Mexico. Lists
education,
research, government and media sites, among others.
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México
/ U.S. Border
BIOS (Border Information and Outreach Service)
www.irc-online.org/bios
BIOS is a resource put together by the Interhemispheric Resource
Center,
geared toward facilitating network-formation and activism around border
issues.
Border Bibliography
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/reviews/bibborder.html
List of books and reviews on the border, environment, travel, and more.
Border EcoWeb
http://www.borderecoweb.sdsu.edu/
Border Ecoweb at San Diego State University has created an excellent
site for locating information about the environment of the border
region.
Border Environmental Contacts
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/border/9995contacts.html
Links and contact information to universities, non governmental
organizations,
computer databases, government agencies, and more.
borderlines
http://www.zianet.com/irc1/bordline
Publication of the U.S.-México Border Project, with montly
focuses
on one specific border topic.
BorderLinks
http://www.igc.org/borderlinks
BorderLinks is an experiential education program at the
US/México
Border (Tucson, AZ). Their mission is "to build relationships and
understanding
between North and Latin Americans, encourage a shared analysis of the
implications
of the global economy, and capacitate leaders on both sides of the
border
who work together to foster healthy communities locally and
internationally."
David Bacon
http://www.igc.org/dbacon/
Excellent web site by journalist and photographer David Bacon. Features
reports on U.S/Mexico border labor issues.
Environmental Health Coalition
http://www.environmentalhealth.org
Environmental Health Coalition (EHC) is a grassroots, non-profit
environmental
justice organization, based in San Diego that is dedicated to the
prevention
and cleanup of toxic pollution threatening our health, our communities
and our environment.
Frente Indígena Oaxaqueño Binacional
http://www.laneta.apc.org/fiob/
The FIOB is a binational non-profit organization that is composed of
several indigenous organizations, communities, and individuals. All
members
are originally from the Mixteca, Zapoteca, and Trique Regions in the
State
of Oaxaca, México.
Red Fronteriza de Salud y Medio Ambiente
http://laneta.apc.org/incitra/
Based in Hermosillo, Sonora, "La Red" provides services in education,
information and outreach to empower citizen participation and promote
the
solution of health and environmental problems on the Mexico/US border.
Río Grande/Río Bravo Basin Coalition
http://www.utep.edu/rioweb
The Rio Grande/Rio Gravo Basin Coalition is an organizer, information
clearinghouse and an advocate for the perservation and sustainable use
of the Río Grande (known as the Río Bravo in
México),
its tributaries, and surrounding areas. The Coalition's leadership and
partners are from the United States, México and the Pueblo
nations.
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Venezuela
Venezuela FOIA
http://www.venezuelafoia.info
A web site dedicated to investigating U.S. meddling in Venezuela.
Venezuelan Analysis
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com
An “editorially independent web-site”, specializing in current news and
analysis on Venezuela. The people at Venezuelan Analysis hope to become
the leading source of information and analysis on Venezuela –a goal
they may well have accomplished. Nevertheless, while the web-site
provides excellent options for news and analysis, the topic areas need
development. Topics such as environment and land reform are either void
of articles or offer scant choices. On the other hand, the indigenous
portion, bearing articles and analysis on both the indigenous people of
Venezuela and the AfroVenezuelan population, is among the best in the
English language. This web-site should be a first stop for anyone
interested in Venezuela.
Groups
and
Communities
Chicanos/as
and Latinos/as
Chicano Database
http://lyra.rlg.org/cit-cdb.html
U.C. Berkeley's comprehensive bibliographic resource for information
about Mexican-American topics and the only specialized database for
Chicano
reference.
Chicana/o Latina/o Network
http://clnet.ucr.edu/
A site that aims to build Chicana/o Latina/o communities through
networking.
FELIPE'S Things Latino Page -- Connecting to CyberRaza
http://edb518ea.edb.utexas.edu/html/latinos.html
List of links to Latino/a web sites.
Hispanic/Latino News Service
http://www.latinowww.com/
Aims to provide daily information on Latino issues and news.
"Making Face, Making Soul: A Chicana Feminist Homepage"
http://chicanas.com/
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MECHA)
http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/
Stanford University's Chicano Student site, with links to the
Nation-wide
MECHA groups.
Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say
http://www.nuestrapalabra.org
"Bringing you the Past, Present, and Future of the Latino Literary
Renaissance."
United Farm Workers
http://www.ufw.org/
Union co-founded by Chicano activists César Chávez and
Dolores Huerta.
