October 30, 2022. This is What Democracy Looks Like? A Cross-National Comparison
This event compared democracy as experienced in Nicaragua, Honduras & Guatemala, the United States, and the United Kingdom. How much voice do the people of each country have in their governments and in their everyday lives? How do elections contribute to that voice?
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In the UK: Tony Burke, a trade union leader
In the US: Margaret Kimberley, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report and author of Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents
In Guatemala & Honduras: Grahame Russell, director, Rights Action; co-editor, TESTIMONIO: Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala
In Nicaragua: Susan Lagos, educator, resident of Ciudad Dario, Matagalpa, Nicaragua, recently naturalized Nicaraguan citizen
October 4, 2022. A Tale of Two Countries: Honduras & Nicaragua Face the Shock Doctrine
This webinar compares the economic policies and public health systems in Honduras and Nicaragua, as both countries confront the challenges of global capitalism. How do these nations manage to resist a foreign-controlled extractive economic model – or aggressive attempts to force them “open for business”? How have they confronted the Covid pandemic, with what results?
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Jennifer Atlee, coordinator, Friendship Office of the Americas
James Phillips, recent author, Extracting Honduras: Resource Exploitation, Displacement, and Forced Migration
John Perry, resident of Masaya, Nicaragua, published author in many journals
Jim Phillips’ Summary Notes in Comparison of Honduras and Nicaragua
John Perry – Slideshow Comparing Honduras and Nicaragua post-Covid
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