Stories from 7 September 2011
Puerto Rico: Campo-Formio is Back
The music blog Puerto Rico Indie [es] presents the latest from the alternative local post-punk band Campo-Formio.
Puerto Rico: From the Land to the Table
Prensa Comunitaria features [es] the project Departamento de la Comida [es], founded by Tara Rodríguez Besosa and Olga Casellas, dedicated to supporting local agriculture by distributing fresh organic produce to consumers in the island.
Puerto Rico: “Machismo” and the Judicial System
Aníbal Rosario Lebrón analyzes [es] the gender biases entrenched in Puerto Rico's judicial system.
Puerto Rico: Santurce is Art
The collective of independent artists Santurce es Ley [es] celebrates the third edition of their festival this Saturday September 10 dedicated to promoting the arts in the community of Santurce, in San Juan.
Spain: Interview of Leila Nachawati
Journalist, blogger and Global Voices contributor Leila Nachawati talks about the Spanish and Syrian protest movements in an interview by David Sasaki previous to her participation at the festival of art and technology Ars Electronica.
Puerto Rico: A Puerto Rican in Berlin
Mariángel González from the digital magazine El punto es [es] interviewed the Puerto Rican jewelry designer Lucía Nieves, who lives in Berlin, Germany. You can see her beautiful collection “Snou” here.
Macedonia: No Jail Time for Participants in Inter-Ethnic Violence
Only a handful of participants in the February violent inter-ethnic incident on the Skopje Fortress (Kale), who had been identified and subjected to an investigation, received a suspended sentence for their actions in a secret trial. Filip Stojanovski reports.