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Indigeonous
Peoples
Abya Yala Net
http://abyayala.nativeweb.org/
This site presents information on Indigenous peoples in Mexico,
Central,
and South America.
Centro de Documentacion Mapuche, Nuke Mapu
http://www.soc.uu.se/mapuche/
Most up-to-date news on Mapuches.
CONAIE (Indigenous Nationalities Confederation of
Ecuador) http://conaie.nativeweb.org/index.html
Congreso Nacional Indígena
http://www.laneta.apc.org/cni/
Mexican-based National Indigenous Congress. "El Congreso Nacional
Indígena
es el espacio de participación activa de las comunidades,
pueblos
y organizaciones indígenas que buscan una nueva relación
con Estado mexicano y con la sociedad nacional, para construir una paz
con justicia y dignidad entre todos los mexicanos".
Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional,
EZLN
http://www.ezln.org/
Inkarrinet
www.inkarri.net
Explores contemporary indigenous political activism in Latin America.
Site in Spanish.
NativeWeb
http://www.nativeweb.org/
An amazing resource of information on hemispheric indigenous issues.
Includes extensive links to specific indigenous nations.
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Resistance
Movements
Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional,
EZLN
http://www.ezln.org/
Landless Workers Movement (MST)
http://www.mstbrazil.org
The MST is today the largest social movement in Latin America.
Informative
English-language site by the U.S.-based "Friends of the MST," with
background
information, special reports and action alerts.
United Farm Workers
http://www.ufw.org/
Union co-founded by Chicano activists César Chávez and
Dolores Huerta, still going strong and in need of support for their
struggle.
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Women
Debate Feminista
http://www.laneta.apc.org/debate/
Mexico's leading gender studies journal.
El Clóset de Sor Juana
http://www.igc.org/beijing/ngo/closet.html
Mexican feminist group.
Mujeres Latinoamericanas en Cifras http://www.eurosur.org/FLACSO/mujeres/
Mujeres Latinoamericanas en Cifras resume el primer esfuerzo
sistemático
por mostrar, en forma integral y comparada con los varones, la
situación
de las mujeres de América Latina. Coordinado por la Facultad
Latinoamericana
de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) desde su sede en Chile.
Mujeres Zapatistas/Zapatista Women http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/~geneve/zapwomen/
Site for women working in solidarity with the Zapatistas. Useful
information
and links.
Women and Gender Studies
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/women/
LANIC's directory of links.
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Afrolatinos
AfroCubaWeb
http://www.afrocubaweb.com
This
site, also mentioned in the Cuba section, focuses on AfroCubans.
However,
it now contains an AfroColombian and an AfroVenezuelan page.
Etnias
de Colombia
http://www.etniasdecolombia.org/grupos_afrocolombiano.asp
Electronic
magazine, Actualidades etnicas, provides up to date information on the
AfroColombian community while AfroColombian page gives history and
socio-economic
information.
Mundo
Negro
http://www.mundonegro.com.br
News,
literature, history..."the most complete Black site on the web",
according
to the creators. This site is in Portuguese.
Portalafro
http://www.portalafro.com.br
Emphasis
on AfroBrazilian culture. Also offers a magazine with unique interviews
and hard to find news articles. This site is in Portuguese.
Organizations
Non-profit
organizations
working
on Latin American issues
Amazon Watch
http://www.amazonwatch.org
Works with indigenous groups in Amazon to protect culture and
environment.
Food First
http://www.foodfirst.org/
"Food First empowers citizens to address the root causes of hunger,
poverty, and environmental decline. Our research and educational
materials
reveal how anti-democratic institutions and belief systems promote
hunger
and environmental deterioration." Food First has a Cuban Organic
Agriculture
Exchange Program. It also conducts two projects in Chiapas, Mexico.
Based
in Oakland, California.
Global Exchange
http://www.globalexchange.org
An organization "dedicated to promoting people-to-people ties around
the world." Awareness-raising "Reality Tours" include Mexico and Cuba.
Based in San Francisco.
IFCO/Pastors for Peace
http://www.ifconews.org/p4p.html
The Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization is an
ecumenical
agency whose mission is to help forward the struggles of oppressed
people
for justice and self-determination. Organizes aid caravans to Latin
America
(Chiapas, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, etc.)
The Latin America Working Group (LAWG)
http://www.lawg.org/
Coalition of over sixty religious, human rights, policy, grassroots
and development organizations. Since 1983, the coalition has been
striving
for U.S. policies that promote peace, justice and sustainable
development
in the region. Based in Washington D.C.
