Guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People’s Army (FARC-EP)
March 8 - Happy International Women’s Day to all of our sisters in struggle!
Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa
by (and with) Vasco Szinetar, from his series Frente al espejo. (1982)
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LATINOAMÉRICA
La eterna ensangrentada, la eterna desvalorada…
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The Day of the Dead details - Diego Rivera, 1924. Fresco in the Ministry of Education, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Che Guevara & Albizu Campos get a touchup in El Barrio
A 12-year-old mural on 105th St. and Third Ave. showing off the faces of the iconic Latin American rebels is getting much-needed TLC from local graffiti artists, including some who worked on it originally.
“The value of this mural goes way beyond the art itself or the artists,” says artist Xen Medina, who’s working on the renovation. “It would also open new doors on conversations about history and the legacy of these icons.”
The street-art work is named “Dos alas” (“Two Wings”), echoing Puerto Rican poet Lola Rodríguez de Tío, whose 1893 verse “Cuba and Puerto Rico are two wings of the same bird” appears in the mural.
Argentine Revolutionary Guevara (1928-1967) and Puerto Rican nationalist Campos (1893-1965) are superimposed to a Puerto Rican and Cuban flag.
“I remember that the neighbors came to the spot with chairs, when we started working. We had food, some cuchifritos and even congas,” recalls graffiti artist Not4Prophet, who worked on the mural in 1999 and also now. “It was a real celebration.”
Vagabond, another returning artist, added: “We’re not talking about Puerto Ricans or Cubans or El Barrio, we’re speaking a universal language of freedom and ideals that will last forever.”
The initiative is the first volunteer project of the artists collective LLAMA - Luisa’s Liberation Artists Making Action, named in honor of Puerto Rican feminist Luisa Capetillo.
“We’re on a mission to preserve an art legacy that is priceless for our community,” says LLAMA member Marina Ortiz. “But also pay homage to freedom fighters in our history with the conception of new murals”.
noticed it looking mighty fresh this weekend. I <3 my hood
Raising money for… the non-profit organization When and Where I Enter that supports socio-economic empowerment for Afro-Latinas in Latin America.
The money collected will go towards…grant monies that are awarded to organizations supporting Afro-Latina development.
Supporters can also help by…visiting www.whenandwhereienter.org and making a direct donation.
New protests against the government in Chile:
Students have staged new protests against the government of President Sebastian Pinera and a new education law in Santiago, Chile on August 4, 2011.
This is happening in my country, guys. They refuse to listen to us and rather be violent with the students. These pictures only show 1% of what’s really going on. Police men hit students, throw toxic tear gas bombs (illegal in many countries) and fight in groups against lone students. It’s horrible, coming from police forces. Their excuse? “They are marching and did not ask for permission to do so. This is an illegal march and police forces will do whatever they can to stop it.” Chile needs a change, but the only thing we’re getting is a dictatorship. It’s our right to show our discontent. We have the right to speak up and rebel against police and government violence.
We will not back down. We demand to be heard and given what’s our right.
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