We met with peasant feminist farmers, self-employed unionists, urban community health workers, women leaders in the police, National Assembly, and Ministry of Women. Here is what we learned.
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63,000 Nicaraguan high school grads received a check this week, my daughter was one of them.
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All first-graders in Nicaragua know the story of Andres Castro, one of Nicaragua’s biggest heroes…one of Nicaragua’s Davids, who is inevitably fighting the Goliath of the United States. This week Nicaragua celebrates its independence and its victories over Goliath.
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Join us Sat Sept 11th 4 pm: “Café Victor Jara,” invited guests, open mike, and YOU!
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Solidarity with Nicaragua has historically been led by faith groups - now those relationships are strained as news headlines imply religious persecution in Nicaragua. What’s really going on with the Church in Nicaragua?
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A recent deluge of international headlines have mentioned the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, but none have explained what is actually going on - here’s the real deal.
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“How can a poor country like Nicaragua afford to give free health care to its people?” When our daughter was hospitalized with dengue fever, we began to see why Nicaragua makes the choice to look after its people.
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The world doesn’t revolve around the West: when the candidate for U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua openly declared his intention to attack Nicaragua's economy and institutions during Senate confirmation hearings, Nicaragua responded by formally refusing the routine agrément.
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Guns aren’t needed to wage war…just a cellphone. Join us Saturday July 9th to learn about hybrid warfare, what it feels like and how it affects women in Nicaragua and beyond.
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Why has food insecurity increased in the U.S. while it has declined in Nicaragua?
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Weekend opportunties for education, art & solidarity - in-person and virtual!
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In Nicaragua, protagonists are using language that reflects how they see themselves as they become the heroes of their own stories.
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The murals depicting Ben Linder’s life tell us a story of revolution, resiliance, and of a legacy that still shines brightly in Nicaragua.
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Join us this Saturday & for our in-person delegation in August!
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During a time when revolutionary murals were being erased, art bloomed in the secret gardens of Managua.
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Join us this Saturday & Sunday to learn about the recent Light & Legacy Brigade and Women in Nicaragua!
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I can’t take you on my favorite tour of Managua, because its Revolutionary murals - a visual embodiment of what Nicaragua was trying to become in the 1980s - have been erased.
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When I moved to Nicaragua 20 years ago, I refused to believe the Food Court at the mall was the only place to be, so I dragged my husband off to find where people were hanging out.
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The best views of Managua are from the shadow of Sandino’s silhouette at Tiscapa, former home of the Somoza dictators and the setting of the story of the Revolutionary Ouija Board.
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Lead Hill, which rises on a steep incline on Managua’s western edge, is one of the bloodiest sections of highway in the country, and it’s not just due to frequent traffic accidents.
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