Latest posts by Silvia Viñas from October, 2012
Venezuela: A Country in Suspense
The blog Tráfico Visual, dedicated to the expansion of the contemporary art movement in Venezuela, published the reflections of Roldán Esteva-Grillet in the text that accompanies the exhibition ‘Country in suspense’. Esteva-Grillet developed several ideas that seek to contribute to the political understanding of contemporary Venezuelan art.
Venezuela: Chávez Holds Huge Closing Campaign Rally in Caracas
President Hugo Chávez held a final campaign event in Caracas on October 4. Despite the rain, his followers filled major avenues in central Caracas, waving flags and cheering as they showed their support before election day on October 7. Many shared videos of the event on YouTube.
Venezuela: ‘Faces and Voices’ of an Election
Through a series of photographs and quotes, Portuguese photographer Eduardo Leal captures the thoughts and feelings of the Venezuelan people as they explain who they will vote for in the presidential election on Sunday, October 7.
El Salvador's First International Literacy Brigade
Madeleine Conway, a member of the University of Santa Cruz CISPES (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador) chapter, writes about El Salvador's National Literacy Program (NLP) for Upside Down World. CISPES is “the first international volunteer brigade to answer the government’s call and support the literacy program”:...
Venezuela: Twitter Handbook Focuses on Citizen Election Coverage
Training platform Reporte Ya has released a handbook focusing on the use of Twitter for citizen reporting during the upcoming presidential elections in Venezuela on October 7, 2012.
Venezuela: Where's the Capriles Excitement?
[…] from what little I have seen in two days in Venezuela, the excitement is greater on the side supporting incumbent President Hugo Chávez, rather than challenger Governor Henrique Capriles. That is exactly the opposite of what I’ve read on most of my favourite English language websites about the country,...
Peru: Questioning the Death Toll Caused by Terrorism
An investigation [es] by economist and blogger Silvio Rendón on the numbers of dead and missing given by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR [es]) became a front page headline [es] and a feature article [es] in the daily Correo.
Venezuela: A Final Look at the Polls
In the blog Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights, Iñaki Sagarzazu analyzes the final polls before the October 7 presidential elections in Venezuela. As it stands the race is extremely close. A six point difference is not only very close to the margin of error of most polling firms but is...
Venezuela: Capriles Campaign Closes with Mass Rally in Caracas
On Sunday, September 30, Henrique Capriles supporters rallied en masse in the streets of Caracas during the presidential candidate's closing campaign event. Capriles is running against current President Hugo Chávez in the upcoming presidential elections on October 7.
Investigating the ‘New Face’ of Forced Displacement in Latin America
Sibylla Brodzinsky in the blog InSight Crime writes about organized crime as “the new face of forced displacement in Latin America.” She adds that under the coordination of InSight Crime and with the support of Internews, an alliance of digital media in El Salvador, Colombia, and Mexico explored this new...
Paraguay: Implications of ISPs’ Block of Fake News Website
The Working Group for the Adoption of Creative Commons in Paraguay [es] blogs about the recent blocking of the AbcColor.me [es] website by two Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The post ends with direct messages for the companies, politicians, and the citizenry. Read more about the case in a Global Voices Advocacy post by Renata Ávila.
