San Pedro Sula One of the adventures of organizing and traveling in other countries, especially in other languages, is that no matter how much you plan and discuss the agenda – always be ready for surprises. Our long day in San Pedro Sula proved all of that in spades. We began the day visiting a …
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Fighting for Water and Land in Honduras
San Pedro Sula The calendar surprised me. I hadn’t really visited our offices, organizers, and members in Honduras for almost four years. I had met our organizers other places, Mexico, Ecuador, and Houston, but had not actually been on the ground with them recently to measure the progress being made by the local organizations at …
Plastic Straws and Sleeping Giants Show Consumers Still Have Some Power
New Orleans The evidence is incontestable that plastic straws are a significant part of the pollution killing aquatic and plant life in the world’s oceans. It is equally undoubtable that many major brands because of automated programming on social media are clueless where their ads are displayed, including on some websites that are knocking …