Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · September, 2011

Latest posts by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle from September, 2011

Spain: Crowdsourcing Democracy

The website 100 medidas (100 measures) [es] is a crowdsourcing project that is collecting citizen's recommendations on how to improve  the government. People will vote for the best 100 measures,...

23 September 2011

Puerto Rico: Santurce is Law

The art blog Fractal [es] covered what seems to have been a wonderful night during the event Santurce es Ley, a collective artistic movement dedicated to revitalizing and connecting the...

23 September 2011

Cuba: A Very Painful Issue

El Taburete [es] reposts singer-songwriter Vicente Feliú's statement on the controversy ensued after renowned artist Pablo Milanés publicly criticized the Cuban government.

17 September 2011

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...

7 September 2011

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...

7 September 2011

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...

7 September 2011

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”...

7 September 2011