NicaNotes September 3, 2026 Nicaragua Raises Its Voice for Palestine in Another Landmark Case at the ICJ By Becca Renk Foster [Becca Renk Foster is originally from Idaho, USA. For 25 years, she has lived and worked in sustainable community development in Nicaragua. She coordinates the work of Casa Benjamín Linder in Managua and is…
NicaNotes August 27, 2026 Marking the 46th Anniversary of the End of the Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign By the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign of the United Kingdo When the Sandinistas came to power in 1979 their key priority was building “a new model of society based on equality, wellbeing, solidarity and social justice.” Nicaragua’s 1980 literacy Campaign…
NicaNotes August 20, 2026 Despite U.S. Hybrid Warfare and Sanctions, Nicaragua’s Socialist Government is Building Infrastructure and Providing Services at Impressive Rate PART TWO By Ben Grosscup [Ben Grosscup is a traveling folksinger who uses songs for political education in the anti-imperialist movement. This article was first published in Covert Action Magazine on July 8,…
REGISTER: bit.ly/NicaAug23 3pm ET, 1pm Nicaragua, noon Pacific, 8pm UK Spanish and English interpretation available. Q&A period following the speaker. Webinar focus: Following the loss of the elections in 1990, Nicaragua’s Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) vowed to “govern from below.” Over the next 17 years, three US-backed neoliberal governments privatized health care and education. Thousands…
NicaNotes August 6, 2026 By William Grigsby Vado [William Grigsby Vado is a Nicaraguan journalist, FSLN Militant, and Director of Radio La Primerisima.] Who can give us lessons in democracy? By what right? We know what it is, how it is built, and how it is defended. We know that democracy does not begin or…
NicaNotes July 30, 2026 Meddling through mistranslation: U.S. interferes in Nicaragua’s elections By Becca Renk Foster (Becca Renk Foster is originally from Idaho, USA. For 25 years, she has lived and worked in sustainable community development in Nicaragua. She coordinates the work of Casa Benjamin Linder in Managua and is part of the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition. This article…
NicaNotes July 23, 2026 Rooting for the Underdogs: Nicaragua’s Revolution Pulled Off the Upset of the Century By Becca Renk Foster (Becca Renk Foster is originally from Idaho, USA. For 25 years, she has lived and worked in sustainable community development in Nicaragua. She coordinates the work of Casa Benjamin Linder in Managua and is…
NicaNotes July 9, 2026 Return Venezuela’s Stolen Wealth for Full Quake Recovery NicaNotes is happy to share the following sign-on petition on Venezuela initiated by Sanctions Kill/Americas Without Sanctions and encourages you and your organizations to sign on. In the wake of devastating earthquakes, and for a full recovery, “It is time to return to…
NicaNotes July 2, 2026 (Nat Parry is a journalist, author and activist. This article was first published in Consortium News on January 29, 2024.) In the landmark case entitled “Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua,” the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on June 27, 1986, that the United States violated international law by supporting…
NicaNotes June 25, 2026 “If you can control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. When you determine what a man shall think you do not have to concern yourself about what he will do.” Carter G. Woodson, “The Miseducation of the Negro” In the wake of the US kidnapping…
