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Civil Society
"Civil society" is an initiative from D3E (Development, Economy, Ecology and Equity in Latin America) and CLAES (Latin American Center of Social Ecology). The center promotes the debate about civil society and their participation politics. 
 

Changing Windows into Doors: International workshop on civil society and the global arena
    CLAES organized a 3-day workshop on civil society and access to the global arena. The learning workshop, entitled “Changing Windows into Doors”, together with the global society program of the Ford Foundation. Furthermore, the event was sponsored by the Uruguayan ministries of Foreign Affairs and Culture and Education, and included participants from more than 14 countries, representing both civil society and academia. The meeting took place in Punta Ballena, a small summer resort near Punta del Este, in southeastern Uruguay. MORE
 
Gender impact on migration and the blues of capital
  Gender features in migrants from Latin American to other regions are more and more important. Patricia Gainza, CLAES’ analyst, comments on new realities like transnational families, the relevance of women in sending money to their families in their original countries and the nostalgic industry. (Spanish) MORE
Globalization and civil society: a regional perspective
  tn_ComGlbzMvdeo1.jpg (3851 bytes)Another meeting of the Latin American Commission of Globalization and Citizenship was held in Montevideo in the end of January 2005 in order to debate the current conjuncture of global processes and citizen's opposition to globalization. Participants from eight countries presented a variety of case studies and discussed various critical issues concerning the Latin American continent. (Spanish) MORE
Social agendas and local action
 

Nelson Villarreal has published recently a comparative study about social movement's political agendas. One of the chapters "Social movements and popular transformations in Latin America" is available online. (Spanish) MORE
Mexico: broken by corruption
  According to an essay by Guillermo Marín corruption is an universal phenomenon. In Mexico it affects the government, the private sector and even civil society. But in each sector the characteristics are different. By José Martínez M. (Spanish) MORE
 
   

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Peripecias, weekly newspaper

 

 

 

 

CLAES D3E launched the weekly newspaper “Peripecias”. Peripecias is published every Wednesday on the internet at www.peripecias.com. Peripecias covers Latinamerican issues from social justice to the environment, and offers an independent perspective. Besides the columns from CLAES staff and our collaborators, we also publish outstanding pieces from other sources. Our sections cover citizenship, politics, development, environment, art, and humor, among other issues. MORE

 

World Social Forum -Articles and reports about the activities from D3E CLAES in the World Social Forum (WSF) in Porto Alegre 2005. MORE

 

Imagining other possible worlds - Articles and reports about the activities from D3E CLAES in the Social Forum of the Americas in Quito, 2004. DOWNLOAD