La Peña Cultural Center
http://www.lapena.org/
Berkeley, California-based performing arts center committed to cultural
activism for social justice.
Media Alliance
http://www.media-alliance.org
San Francisco-based organization that provides training and resources
for media workers, activists and community organizers. Media Alliance's
Latin American Committee analyzes media coverage on Latin America.
Resource Center of The Americas
http://www.americas.org/
"A Minnesota-based nonprofit of more than 1,300 members, we provide
educational resources, link individuals and grass-roots groups across
national
borders, and reveal the lopsided power relations within and between the
Americas. These tools empower U.S. citizens to forge new relations --
from
the Twin Cities to Tierra del Fuego."
The Rainforest Action Network
http://www.ran.org/
Rainforest Action Network works to protect the Earth's rainforests
and support the rights of their inhabitants through education,
grassroots
organizing, and non-violent direct action. With Brazil and Colombia
campaigns.
SEVA Foundation
http://www.seva.org
The Berkeley-based SEVA Foundation is an organization dedicated to
finding skillful means to relieve suffering around the world. Promotes
sustainable development, economic independence and environmental
justice
for all people. SEVA has a Guatemala/Chiapas program.
SIPAZ
(Servicio Internacional Para la Paz/International Service
For Peace)
http://www.nonviolence.org/sipaz
San Francisco-based SIPAZ is a response from the international
community
to the shared sense among many Mexican sectors that international
opinion
can contribute to the search for peaceful solutions, through dialogue,
to the conflict in Chiapas. A very informative source for updated news
on Chiapas.
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Human
Rights
Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org/
Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos
http://www.unam.mx/amdh/index.html
The Mexican Academy of Human Rights web site features current reports,
publications and other news. In Spanish and English.
Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de
los Derechos
Humanos
http://www.laneta.apc.org/cmdpdh/cmdpdh.htm
This site has recent statistical information on human rights
violations,
news reports on Chiapas and the rest of México. In Spanish.
Committee for Health Rights in the Americas (CHRIA)
http://www.brown.edu/Courses/Bio_Community_Health168C/chria.html
CHRIA is an organization of health workers and others working toward
human rights in Central America and immigrant health rights in the US
through
public education and organizing, delegations, and medical aid.
Derechos Humanos en América Latina
http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/
Based in Madrid, this nonprofit group monitors human rights activities
throughout Latin America. In Spanish, with some documents available in
English.
Gay Rights
http://www.americas.org/
The Resource Center for the Americas' web site has an informative
section
on gay and lesbian rights in Latin America. It includes articles on
women's
art activism and gays in Cuba.
Human Rights in the Americas
http://pages.prodigy.net/walterewing/HumanRights.htm
Links to sources of information on human rights in the western
hemisphere.
Human Rights in Chile: Then and Now
http://www.derechoschile.com
This web site that traces the history of human rights in Chile from
1973, the year of the military coup, through to the present. This site
brings you testimonies, documents, photographs, and other information
of
interest. Derechos Chile also offers an up to date news service on
human
rights in Chile. In English and Spanish.
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
(IGLHRC)
http://www.iglhrc.org/
Founded in 1990 to fill the gap between the international human rights
movement and the gay rights movement, neither of which fully addressed
human rights violations against sexual minorities. Reports from Latin
American
Countries.
International Women's Health Coalition
http://www.iwhc.org/
Works with individuals and groups in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
to promote women's reproductive and sexual health and rights.
Nuevo Amanecer Press
http://www.nap.cuhm.mx/nap0.htm
"Servicio informativo de apoyo al trabajo en defensa de los Derechos
Humanos. En México reproduce, traduce al inglés y
distribuye
la información procedente de instancias como la Comisión
Nacional de Intermediación (CONAI), la Diócesis de San
Cristóbal
de las Casas, Organismos No Gubernamentales, y noticias pertinentes al
proceso de paz."
Peace Brigades International
http://www.igc.apc.org/pbi/index.html
Peace Brigades International (PBI) is a unique grassroots organization
exploring and implementing nonviolent approaches to peacekeeping and
support
for basic human rights. Currently, Peace Brigades International has
long-term
projects in Colombia
, Haiti , Sri
Lanka , North America
, as well as joint projects with other organizations in Chiapas
and the Balkans.
