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Weed and Paper to release La Peste (The plague)

When art is saving us from committing boredom-induced suicide; El Funky has taken advantage of the moment to release “La Peste”.

Self-employment and the protection of workers when confronting COVID-19

This crisis, despite its life-altering circumstances, irreducibly reveals the vulnerabilities and strengths of the systems in which we exist.

Cabildo Arara, African Legacy in Cuba (Video)

Matanzas is the most representative city of the religious African legacy in Cuba. Here’s a slice of that tradition that is still alive today.

The Wounded from the Civic Uprising in Nicaragua

Two years after the civic rebellion, more than 325 deaths still go unpunished and thousands of Nicaraguans live forgotten and with lifelong consequences.

Machismo Increases Risks during COVID-19 Pandemic

Traditional meanings of “being a man” increase the male population’s risk during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Revelation of “La Liga” Sparks Complaints about Sexual Violence

More than 270 complaints of sexual violence emerged in less than a week, after the uncovering of a group that circulates intimate photos of young people.

Coronavirus, New Threat for Mexican Migrant Workers in the US

This population group has no health services and no medical insurance. If they fall ill in a remote area, what help can they get?

Cuban Mothers Are Overburdened Now with Home Schooling

TV classes for children fill the abyss left behind by closed schools, but they present a great challenge, especially for mothers and grandmothers.

So, “Stay at Home” Is in Order

I started staying home about a week or ten days before the official order. It made sense, as I’m no longer young. I wasn’t really prepared. Who was, really?

Trying to Creatively Confront Covid-19 – Cartoons from Cuba

Topics: Positivity vs. 40tena; The neighbors and the quarantine; Autonomous transmission; Theories around COVID-19 and more, (16 photos)