Honduras

In Latin America, in

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In Latin America, in the past, it was almost impossible to guarantee democracy. There were military dictatorships, and nowadays there are not so many military dictatorships. Although we have a dictator in Honduras, as a result of a coup, now as a president, he is almost the only one I would say. But again led … Read more

I was born in

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I was born in Honduras, that’s where I was born. I live in California, where no matter what you say, you’re Mexican. You understand that? It doesn’t matter what you say. See – you don’t understand that, white people, because wherever you go, you’re white. You’re here, you’re white. You go to L. A., you’re … Read more

Going to places like

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Going to places like Honduras, Nicaragua, and various African countries you get to see very clearly what the cause and effect is. We finance the obnoxious elites in those countries and they exploit their people so we don’t have to say that we’re doing the exploiting but nevertheless we are benefiting from it. Bruce Cockburn

I said to one

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I said to one young activist who herself was the daughter of an undocumented worker, and so could speak from a very personal and legitimate perspective – I remember saying to her: I agree with you, from a moral perspective, that a child from Honduras is worth the same as my daughter. God is not … Read more

Berta Caceres was a

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Berta Caceres was a Lenca Indian activist well-known in her country, shot in her home. She was not only known in Honduras, she was one of the world’s best-known environmentalists and had recently opposed plans for a dam on a river considered sacred by the Lenca. Honduran police have said they are investigating the murder … Read more