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1 in 100 million. A Columbia University stats & political science prof says this is reminiscent of the recent Iranian election “where the 5 diff vote totals all were multiples of 3.” Btw Iran was one of the 1st countries to recognize the Venezuelan results caracaschronicles.com/2024/08/01/wha…

Came across this at the opposition protest - a few of the vote tallies on a wall with photos of some those killed in protests the last few days. One tally read: ‘he would have voted here.’ 😢🇻🇪#Venezuela

Emilse Quevedo has achieved life-changing transformation for her family using film as a tool for communication. Her documentary film 'Nosotras' is in Colombian cinemas until the end of the month. Review by Rebecca Wilson Cinemateca de Bogotá Las Áñez soundsandcolours.com/articles/colom…

"A must-read for all who care about the future of the rainforest”. Join LAB, Brazil Matters, Kayeb & Survival International at Candid Arts Trust in London to celebrate the launch of Marcos Colón's ‘The Amazon in Times of War’, pub. LAB and Practical Action Publishing on 8 October. eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-amazon-i…

Ayotzinapa 10 Years On: 10 accessible resources to help make sense of the forced disappearance of 43 students in Iguala, Mexico in 2024. Camila for Latin America Bureau (LAB) lab.org.uk/ayotzinapa-10-…

what is history but a haunted house we all have to live inside?❤️these reflections on translating voices of 2 women from the same family, different generations–ensuring "their conflicting narratives belie a poignant togetherness" Annie McDermott Write or Die Magazine writeordiemag.com/author-intervi…

LAB is excited to announce our latest title in partnership with Practical Action Publishing, The Amazon in Times of War by Marcos Colón. Here are details about the book and the author's UK book tour, including a launch event in London on Saturday 19 October. lab.org.uk/new-lab-book-t…

LA QUE PUEDE PUEDE Tiny Desk Versión

This nostalgic track, with recognisable @heladonegro.bsky.social flavour – soft tones, layered but simple harmonies, reflective looping lyrics – explores the pain that distance can cause in a relationship 🥀🪶 soundsandcolours.com/subjects/music… Rebecca Wilson

I wrote about wtf biodiversity offsetting and biodiversity credits are, whether they make any sense, and whether the ppl they will affect most have a stake in the shiny new 'biodiversity market', for Latin America Bureau (LAB). If you're wondering what Biodiversity #COP16 in Cali is about, click 👇

#G9, an unprecedented alliance of Indigenous organizations from 9 Amazonian countries pressuring governments to take climate action

The stakes in the 2024 election extend far beyond the borders of the United States, reaching deep into the heart of the Amazon, where the future of the rainforest, and, by extension, the planet, hangs in the balance. Marcos Colón lab.org.uk/what-donald-tr…

"The fate of the #Amazon is inseparable from the fight against capitalism’s destructive grip on natural resources" #ElectionDay anxiety

Imagine Russian football fans in a foreign city: - Interrupted a minute’s silence in memory of dead flood victims with chants in support of killing Ukrainian children - Rampaged through the city - Ripped down Ukrainian flags - Chanted “death to Ukrainians” - Attacked local

Verito Asprilla, Analú and Reencarnación del Pacífico are turning heads in Colombia’s Pacific Coast music scene and beyond… Great piece from Jenna Mackle for Sounds and Colours soundsandcolours.com/articles/colom…

We are so grateful to everyone who has signed up already. Every little bit that goes in the pot will help us to run LAB, so that we can focus on our projects in support of grassroots struggles for social and environmental justice in Latin America ❣️ giveasyoulive.com/join/latinamer…

🔍 "El futuro está en nuestros territorios" 🌎 d’Eliana Lafone i Rebecca Wilson recull la lluita de diverses organitzacions indígenes i afrodescendents contra la mineria il·legal a l'Amazones equatoriana.

A network of artisanal fishers near Rio de Janeiro establish a volunteer patrol and develop a monitoring app to report abuses (pollution, oil spills, rubbish dumping) in Guanabara Bay, Brazil. 🖊️Carlos Tautz *The latest from Latin America Bureau (LAB)'s #EnvironmentalDefenders series*

come and exchange ideas with thinkers, activists, filmmakers, and writers from the Amazon in London on June 27