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WEBSep 15, 2011 · Resisting “Death Projects”: An Interview With Carlos Beas Torres. Read More →. May 15, 2023. Weave News. Alert: Repression and Eviction of the “El Sur Resiste” (The South Resists) Caravan in Guichicovi, Oaxaca. Read More →. May 2, 2023. Weave News. “We’re trying to move a society”: Speaking Up For the Rights of Rivers in the ...
Our Story — Weave News
WEBOur Mission. Weave News is a global network of grassroots journalists who investigate and report about contemporary issues that are either underreported by establishment and other corporate media or reported in a way that excludes essential context, perspectives, and voices. We specialize in issues that have a strong justice component and that ...
A Sense of History: Lessons From Haiti’s New Political Uprising
WEBMar 3, 2021 · Around May of 2019, multiple cases of sexual violence against female students at Haiti’s Quisqueya University and the University of Port-au-Prince (both in the capital) were reported, sending shockwaves through student circles and the community.Then, in early October 2020, a student named Grégory Saint-Hilaire was killed in a clash with police at l’Ecole normale supérieure (a teachers ...
Interweaving - Weave News
WEBJun 16, 2022 · In this episode of Interweaving, host John Collins speaks with Catherine Tedford, curator of the Street Art Graphics digital archive. They discuss her work collecting and analyzing political stickers from around the world and look at examples of stickers expressing a wide range of views on social and political issues ranging from war and workers’ rights to refugees and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Newsletter — Weave News
WEBThe December 2020 edition of Weave News features an update on our end-of-year fundraiser; details on our plans for 2021; and highlights of recent content from our Conflicting Emotions series, our “Thinking Tuesday” Instagram series, and our coverage of grassroots movements for justice around the world. Read the full newsletter.
Weaving the Streets — Weave News
WEBFeb 20, 2024 · Edited by Cassandra Kunert. Weaving the Streets is a grassroots journalism project focusing on the diverse ways in which ordinary people around the world use public space to express themselves. Weavers are everywhere, and we are constantly documenting and reflecting on examples of street art and other traces of street-based actions, movements ...
Trieste’s Humanitarian Crisis: At the Crossroads of Migration
WEB5 hours ago · This crisis underscores the wider challenges faced by migrants at Europe's borders, where humanitarian needs often clash with political policies. Trieste, once a city of refuge, now stands as a stark reminder of Europe’s growing struggle to reconcile its borders with its humanity. Carmen Critelli Italy Migration Human Rights Europe.
Stories - Weave News
WEBOn August 19, 2024, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul delivered a spirited speech in support of the presidential hopeful Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Quite surprisingly, Governor Hochul raised the specter of runaway child care costs as a common issue facing middle class Americans, which, in turn, raised questions about what the governor of New ...
The Glocal Exchange - Weave News
WEBOct 3, 2023 · The Glocal Exchange is a grassroots journalism project that examines globalization through a critical, local lens. Globalization affects people in all parts of the world, but it does so unevenly. One of the best ways to understand globalization, therefore, is to examine its impact from the perspective of local communities.
A Response to Forced Assimilation in the Hadzabe Tribe
WEBApr 19, 2024 · The Hadzabe is a group of hunter-gatherers who have inhabited what is now northern Tanzania for thousands of years. However, over the past 50 years, the Hadzabe have been losing their land due to forced relocation and other destructive policies carried out by the Tanzanian government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and aid …