Abandoning Empowerment: Semantics or Reality?
By Jamie Way, M.A. (Way is Village Earth’s Training Director.) While attending an activist conference recently, I heard a plenary speaker passionately declaring his hatred
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Literature Review: Theories of Empowerment
By Heather Lausch Empowerment is a word that has been used so often and so widely that its definition has become blurred (1). Activist groups
Shipibo Radio Network
Photo: Participants in the 4-day hands-on community-based radio workshop with their handmade antennas, radio transmitters, and all the parts necessary for 4 complete radio stations
Peru throws out Amazon land laws
Reposted from BBC News The Amazon region is home to some of Peru’s poorest communities Peru’s Congress has voted to repeal two land laws aimed
Amazon Anti-Oil Campaign
Amazon Anti-Oil Campaign Thank you to all who supported this important campaign! National and international allies staged an important protest outside the Houston Petroleum Club,
Letter from AIDESEP to Peruvian Government Officials
Lima, 08 de Febrero de 2008. Señores: Alan García Pérez Presidente Constitucional Juan Valdivia Romero Ministro de Energía y Minas Daniel Saba de Andrea Presidente
Geographic Technology as a Tool for Indigenous Empowerment
There is only one month left before the monumental Indigenous Tribunal in the Ucayali region of the Amazon! As part of the Tribunal, Village Earth
Shipibo Regional Organizational Workshop
Above: Enjoying a relaxing evening after the workshop. Village Earth was asked by some prominent Shipibo leaders a few months back to facilitate another regional