Bala Chambers
In Memory of Maradona, Argentine Artist Connects With Global Audience
“I started to draw Diego from childhood,” says 40-year-old Argentine artist Maxi Bagnasco. “He gave us faith and hope that a kid from the potrero, from a slum, could help his family and reach the top. He represented us across the world.”
How an Indigenous Artist Became Inspired to Reconnect With Mapuche Culture
“My art is a reflection of what it is to be Mapuche. Mapuche people value and respect nature a lot,” Alexis Mariqueo told Latino Rebels.
The Young People Fighting for Climate Justice in Argentina
“Environmental issues deepen all pre-existing social inequalities and as such also deepen gender inequalities,” Mercedes Pombo told Latino Rebels.
Argentine Students Create App to Combat Fires in the Americas
Welcome to Satellites on Fire.
How a Social Movement Is Using Politics and Solidarity to Fight Extreme Inequality in Santa Fe, Argentina
La Garganta Poderosa is the “first seed” aimed at improving the fortunes of many disenfranchised communities.
How the Mapuche Are Helping to Shape Chile’s Next Constitution
According to Dr. Amaya Alvez Marín, the constitutional process is “an invitation to unlearn our Western ways, our extractive ways, our imperialistic ways,” which have not protected nature.
In London, Community Fights to Save ‘Latin Village’ Amid Gentrification, Pandemic Lockdown
The “Latin Village,” or “Pueblito Paisa” to Spanish speakers, was previously an unused Edwardian department store until the early 1980s, when a few migrants began to trade there.