Today’s guest blog is a reprint of an article from Nicaragua Now (Issue 7, Fall/Winter 2016/7), the publication of our United Kingdom sister solidarity organization, Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign. The author, Liz Light , is the NSC’s staff person stationed in Nicaragua. Farmers Adapting to Climate Change and Improving Crop Yields Liz Light visited San Francisco Libre to…
This week’s NicaNotes guest blog is by a long-time friend of the Nicaragua Network, Felipe Stuart. Felipe Stuart C. is a dual Nicaraguan-Canadian citizen and a longtime socialist and solidarity activist. He is a member of the Nicaraguan Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN). His short commentary addresses the media hysteria about allegations that the Russian government hacked and released embarrassing emails…
One item that caught my eye in the news this past week was an article in El Nuevo Diario about the Second Central American Forum on Housing and City. Hector Lacayo, president of the Chamber of Builders of Nicaragua, was quoted as saying that 78% of Nicaraguans live in housing that doesn’t meet “the minimum…
Last week the 16 members of the National Assembly loyal to veteran politician and banker Eduardo Montealegre, including Montealegre himself, were removed from the legislature and replaced by representatives who are members of the Independent Liberal Party (PLI). This move is bound to be blamed on President Daniel Ortega and the Sandinistas and used by…
This week we have a guest blog by Dr. Arnold Matlin who gave the closing remarks at an international sister city conference in Nicaragua this month. Dr. Matlin is a long-time Nicaragua solidarity organizer and leader of the Nicaragua Network and Alliance for Global Justice. Honored officials, activists, and friends, My name is Dr.…
On July 19, 1979, Sandinista troops entered Nicaragua’s capital marking the victory of the Sandinista Revolution. They had defeated the repressive U.S.-backed Somoza dictatorship and were greeted by hundreds of thousands of Nicaraguans. Video reposted from Telesur. Script based on an article in UpsideDownWorld by AFGJ’s Chuck Kaufman.
Guest Blog Used with permission from Tortilla Con Sal. If you are interested in submitting a guest blog to NicaNotes, send an email to: [email protected]. Blogs can be 800 to 2000 words and should have some tie-in to current Nicaragua affairs or US-Nicaragua relations. Proposed blogs should recognize Nicaragua Network’s 37 year history of solidarity…
By Tortilla Con Sal Originally Published on TeleSUR English Published June 1, 2016 None of us want to see repeated in Venezuela the mistakes we made in the past. That is why we write this now. In Nicaragua, most people watch the dramatic situation our Venezuelan sisters and brothers are going through with concern and…
About Subscribe Contact NicaNotes is a blog for Nicaragua activists and those interested in Nicaragua, published by the Nicaragua Network/Alliance for Global Justice. It provides news and analysis from the context of Nicaragua Network’s long history of struggle in solidarity with the Sandinista Revolution. Right-wing Congressmembers Reintroduce the NICA…
The same imperialism that has caused so much damage to the Global South today continues expanding and threatening the whole planet. Consequently, the struggle for climate justice has converted into a struggle for the liberation of all workers, peasants, indigenous and ecosystems. The struggle against Empire is a struggle to save life on Earth. (Originally…
