Newsletter No. 50

Roser Goula: "Home exchanges avoid mass tourism and contribute to the local economies"

The representative of HomeExchange, an international community of home swaps, considers there’s a shift in paradigm and that people are more inclined to travel locally.

Fires in the Amazon: no political will to fight the flames

During the first fifteen days of August there were about a thousand daily fires in the region, a higher figure than last year, when the problem first got out of control.

'Cartas mojadas': a documentary about the mission of Open Arms and the drama of migration in Europe

Paula Palacios, the film’s director, joins the NGO on a tough mission to tell a story about life and death on the deadliest migratory route on the planet.

Coup d'état in Mali: a predictable conflict in a country with a entrenched crisis

The continual demonstrations, led by the June 5 Movement, to protest for corruption and the situation in the country, drove the military to force the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

10 quotes to understand who Pere Casaldàliga was

We review the life and work of the Claretian religious, Catalan writer and poet, focused on defending the rights of disadvantaged people.

How to help the victims of the Beirut explosions

Numerous organisations have been assisting the country in the aftermath of the tragedy that has struck Lebanon’s capital

Colombia: Why do they slaughter us?

Julia Matildelina speaks in name of Col·lectiu Maloka and the Observatori per l'Autonomia i els Drets dels Pobles Indígenes a Colòmbia, organizations linked to the Taula Catalana per la Pau i els Drets Humans a Colòmbia, about the situation in the South American country.

Is it work becoming a member of an association? Of course it is!

For associations to exist, you need onlookers who applaud and who will drop by once in a while, members who support the association from its grassroots, and activists who dedicate the best years of their lives.

Say their names here too

The CIE are one of the most absurd and petty immigration control structures, where people are held in irregular situation, up to 60 days, for deporting them later.