A medida que crece la actividad económica mundial, también lo hace la idea de que los beneficios de la globalización se compartan de manera más justa entre todos los pueblos, incluidos los pueblos indígenas. Sin embargo, esto requiere un cambio de mentalidad, no solo para los pueblos no indígenas sino también para muchos pueblos indígenas. En i2i Development Global, reconocemos … [Read more...] about Restableciendo a los pueblos indígenas como líderes ancestrales del crecimiento económico
Diversity
What works in promoting Indigenous economic development
Today, on International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, a spotlight shines on 370 million peoples living across 90 countries. It is a time to recognize their achievements and contributions, and a time to highlight the need to promote and protect their rights and territories. It is also an opportunity to reflect on how to boost their economic development and promote their … [Read more...] about What works in promoting Indigenous economic development
Hidden figures
On July 25, 1992 representatives from 32 countries met in the Dominican Republic to celebrate the contributions of African descendant women in Latin America and the Caribbean, marking the first International Day of African Descendent Women. Now, almost 30 years later, what do we know about black women? In many ways African descendant women in Latin America and the … [Read more...] about Hidden figures
#LGBTQtoo: making the invisible visible
The #MeToo movement has been a powerful force since it went viral in October 2017. For some women survivors of sexual harassment and abuse, it has been a time of reckoning and of rallying around one another. #MeToo has also played an important role making the invisible more visible. In August 2018, #MeQueer emerged to call attention to the experiences of Lesbian, Gay, … [Read more...] about #LGBTQtoo: making the invisible visible
The right to wear MY HAIR
By Laurence Telson* My hair is mine and not mine. It is quite boring, some part wavy some part coarse, it grows fast and wild. Yet it tells the story of who I am (Caribbean of African descent), my social background (middle class), and my racial DNA (a medley of all that trampled the Continent). For me, it is not just hair. My “Black-Hair” stands for the … [Read more...] about The right to wear MY HAIR