By Chuck Kaufman Before I get into analysis of the current crisis and unrest in Nicaragua, it is apparent from some of the emails we’ve been getting that there are plenty of people who do not understand the role of Nicaragua Network/Alliance for Global Justice in the international solidarity movement. The Nicaragua Network was formed…
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Nicanotes: Unrest in Nicaragua through a Gringo’s Eyes By John Kotula
by John Kotula Up until the unrest in Nicaragua began last Wednesday, April 18, 2018, the story being told about Nicaragua in the popular media was a very positive one: the most stable and safe country in Central America, a hip, cheap, new tourist destination, a growing economy, good evaluations by international lenders, a leader…
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NicaNotes: David and Goliath in Texas
By John Kotula Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed here are entirely those of the author and do not represent in any form the position of the Nicaragua Network/Alliance for Global Justice. Nicanet/AFGJ has for 39 years opposed the bipartisan US policy of militarism and intervention in Nicaragua and other countries regardless of the relative political…
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Nicanotes: Family Remittances: An Important Part of the Economy
By Chuck Kaufman In 2017 Nicaraguans sent $1.3 billion in remittances to family back home. That’s a lot of money. It is half as much as the whole economy was worth 30 years ago during the time of the Revolutionary government when I got involved. The most recent US census (2010) determined that there were…
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Nicanotes: Susan Meiselas
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Nicanotes: Venezuela Solidarity is Nicaragua Solidarity
By Chuck Kaufman Last week the US Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), the agency that enforces the US economic blockade of Cuba, informed the Nicaragua business and banking communities that sanctions against Venezuela and the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, apply as well to Albanisa in Nicaragua. Albanisa is a public/private company, 51% owned…
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Nicanotes: A History of Casa Ben Linder: To Die in Nicaragua
Midge Quandt, Presente! The Alliance for Global Justice and most especially the Nicaragua Network mourn the death of Midge Quandt who died on March 14 in New Jersey after battling Parkinson’s disease. A scholar-activist, Midge had a Ph.D. in history. She was active in the Princeton-Granada Sister City Project before joining the executive committee of…
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Nicanotes: New “Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics” about Nicaragua from Human Rights NGOs
Fake News from Amnesty International and Global Witness By Chuck Kaufman The past month has seen a new round of attacks against Nicaragua from US-European professional human rights NGOs. Global Witness continues against all reason and evidence to claim that Nicaragua is one of the “most dangerous countries in the world for environmental defenders” in…
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Nicanotes: A History of the Providence-Niquinohomo Sister City Project
By John Kotula After the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, world wide support and friendship poured into Nicaragua. This took many forms, one of the most creative being the creation of Sister City projects. These were municipal affiliations in which cities and towns in the US, Europe, and other places partnered with Nicaraguan communities. The…
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Nicanotes: The NICA Act – What Is It and Why Should it be Opposed?
Guest Post By John Perry John Perry lives and works in Masaya, Nicaragua, is a member of the UK Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign and blogs at http://twoworlds.me/ Editor’s NOTE: US Ambassador Laura Dagu reportedly has said that the Senate could vote on the NICA Act “any day now.” It is important that we let our Senators know…