The Project Disappeared/El Proyecto Desaparecidos
http://www.desaparecidos.org
The Project Disappeared is an attempt by diverse human rights
organizations
and activists to keep the memory of the disappeared alive and search
for
justice. Information on Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico,
Peru,
Uruguay, and other countries in the world.
SIPAZ (Chiapas Human Rights)
http://www.sipaz.org/
International Service for Peace (Servicio Internacional para la Paz
or SIPAZ) is a response from the international community to the shared
sense among many Mexican sectors that international opinion can
contribute
to the search for peaceful solutions, through dialogue, to the
conflict.
Washington Office on Latin America
http://www.wola.org/
"The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) promotes human rights,
democracy and social and economic justice in Latin America and the
Caribbean.
WOLA facilitates dialogue between governmental and non-governmental
actors,
monitors the impact of policies and programs of governments and
international
organizations, and promotes alternatives through reporting, education,
training and advocacy."
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Academic
Working Groups
ACLC/Social Science Research Council Working Group on Cuba
http://www.acls.org/pro-cuba.htm
"The purpose of this page is to facilitate collaboration and exchange
among scholars by informing the scholarly community of institutions and
resources on topics of relevance to Cuba, Cubans, and exchange and
relations
between the scholarly communities of Cuba and North America."
Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies
http://www.georgetown.edu/sfs/programs/clas/home.html
Includes the Caribbean and México Projects.
The Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics
http://hemi.ps.tsoa.nyu.edu/
A consortium of artists, scholars, and institutions in the Americas
dedicated to exploring the relationship between performance and
politics.
Participating universities: Universidade do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil),
Pontificia
Universidad Católica del Perú (Peru), New York University
(USA). Site in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/
"LASA is the largest professional Association in the world for
individuals
and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. With over 4,300
members, twenty-five percent of whom reside outside the United States,
LASA is the one Association that brings together experts on Latin
America
from all disciplines and diverse occupational endeavors, across the
globe."
University of Cambridge Centre of Latin American Studies
http://www.latin-american.cam.ac.uk/
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Intergovernamental
Organizations
Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración
(ALADI)
http://www.aladi.org/
ALADI promotes the integration of associated Latin American nations
towards the establishment of a common market. Site in Spanish and
Portuguese.
Comisión Económica Para América
Latina y el
Caribe (CEPAL)
http://www.cepal.org/
CEPAL is one of five regional comissions of the United Nations, and
has its headquarters in Chile. All nations of Latin America and the
Caribbean
are currently members. The web site features documents discussing Latin
America's economic integration, and related issues of relevance.
Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA)
http://lanic.utexas.edu/~sela/conex.htm
This web site has useful links to the region's economic organizations
such as ALADI, MercoSur and the OAS. In Spanish and English.
Environmental
Organizations
Biodiversidadla
http://www.biodiversidadla.org
Censat "Agua Viva"
http://www.censat.org
Informacion ambiental, de comercio internacional, avisos de
conferencias regionales -todo en espanol. Radicada en Colombia, pero
sin
enfasis en noticias del pais. Se trata de informacion internacional con
una buena representacion de paises latinamericanos.
Centro Latino Americano de Ecologia Social
http://www.ambiental.net
Informaciones ambientales para America Latina.
Tierrasinmal
http://www.tierrasinmal.com.ar
Informacion ambiental con enfasis en Argentina, Brasil, Uruguay
y Paraguay.
Language
Schools
Cemanahuac
http://www.cemanahuac.com
One of the oldest Spanish language schools in Latin America. Based in
Cuernavaca, Mexico. Offers a variety of living accommodations, formal
language instruction, and specialized courses for health workers, and
reality excursions.
Escuela Bellavista
http://www.escuelabellavista.cl
Located in Santiago, Chile. Escuela Bellavista, formerly known as the
Centro de Idiomas de Bellavista, offers reasonably priced
accommodations and instruction from their Santiago facility. Students
enjoy excursions to the Andes, and the coastal region, as well as local
attractions.
Sexuality
Sexuality Studies in Latin America
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/hasrg/latinam/balder.html
Extensive bibliography of scholarly books and essays on gender issues
in Latin America, published mainly in the U.S., but includes many
Spanish-language
references by Latin American writers. Regularly updated.
Gayscape
http://www.gayscape.org
Gay and lesbian search tool by country. Leads to informative
sites, clubs, and activities.
Otras Ovejas
http://www.swiftsite.com/otrasovejas/Oobrochu.html
A gay support site in Spanish. Religious orientation. Avenues for
political activism.
Spanish Language Schools
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