I Thought I Saw You There
Poet Daniel Spector meditates on Empire, the disappeared and resistance.
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Poet Daniel Spector meditates on Empire, the disappeared and resistance.
Poet Daniel Spector meditates on Empire, the disappeared and resistance.
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Netflix’s ‘The Eternaut’ Makes a Haunting Series of an Esteemed Argentine Comic
NPR
That in 1977, during a brutal military dictatorship, Oesterheld and his four daughters were all "disappeared" added immeasurably to the graphic novel's resonance. Today it's regarded as an Argentine pop culture classic.
The ‘Disappeared’: Lessons From Latin America
National Security Archive
We can’t help but connect what is happening in our country today to a long history in the Americas of governments’ use of enforced disappearance. Three experts with direct experience provide lessons in how to protest, to mobilize, to fight back.
Global Left Midweek — September 11, 2024
Portside
News and analyses from movements and parties around the world
30,000 Reasons: Argentines Uphold Memory in the Streets
NACLA
March 24 commemorates the victims of state terrorism in Argentina. As President Javier Milei defends perpetrators of genocide, remembering becomes a form of resisting far-right and denialist policies.
‘It Became an Obsession’: The Long Search for the Remains of Pinochet’s Victims
The Guardian
As Chile marks 50 years since the coup, women who have scoured the desert for remains of their husbands fear the brutality of the death squads will be forgotten
Argentina’s Slow Crawl to Justice
The Progressive
As family members of the disappeared pass away, the momentum of the fight slows. Argentina’s media outlets don’t often cover the trials, or the ensuing sentence mitigations, so many don’t realize that most convicted state terrorists aren't in prison.
Friday Nite Videos | September 2, 2022
Portside
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For. Medicine’s Fixation on the Sex Binary. Here’s How Animals Experience the World. This Supreme Court Case Could Determine Who Wins Future Elections. How US Corporations Poisoned This Indigenous Community.
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For | Playing for Change
Over 40 extraordinary musicians from 13 countries send a message (by U2) to the relatives of missing people in the world: you are not alone in the search of your loved ones. In honor of the International Day of the Disappeared.
Border Patrol Policies Kill Hundreds of Migrants Each Year—and They Were Designed To
Prism
Agents routinely ignore emergency search and rescue calls and push people into harsh terrain as part of a “deterrence” policy, reports say.
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