- Communicating for Land Defense: Lunar Cycle as Strategic Guide La Sandía Digital and WITNESS created a methodology to offer guidance on creating a participatory strategic communication plan for strengthening land defense, which is based on key analogies that explain the stages of our work: lunar phases and the seeding process. Background story: our first gathering to share knowledge and create methodologies In 2018, WITNESS […]
- Response Tactics to Internet Shutdowns in Latin America Read the original post in Spanish by Indira Cornelio. Translated by Natalia Guerrero. This blog is part of WITNESS’ global campaign ‘Eyes on Internet Shutdowns: Documenting for Human Rights’. As we face a rising number of internet shutdowns across the globe, this post highlights tactics employed by our friends and allies across Latin America. Internet […]
- Faced with shutdowns: Latin America and the Caribbean continue to broadcast WITNESS is engaging in a global campaign to raise awareness around Internet Shutdowns and to provide practical documentation resources for activists impacted by these issues. Learn more. This post is available in Spanish and Farsi. In just the first five months of 2021, Access Now documented 50 internet blackouts in 21 countries.According to the Jigsaw […]
- “Emergency Exits” Podcast: Every journey counts and enriches us This blogpost was writen by Pía Rio Blanco from La Sandía Digital and Indira Cornelio from WITNESS. You can learn more about the Emergency Exits project on this website “We decided not to focus on the pain, on the victimization of the people. They speak all about their dreams, courage, strength and the joy of […]
- Yes there is another alternative, and I know it! Community communication in defense of territories We appreciate the support of lluviacomunicación in the preparation of this article. The main image was taken from the assessment “Weaving Voices, Defending Life” coordinated by La Sandía Digital and WITNESS. “I don’t need the oil company I don’t need mining I don’t need the multinational company. I need water, I need jungle, I need […]
- Weaving Voices, Defending Lives: Strategic Communication for the Defense of Territory in Mexico Este blog también está disponible en español. Mexico is Burning In Mexico, as in many other countries, we have been experiencing a new economic phase of development by dispossession. Large corporations are aggressively focusing on depriving the people of their natural wealth and their right to land. In 2017, 13.5% of Mexico’s national territory was […]
