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JASS Annual Report 2022

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A Year of Radical Imagination In this report, we highlight key moments from 2022 and illustrate the interplay between two vital elements: imagination and action. These components are inherently interconnected, as they often coalesce in a dynamic relationship of alchemy…

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Ep 8 – Women Building Community, Drop by Drop

Community aqueducts in Colombia provide water to millions of people. In the National Network of Community Aqueducts, community members work to maintain access to good quality water in the face of the threats of privatization, pollution and depletion. For generations,…

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Spiritual guides light ceremonial fires as they call for accountability in the political crisis that has accompanied Guatemala’s presidential elections [Jeff Abbott/Al Jazeera]

Sign On: Respect democracy in Guatemala

More than 120 organisations sign call to respect democracy in Guatemala and condemn government acts of repression or obstruction.   International calls to respect democracy in Guatemala are increasing, amid massive demonstrations against government actions that interfere in the electoral…

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Building Collective Possibilities

By Genesis Zorroza The Regional Movement-Building School was a dynamic place in which to think about, analyze, and build international solidarity. It was a safe space where we, the members, were able to expose—in our own words—the different forms of…

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Guatemala: A Revival of Hope 

By Laura Carlsen On August 20, Guatemalans achieved a victory they didn’t expect from the polls—wresting control out of the hands of a powerful elite that had imposed increasingly authoritarian rule over 17 million people, among the most impoverished in…

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Governing with the People

This analysis piece weighs the achievements, opportunities and limitations for women’s rights in Honduras. Xiomara Castro’s presidency in Honduras on November 28, 2021 marked a series of firsts for Honduras. She’s the first woman to become president. As the candidate…

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Guatemala Faces a Critical Juncture

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* Photograph credit: Saul Martinez/ Reuters  By Laura Carlsen, Edited by the JASS Mesoamérica Team Guatemala is teetering on the brink following the surprising results of the first round of elections on June 25, where the ruling group saw its…

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