Posts tagged Staff
Crónicas de supervivencia • Chronicles of Survival

In Comitán you do not have to ask for fresh products to be delivered to your home. From time immemorial, "the basket makers" have come to your house offering you products (fruits, vegetables, flowers, seeds, legumes, sweet herbs), which they themselves cut or collect, hours before, in their orchards and cornfields. In times of the pandemic, the basket makers have had some difficulties because the departure times of public transport are further spaced and the number of passengers has been restricted in order to guarantee, as far as possible, a healthy distance. Some communities initially took very strict measures regarding people going in and out, but being unable to make it economically, they have to be lax about mobility bans.

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Sierra Norte de Veracruz y La Huasteca • Sierra Norte de Veracruz and La Huasteca

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Amid constant bad news and terrifying figures from the Covid-19 pandemic, reasonably hopeful experiences emerge, where community organizing and food autonomy, amid deprivation and distance, keep away the spread of the virus. This is the case of the Nahua, Otomi and Tenek communities in the northern mountain range (Sierra) of Veracruz and the Huasteca, in an area where the states of Hidalgo and Puebla also meet.

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COVID-19: Respiro y Desafío para el Planeta • COVID-19: A Respite and Challenge for Planet Earth

As the COVID-19 outbreak spreads throughout the world, governments of different countries have adopted measures of confinement and suspension of activities to prevent its spread. This has given us a look into nature long hidden by smoke and pollution. However, international experts and environmentalists have warned that this "respite" to the planet is only temporary. John Sauven, CEO of Greenpeace UK, stated that no health crisis or economic downturn or other type of disaster will give us a safer and more environmentally friendly world.

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A Time to Fear and A Time to Trust • Un Tiempo para Temer y un Tiempo para Confiar

Now that God’s creation is out of balance, our inner spiritual self yearns for security and hope. Our Lord encounters us and is present in our most intimate spaces to embrace us, to shelter us and cast out our fears for we are much loved! And while it is important to follow the directives from our respective governments –– social distancing, staying at home, washing our hands, trying to keep the most vulnerable from becoming sick and hoping to avoid overburdening our healthcare systems –– know that everything is in the hands of our Lord and Savior.

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An Important Update from BPFNA Board & Staff • Una actualización importante de la Junta y el personal de BPFNA

The board of BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz recently completed its meeting in Puerto Rico, which was held from March 12-14. An important part of our meeting was the discussion of our transition plan to guide us through today's challenges. We share these updates so you will be informed when we invite you to provide your thoughts and participate in this process. We remain optimistic about the path ahead of us and the possibilities we see to respond to our call! We are peacemakers! Today more than ever!

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A Stronghold Amidst the Tremors • Una fortaleza en medio de los temblores

Embracing a world where peace, equity and justice prevail is to provide a stronghold amidst the tremors and earthquakes that bring death, despair and injustice in our communities. How we face these tremors will define our witness and our legacy for those following in our footprints.

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A Few Words

I’m tempted, especially now that you’ve spent the last several days being washed over by words, to do something similar and simply literally say “a few words”. If the rabbis are right (and they usually are), “words make worlds.” Which leaves me wondering – Which words created the world in which we find ourselves? And which words might remake the world?

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A reflection on the Migrant Caravan • Una Reflexión Sobre la Caravana Migrante

Recently we have been listening a lot in Mexico, thanks to the information disseminated in the media and social networks, about the phenomenon of the migrant caravan that began its journey through Mexico from October 2018, with the objective of reaching The United States of America.

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EDITORIAL: Mexico and its Founding Rupture • México y su ruptura fundante

There were many definitions that were given for Mexico in the elections of July 2018, as the future of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) and its current ruling clique was decided. Questions included the importance that the dirty wars would ultimately have, whether anger or fear would prevail in the voters, and whether it could be possible for the opposition to make credible for the population that it could be a positive change for the country. But, above all, this election was an opportunity for Christians to become citizens and to give a breath of fresh air to public life, an opportunity for us to turn the vote into an option for citizen power.

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EDITORIAL: What do we do with our anger? • ¿Qué hacemos con nuestro enojo?

While Mexico’s 'aristocracy' does not want a change of direction and adheres with pleasure to the idea of continuity, in the other Mexico there are millions of people who have been victims of poverty and violence who do – all the more so because they are full of disgust and indignation at the corruption and impunity brought to the ultimate expression in the government of President Enrique Peña Nieto.

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